This was really great political thriller, centered around bipolar CIA agent Carrie Mathison and her mentor Saul Berenson (who played Inigo Montoya in The Princess Bride–a fact I cannot get over). It was mostly about the conflicts in the Middle East, but near the end of the series, they threw some Russians in for good measure. Practically every episode was a cliffhanger and I couldn’t get enough of the show. I’m going to miss it.
My rating: 4.5/5
Well, my stove is broken. It’s the oldest of my appliances, so I guess I should not be surprised, seeing that I’ve replaced everything else in the past few years. It was 9 years old, so you think it would have lasted a little longer than that. I tried using the oven over the weekend and got an error code–it will not heat up. There are other issues with it as well and it wasn’t very expensive to begin with so I figure it’s probably best to buy new at this point. I was planning on buying a new stove next year as I have a mini kitchen remodel planned so this isn’t terrible news.
Thunder in the Valley is back! I went downtown yesterday afternoon and there were people everywhere. I don’t know if it’s more or less than previous years, but it was quite crowded. I wanted to see Jasmine Cain last night but, as much as I tried to make it happen, it didn’t. She was playing from 7-9 at PNG Park. This year, they were charging to get in. No problem there, it was only $5 and I’m sure that’s a good way for them to raise funds since pretty much everything else is free to do. Anyway, I went down there before 7 and could not find a parking space anywhere. I ended up parking about a block and half away from Coney Island, which is on the opposite end of town. So, it took me 15-20 minutes to walk to the park. By this point it was after 7:30. But, since they were charging admission, there was a huge line of people waiting to get in and the line wasn’t exactly moving quickly. I figured until I got in it would be time to turn around and walk back to the car. So much for that.
She’s playing again tonight, but I bet it will be even more crowded. I probably will not try again tonight only because I have things to do. It seems like I’ve been running all over the place this month.
My dad really likes the socks I make so I decided to make him another pair for Father’s Day. I started them at the beginning of the month, which should have given me plenty of time, but somehow I ended up going into the week before Father’s Day with only one sock completed. It has been a busy month. Anyway, I figured that I could finish a sock in a week, no problem. And, while I did, it wasn’t the best experience. I timed how long it took to make the second sock and it was 13 hours (so 26 for the pair). I completed the last 8 or 9 of those hours between Saturday and Sunday (I basically got up on Sunday and started knitting at 7am and finished up when it was time to leave at 12:15pm). Ugh.
Besides the blanket I’ve been working on for almost a year, the next project in my queue is a new Christmas stocking for Jake. Just to be safe, I’m going to start that next month.
I had another date with guy #4 last night. We went to hear a band at the Juneteenth celebration downtown and then went to Stone Bridge Brewing for a drink. After that we walked around for a bit downtown. It was another nice evening, but I ultimately decided to not see him again. I did really like him as a person, but there were a number of other factors that seemed too difficult to work through, so that’s why I came to my decision (which is a bit of a bummer, but I guess better now than later).
Since I shut down all of my dating profiles, I don’t imagine I’ll be going on any more dates any time soon (because how would I meet someone otherwise?), but I’ll probably start things up again at the end of summer when my schedule is less hectic and see what happens then.