head for the mountains, but first - rent the car, clean the house, balance the checkbook, buy the groceries, get the gas, pack the bags, load the car

the preds lost last night. the only possible logical conclusion is that i am a jinx and should not go to the games.

why is it so difficult to do things with other people? all the decisions... parking, which route to walk from the parking to the arena, where to eat, what to eat. who really gives a flying tree frog. just park, walk, eat the $4 popcorn and drink the $4 icees and shut the hula up about it all. the decisions are part of why it's difficult to do things with other people. another reason is that most people are, not to put too fine a point on it here, boring as kelp.

rental review: the kia optima. so far, so good. it's roomy, at least in the front seat, and is responsive in both acceleration & steering. the guages and buttons and dials are fairly standard, but with the useful addition of radio controls on the steering wheel. that's a nice touch. and, the cupholders are actually deep enough to hold a cup so that it won't topple over - which is a feature that should be standard.

you'll be happy to know the cleaning chores are done. now it's time for the checkbook chores, and after that, the errand chores. then, the packing chores, then the driving chores. then, it's time for everyone's favorite: fun with mini-me & the gang. hooplah!