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Sunday, August 03, 2008 [continued from last entry] Last weekend, one of the families up here on this hill -- one of those that participated in the yard sale -- had a potluck dinner party. I brought a bunch of bottled liquids and took advantage of the occasion to remind key individuals that there would be a second yard sale this weekend. My uphill neighbor, who had not taken part in the first, expressed interest. The others nodded, said yes, appeared to make a mental note. A bunch of their stuff had been left in my garage after Yard Sale #1 so they wouldn't have to cart it home and back, everything seemed to be all set. Spent the week working away, produced a whole new pile of stuff to sell. The weather forecast did not promise user-friendly conditions for Sat. a.m., but I try to follow this rule of thumb: until the day in question arrives there really is no knowing what in hell is in store. And as with the first sale, rain fell during the wee hours -- and fell and fell and fell -- and dawn brought... quiet. No rain. Fog gave way to misty skies, sunshine filtered through, air mild and soft. Good conditions for a yard sale. Got my adorable bum out of bed early, stumbled about doing a fair imitation of a moderately high-functioning human. Dragged things down to garage, opened garage doors, sweet morning light spilled in. The minutes streamed by, me sweeping the place out garage and setting up. And as 9 o'clock approached, I noticed: no neighbors. No fellow garage-sale proprietors. No chattering voices, no bodies setting up tables outside. Just me, laboring away. Hmmmmmm.... Went inside at five minutes before the hour, grabbed the phone, managed to get ahold of one neighbor. Everyone but me, it turned out, had moved on from the yard sale thing. Despite the bunch of their stuff sitting in the garage waiting to be sold, they'd all dismissed and forgotten the event (D'oh!), me apparently the only nutbag devoting any further time/attention to it. [continued in following entry] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Lately, for some reason, I've been seeing mentions of Star Wars all over the place. In honor of that, I offer a brief 'Star Wars quotes' quiz. Brief. Multiple choice, fill in the blank. As follows: "Luke, I'm your ____________." -- Darth Vader a) father b) mother c) naughty French maid d) tax auditor e) dominatrix (you worm) "Use ___________, Luke." -- Obi-Wan Kenobe a) the force b) the washroom c) condoms d) mouthwash e) public transportation España, te echo de menos rws 10:34 PM [+]
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