January 18, 2006

4:14 p.m.

A Quick Word before Florida

Friday: Drove twelve hours, arrived at Embassy Suites in Charleston; checked in.

Saturday: Ate humongous, complimentary breakfast. Read, took nap. Arrived at Clay Center 4:30 for sound check. Played to enthusiastic full house in the smaller theatre. Loaded out and got all the way to hotel parking garage when realized did not have purse. Flagged C&C's car before it entered garage. Went back to Clay Center en caravan. Purse not found on or near loading dock. Heard Chris, rummaging in their back seat, say, "Carol? Is this your purse?" Returned to hotel with purse, went to bed.

Sunday: Got up early for church service, ate humongous, complimentary breakfast. Went to church with band and sang four songs. Returned, yawning, to hotel, via restaurant that offered spinach salad. Found stacks of local papers with our picture on front of arts section. Went about showing it to strangers. Returned to hotel, napped, ate yogurt pilfered from breakfast, rest of spinach salad, and fruit for dinner, while watching Matrix Reloaded. Slept fitfully.

Monday: Got up fucking early to get to Montessori school by 8:15. (Had modest complimentary breakfast.) Played for four different groups of kids, until 12:30. (Band told by seven-year-old that band looks older than picture.) Packed up, arranged car food in passenger seat (more pilfered yogurt, oat bars, fruit) and set out by about 1:00 for drive home. Drove twelve hours, arrived home nearly 1:00am.

Tuesday: Caught up on work, mail, bills, data entry, unpacking and repacking, phone calls. Did several errands.

Wednesday: Thought would have most of day off. Packed for several hours. Knitted a while. Watched episode of 6 Ft. Under. Used Mini-Stepper, while annoyed by rhythmic squeaking. Applied WD-40. Further annoyed by squeaking. Wondered if downstairs neighbor wonders whether am having sex in ten minute increments. Made few necessary phone calls, packed some more, made entry in diary.

Soon will go to Bloomfield overnight, then fly out early tomorrow. Florida. Will look for missing articles and personal pronouns.