Word Association for May 28th

I'm still trying to get my brain to warm up, so this week's word association might be interesting.  Or just hard for me to complete.

1. Apple :: Pie
2. Queasy :: Seasick
3. Cheeks :: Rosy
4. Nostril :: Flair
5. Tee shirt :: Slogan
6. Enough :: Stop
7. Maybe :: I Will
8. How? :: Come?
9. Palace :: King
10. Satelitte :: TV

Okay, guess it wasn't that different after all.  Unless I read something wrong.

Home for Mother's Day

Yes, I really do intend to catch up at some point.  Let's start with my trip to visit Mom for Mother's Day.

I actually hadn't been home since Christmas, so it was good to get up there and see everyone.  I drove up on Friday, and got to see Mom, Dad, and my niece right away since they had her over for the night.  Saturday, Mom, Dad, and I went for a hike at a county park I had never been to before.  Sunday was Mother's Day as well as the day my nephew was dedicated at church.  It was really special to get to be there for that.  Finally, Monday my brother and his family joined up for a trip out to the beach.

As you can see, we kept plenty busy with fun stuff to do, and I really did enjoy just getting to relax and spend time with them.  My uncle and aunt came up Sunday as well, and it was wonderful to see all of them.

I drove back on Tuesday.  It was a great trip, but it just wasn't long enough.

The down side is that my nephew was sick while I was there, although he was definitely getting better by Monday, and none of the rest of us got sick, so that was a good thing.

Word Association for May 22nd

Time for this week's word association.

1. Submit :: Review
2. Evidence :: Crime
3. Investing :: Observation
4. Awkward :: Moment
5. Body :: Human
6. Extension :: Deadline
7. Period :: Waiting
8. Support :: Structure
9. Carried :: Away
10. Anxious :: Worry

Ending Beach League

While I haven't been blogging, life has been happening.

For example, almost two weeks ago now, we had the tournament for beach league ultimate Frisbee.  We went into the day without a win, and we ended the way without a win.  Yep, we had a perfect loosing season!  It was so much better than last time when we won our final game to end our streak.

The weather was great.  Actually, it was a little on the warm side, or at least the sand was.  My feet were burning during our final game, it was hard to stand.  But that made jumping in the ocean afterwards that much more fun.

And I threw one of our scores in the second game!  Overall, I thought I played pretty well in that last game.  Why is it I always do my best in the final game of the league no matter which league I'm in.

Speaking of which, summer league starts up in a few weeks.  I didn't make the cut for co-ed this year, so I'll be playing in Men's.  It's been a few years since I did that, so it should be interesting.

Word Association for May 15th

Wow, almost two weeks since my last post.  But here's this week's word association at least.

1. Warning :: Danger
2. Resume :: Job Hunting
3. Meeting :: Adjourned
4. Squares :: Circles
5. Alternate :: Reality
6. Prison :: Camp
7. Swamp :: Water
8. Games :: Fun
9. Months :: Years
10. Share :: Give

Word Association for May 2nd

Look!  It's the first word association of May!

1. Action :: Movie
2. Submit :: Review
3. Love :: Marriage
4. Online :: Game
5. Scam :: Artist
6. I know :: You Know
7. Nude :: Clothes
8. Penny :: Big Bang Theory
9. Tinted :: Windows
10. Sexy :: Dress

Windy, Windy, Windy

We've been having bad Santa Anna winds the last few days.  Predictions I was seeing were for gusts of 30 miles an hour, although at times it was hard to call the "gusts" from the regular wind.

And have I ever mentioned just how much I hate wind?

Fortunately, they were dying down at night.  I even managed to go out for a run Tuesday night while it was calmer.  Still some wind, but not enough to make the run truly unpleasant.

The wind is supposed to be a lot less today, so it shouldn't interfere with my ultimate pick up game tonight.  Ultimate is never any fun to play in the wind, as I was reminded just last Saturday when I had to play my beach league game in the wind.  Way too many wild throws going all over the place.  And there was sand blowing all over the place, too.  I wanted to enjoy the day at the beach; really I did.

It didn't help that we lost.  The official final score was 10-13, but we had lost when it was 8-13.  No one listened to me on that, however.

Afterward, I got to head out to Glendale Centre Theatre and enjoy Cash on Delivery, a wonderful farce that had me and my friends laughing hard.  Recommended play if you ever get a chance to see it.

Two More Beach League Losses

I was actually able to make it to one of our two game weeks this last Saturday for beach league.  Unfortunately, as the title of this post suggests, we lost them both.

We actually started out ahead in the first game, but the team we were playing didn't have any subs.  When subs started arriving, they began to pull ahead and eventually beat us.

We lost the next game by an even wider margin.  We just couldn't get it together.

On the plus side, the weather outside was absolutely beautiful.  Sunny and pleasantly warm.  On the negative side, I had to leave right away since my ride had to leave right away.  I so wanted to take a few minutes to jump into the ocean.

Looks like it is going to be at least 10 degrees cooler tomorrow.  We just have one game, but hopefully we'll be able to take advantage of playing a team that has already played a game and win one before the tournament the next Saturday.

Word Association for April 22nd

Okay, it's time for this week's word association.

1. Steady :: As she goes
2. Sleep :: Bed
3. Thumb :: Finger
4. Straighten :: Up
5. Wake up! :: Morning
6. Diminish :: Returns
7. Scarred :: Straight
8. Horn :: Blow
9. Pace :: Running
10. Correspondence :: Letter

Week at a Glance

So let's take a look at this last week, shall we?

Saturday and Sunday, I was at the LA Times Festival of Books.  It was a fun as always, although the event doesn't seem to be as big as it used to be.  Still, there were several authors to visit with and plenty to see and do.  And I had enough fun I managed to go back on Sunday.  Actually, there were three middle grade authors there on Sunday only that I needed to get autographs from.  Saturday, I spent the day with Angelique and my friends Luke and Sarah were there, too.  Sunday, I was by myself, so I left after I got that last signature I needed.

Tuesday, I drove down to Anaheim for dinner.  A Trixie friend from Australia was in the area, so I had to get together to meet her.  Diana was really nice, and it was fun getting to talk to her face to face.  Vivian and her daughter and Angelique and her boyfriend were also there.  It was a great time.

Currently?  My car is in the shop.  After my allergy shots yesterday, I had a hard time getting it started.  Finally did, however it died again almost right away.  After that, it ran until I got it to my mechanic.  Unfortunately, they don't seem to be able to replicate the problem.  They kept it over night to play around with it more today.  I hope they can figure out what it is and fix it so I don't get stranded somewhere.

I think that's about all the news on my end for the time being.