Bad TV

There is no need to remind everyone that it had been a long endless winter.
I like to read, and yes I read the old fashion way with a book.
 But sometimes, my husband and I like to watch movies and TV shows with our birds.
We tend to like BBC shows and DVDs such as "Downton Abbey", "Selfridges", "Call the Midwife", and the only non BBC show "Grimm".
A few people recommended popular HBO shows such as "Breaking bad", "Mad Men" and "Game of thrones" so I rented a few of the DVDs from the library to see what the fuss was.
I couldn't even get myself to put the "breaking Bad' DVD in the player after reading what this show was all about.I have a real problem watching anything that involves druggies or excusing illicit drug manufacturing.I don't find so called comedies either that make light of drug activity either. If any of you ever had the unfortunate encounter with someone who was drug obsessed you would under stand what I am talking about. Druggies are the most selfish, self obsessed, manipulative lying sacks of shit you ever want to meet.
OK I'm done ranting and raving about  that.
I tried watching "Mad Men" mostly because I thought it would be nostalgic having grown up in the 60s.
I struggled watching a few episodes.
It was actually making me physically sick to my stomach.
The misogyny was absolutely nauseating.
 I couldn't help but think of what my mother must have went through as a working girl especially since she was pretty, perky and always tried to get along.
 I had hoped the story line would get better but but it just got worse. The final straw is when one of the main lady characters started shooting her neighbors homing pigeons out of  her own frustrations.
 I screamed.
.I can not for the life of me understand why this SUCKY show was so popular!
The last one was "Game of thrones". I could'nt even finish the first DVD.
 It was nothing but a "free for all" nasty sex bang up involving midgets and siblings topped off with graphic be-headings disguised as a "war of roses" fiction.
It was ridiculously gross.
That DVD got popped out of the player fast.
We did however, rent a couple of very good BBC DVD series that I would highly recommend if you like British drama. They are : "The House of Elliot". "The Duchess of Duke street" and right now, I am watching "Lark Rise to Candleford".
I guess you could call me old fashion. :-)

gearin' up for the dive season

Saturday was a really nice day.
A day for outdoor ambitions. The sun was actually out!
 It had been a long long cold winter.
So I decided to do my pre-season dive stuff inventory .
 I wanted check to see if my tanks were hydroed, to see if the equipment needed repairs and to dust off cob-webs off the suits.
I just needed to do some general preparations for the oncoming dive season. I just keep boots, fins and suits in the garage since they are not usually affected by the seasonal temperatures.
 I brought my husband booties and fins in the house. I wanted him to try them on to make sure these pair of fins and booties go together.
He sat down, slid on the boots ... and yelped. "AY! There is something in my bootie!"
He shook it out over the bucket and about a pint of sunflower seeds fell out. The same occurred with the matching bootie.
What the....?!?!
I checked my dry suit booties and they also were filled with about 2 inches deep of sun flower seeds.
The same happened with my 7mm wet suit booties!
I pulled the wet suits off the rack and they were just dirty with cob webs and spider corpses.
The gear bag , however, was chock-o-block filled with sunflowers seeds.
I noticed my dry bag where I store my "fuzzy" for my dry suit was opened. I opened that bag and I not only found sunflower seeds but a 'nest' of threads, straw and debris.
Thankfully , there was no babies or damage was done to the suit.
Nothing was chewed on or pissed on.
Therefore, I suspect this was merely a "storage facility" for a chipmunk (not mice)
(Mice destroy things plus they piss and shit all over the place.
By judging from the sheer volume of sunflower seeds stored I am guessing that chipmunk must have had massive cheeks!
Everything now is rinsed off. I just hope "Alvin" doesn't come back!

Newburyport Boston strong race

I haven't ran a road race in about 15-16 years. My running history had been spotty due to a variety reasons mostly due to injuries and being sick. Regardless,. I do run the beach every morning for about a mile or so but the word "run" is kind of a joke word in my case.
I am slower than a turtle on valium.
I saw a guy walking with a walker leave me in the dust.
My little short legs don't move me very fast.
 This was the one year anniversary since the horrific Boston marathon bombing.. The running club in NBPT sponsored a Boston Strong  2.64 mile fundraiser run to benefit the still struggling injured victims.
(A marathon is 26.4 miles. This run was only 2.64. I figured I could do this)
I had to do it.
I am a BOSTON girl afterall.
My husband and I signed on.
It took me 36 minutes to complete. I kept at a steady pace throughout the loop even though little kids were blowing past me. I think I did OK despite the fact I had a raging boogery cold, it was pouring rain and it was cold and windy.
Hooray we did it!!!!!!