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Wednesday, September 03, 2003
WHAT I DID ON MY SUMMER VACATION, by Katie
I watched some movies (Katie's movie review coming soon), interviewed potential roommates (separate entry on this topic coming soon), hung out with my roommate for her last week here (this included a group of girls, taco dip, and a rousing story about an eight-minute dating experience gone awry from one of the visiting girls; a marathon shopping spree - one mall, four floors, five hours, you do the math; dulche de leche cheesecake; and a back breaking, sweat inducing, truck filling endeavor successfully attempted by me, two other friends, my roommate, and said roommate's dad) I guess I can stop referring to her as my roommate now, huh?
The other thing I did on my vacation was almost go swimming, and almost go canoeing. The one thing I wanted to do more than anything on my vacation was go swimming. So we donned our swim suits, drove to a public pool, and found a nasty surprise. The pool had been emptied of water. Undaunted, we drove to the next closest public pool only to find the same situation. Spirits sinking, we went to a local state office to inquire if all of the state owned public pools were closed (they were) and if so, why (budget cuts thanks to our wonderful new incompetant governor). They are usually open until Labor Day so this was entirely unexpected.
We were advised at the state office that we could go canoeing if we wanted to instead. I was excited. After all, I haven't gone canoeing since I was in Girl Scouts many years ago. So, the next day, we headed out only to find that the public canoeing was only open on the weekend due to above mentioned budget cuts. Apparently when you're rich, it is easy to forget the little people in the state who have no alternate access to swimming or recreation, beyond what is provided publicly.
Anyway, the rest of my vacation proved to be quite enjoyable, including a trip to our favorite Mexican restaurant, a few picnics, and generally nice weather. I'm left with just one question - how long do I have to wait before asking my work for more time off?
I watched some movies (Katie's movie review coming soon), interviewed potential roommates (separate entry on this topic coming soon), hung out with my roommate for her last week here (this included a group of girls, taco dip, and a rousing story about an eight-minute dating experience gone awry from one of the visiting girls; a marathon shopping spree - one mall, four floors, five hours, you do the math; dulche de leche cheesecake; and a back breaking, sweat inducing, truck filling endeavor successfully attempted by me, two other friends, my roommate, and said roommate's dad) I guess I can stop referring to her as my roommate now, huh?
The other thing I did on my vacation was almost go swimming, and almost go canoeing. The one thing I wanted to do more than anything on my vacation was go swimming. So we donned our swim suits, drove to a public pool, and found a nasty surprise. The pool had been emptied of water. Undaunted, we drove to the next closest public pool only to find the same situation. Spirits sinking, we went to a local state office to inquire if all of the state owned public pools were closed (they were) and if so, why (budget cuts thanks to our wonderful new incompetant governor). They are usually open until Labor Day so this was entirely unexpected.
We were advised at the state office that we could go canoeing if we wanted to instead. I was excited. After all, I haven't gone canoeing since I was in Girl Scouts many years ago. So, the next day, we headed out only to find that the public canoeing was only open on the weekend due to above mentioned budget cuts. Apparently when you're rich, it is easy to forget the little people in the state who have no alternate access to swimming or recreation, beyond what is provided publicly.
Anyway, the rest of my vacation proved to be quite enjoyable, including a trip to our favorite Mexican restaurant, a few picnics, and generally nice weather. I'm left with just one question - how long do I have to wait before asking my work for more time off?
