Wednesday - 17 June 2009

Vacation 2009, Day Six 

Karaoke was good last night. I got to sing the long version of American Pie. That was fun. Haven't done that one in a long time. It felt good. The whole bar was singing with me. That doesn't happen much. Only one other song, really, and that's "sweet Caroline" by Neil Diamond. I hate Neil Diamond. Mostly because of that song. It's the unofficial song for the Boston Red Sox, so everyone up here has to sing it at least once a night when the Red Sox are playing. They didn't play last night.

There was a very drunk woman there with a wedding party. The wedding is this Sat, so they will probably be back for karaoke then. The island tend sto close at 10:00, leaving just a few bars open late. Adults gravitate. But, I went through the book, and I've got enough songs for two sets. I can go and do completely differnet songs.

Today's plans? Well, it's chilly. We've got a current temperature of 61ºF, headed for a high of 69ºF. But, without wind, that's not a bad temperature for the beach. If I go, I'll go to Aquinnah. I'll have the ocean in front of me, and the cliffs behind me- no way for wind to really get to me. We'll se what happnes as the day progresses. If I don't go to the beach, it means I'm wearing jeans, and I hate jeans in the summer. I hat elong pants in the summer. Summer is not the time for long pants!

The roofers are here today. They were here yesterday, but it didn;t matter- I was at dialysis from 6:30 to noon. Not to day, though. Nope today, they woke me up at 8:30 as they ripped up old roofing and hammered in the new. Very loud. The entire house becomes a percussion instrument, with different tones coming from different woods. The interior will be a mess from the dirt falling through the crack. Mom and I will get to use the new vacuum cleaner together.

Mom flies up on Sat. I have dialysis on St morning, but I'll be done before noon, and she won't get on island before then, so, we're good.

At some point, I need to turn on the television just to make sure it and its incorporated DVD player work, and to confirm that entertainment cable is running. I have made the assumption that, since I have internet, I have entertainment. That might not be a good assumption to make. Mom disconnected the landline here at the cottage last year. She is comfortable enough with her cell phone to make that her primary number here, and we were only getting calls from people back home, so, it made sense for them to call a home local number. And, it means fewer calls. Our old number here was a transposition of the phone number for Cape Air. We got their calls all the time!

So, that's the day. Attempt at beach after lunch. Dinner tonight? Might be a can of soup. Might be something more substantial in town. I'll take pictures if it is of the latter sort. The restaurant of which I am thinking offers truly fine cuisine, including a marvelous crème brûlée for dessert. Look at that! All the right French accent marks! I love my Mac! They also make one excellent Mojito. Might have to have one. One.

Other than that, no plans. I hate plans. Plans fall apart. Being flexible,being as spontaneous as possible is the only way to get stuff done that you really want to do. I am convinced of that. It's like impulse buying- see it, buy it, have it. Question the purchase later, after you get it home and wonder why you bought it.

Something like that.