this & that

so i pulled off the interstate & into a gas station to get some snacks. chose a gas station that the bus had stopped at once when i was on a greyhound bus trip. as i pulled into the parking lot, a comedy routine started on the xm and the subject of that routine was greyhound bus trips. weird.

crappy green team won today, so yay for that, but i didn't play so boo for that. i thought i could have & perhaps i should have insisted, but the rest of the team was like «we don't want you to get hurt worse» and i couldn't exactly tell if they were meaning that or if they were thinking i was not going to be up to par. so, i didn't play, and it's probably for the best, but verrrrry frustrating.

i got an email notice from the liberry today and i was all like yipee-ki-yay b/c i thought it was going to be a notice that the next dragon keeper book was waiting for me, but it's a notice for the new grisham book, and it goes to show you how much i am captivated with the adventures of kale allerion that i am disappointed the new grisham is waiting for me.

two new nurse shows coming on teevee this fall -- «hawthorne» with jada pinkette smith and «nurse jackie» with edie falco. wonder what's up with the nursie focus? wonder if these shows will be similar? wonder wonder wonder....

did you watch the nascar race today? man o man! right at the end, jimmy johnson & greg biffle ran out of gas, and mark martin - 55 years old - passed 'em both and ran out of gas himself but managed to glide to the finish. jeff gordon started the race 32nd and finished 2nd. jimmy johnson led the entire day and finished 22nd after running out of gas on the last lap. biffle tried to blame his & johnson's running out of gas on johnson's challenging him on the last lap - but really, biffle didn't have to get sucked in & play johnson's game. it was a very exciting finish, and i'm happy for ol' mark martin. he's won 3 races this year, and not like i follow nascar all that closely, but i think it's been a while since martin's done this well, and i know for sure that he's the oldest guy out there. good for him!