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I just wish a bike like this could make it up the hills in SF!

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I was informed today, via a very polite letter from Blue Shield, that my monthly rate for my insurance is going up.

“This person’s next birthday will move them into a new age category, resulting in a different rate. This type of increase is standard for health coverage, because medical risks generally rise with age.”

Ouch. Well, “new age category”, here I come. Hope it’s ok I still wear ratty converse and glitter eyeshadow.

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I’m feeling a bit better today, even though it still feels like I was in some type of bike accident. Sore muscles, a headache, and feeling strangely both dizzy and tired at the same time.

Also, we have finished all five seasons of the Wire. As many of you have told me, it feels like there should be *more* still – the story is still going on, and I’ve got all these characters swimming around my head. It really felt like the closest thing to “watching” a book I’ve ever seen.

Now what? I think it’s on to revisting the Brat Pack, Parker Posey, and a few fifties musicals.
I’m in the mood for lipstick, like on Judy Garland, not on a pig.

This weekend yet another one of my East Coast gals will be staying with us for the weekend. She’s got a car (driving up from LA) and we’re planning on hitting the beaches and Muir Woods – I can’t wait.

Ok.. so it’s only for two months – BUT he gets to work for at a non-profit and it’s with animals!

Yeah!

Crossing my fingers and my toes that this leads to bigger and brighter things for Mr. Gross.

I have to be honest, this week has been kinda stinky.
I spent the last two days battling a nasty virus – and then yesterday was just bad news bears.

Our apartment was broken into (while we weren’t home, thankfully) and stuff (including Chris’s MacBook) was stolen.
So we’ve placed a police report and talked to our neighbors – turns out this is the fourth robbery in about six months on our corner.
So much for thinking Duboce Triangle (or the Castro) was safer than the Mission.

 We’ve gone through and changed account info, passwords, and setup an credit alert on our accounts.
Google however, will not let Chris disable his Gmail account since he no longer has the password. 

 If anyone has any tips for dealing with this stuff, I’d definitely appreciate it. I’ve never been robbed before.
Also, if anyone has a gently used Mac they’d like to sell, I guess we’re in the market.
How am supposed to sleep at night now?
I think we need a big dog, or at least a recording of one.

It’s all kinds of hot right now in California.

Like I’m wearing a t-shirt and I’m hot kinda hot, which is beyond weird for SF.

And since the spring rains never came, we’re already starting the water rationing and fire warnings.

Meanwhile, back home in Missouri, it won’t stop raining long enough for the farmers to plant their crops.

I’ll let you connect the dots.

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In other news of hotness, I am undergoing eye surgery next week!
I’m getting Lasik! I’m somewhat scared about the procedure itself, but really anything would be an improvement over my current eyesight.

After my eyes heal, I’m want to celebrate by driving a car at night (something I can’t do now) to go get some ice cream.

It’s going to be a very very busy week next week. I have a girlfriend coming to visit from the East Coast, the surgery, and then we’re moving that weekend. Phew!

Tags: heat, moving, lasik, eye surgery

heaven isn’t too far awayyyyyyy.

so sonoma has been a riot so far.
totally beautiful. it’s actually HOT and SUNNY too. Take that mr. marine layer!

we’ve hit two wineries this afternoon and just came back from a few hours in the pool and hot tub.
honestly, i don’t think i’ve felt this relaxed since the last time i was in saint louis or my trip to austin.
maybe it’s the smallness of the town. or maybe it’s the summer heat. but it feels like home.

tomorrow (hangover dependent of course) i think we’re going to head over to napa and then back track along the coast on highway 1. this whole thing makes me think of an absolutely fabulous episode where patsy & edina hit the countryside to do wine tastings and get so plastered they run their car off the road.
Oh Darling!

anyway.. we’ll try to take pictures tomorrow.. smooches.