Vacation/Staycation

First things first, the top things I learned while driving to the beach (Littlestown, PA to Nags Head, 7+ hours)

1. There are a few hard-and-fast rules regarding radio airplay: (a) there is never normal country music on Sunday nights, just twangy religious stuff, (b) the second you find the awesomest station ever, you will go over a mountain and lose the signal, (c) People play way too much Sting. Like, WAAAAY too much Sting.

2. When in doubt, stop to get gas before you really think you'll need to. Especially if you're alone and it's raining like crazy. As much as you may want to tell yourself that you're fine and you'll wait until it stops raining, it will not stop raining before you run out of gas. (Thankfully, this rule is unbroken in my world.)

3. Washington, DC traffic makes me want to kill someone. Seriously, how do people deal with that traffic day in and day out without going completely postal?

All in all, it wasn't a bad drive down. I left PA around 2:30 (after Ashley freaking ROCKED her first 3'3" medal. I might have cried a little after the show was over since she was heading off to college, but don't tell her that), got to Nags Head just before 10. Spent the next few days baking in the sun (I will never learn that I can't play that game without wanting to die later from the sunburn), learned how to fly a kite, and then was evacuated Thursday morning because of that bitch Irene. We even felt the earthquake, although by "we" I mean, my dad and I. No one else noticed it.

So vacation turned into staycation, which thankfully only involved a loss of Verizon and not the electricity in general. I am heavily into the Game of Thrones books at this point, so I spent a lot of the weekend lying on the couch with the puppy, my Nook, and a glass of wine.

The pony welcomed me home by trotting sound on all 4 legs for the first time in weeks (it was an abscess, but Dundy was fairly certain it was reason for amputation). So I got to ride and teach lessons all day yesterday in the gorgeous weather, and am now safely stuck behind my desk staring out my windows with a pile of subpeonas that need writing up. So back to reality I go!

GLEEEEEEEE

I can't watch 3D movies (or IMAX). I end up with the whole headache/nausea deal, and it tends to linger into the next day. This puts me in a little bit of a tight spot since EVERYTHING is 3D/IMAX these days. Usually there's a "regular" option to the movie as well, so I just force friends to go see that version with me.

Clearly though, someone involved with Glee hates me. They only have the 3D version of their concert/movie deal that's out right now. I didn't end up going to the actual concert because Laura and I decided tickets were too expensive (which they were), so I sucked it up and we went to the movie last night.

First of all, the movie requires you to suspend reality. Go with the idea that this high school glee club went on a world tour, and just ignore the voice in your head going "wait, really?" Also, get over the fact that it's just the kids (and Gwyneth Paltrow as a surprise guest). Don't be like Laura, who kept asking where Sue was the entire movie. The only thing that I found frustrating was that they obviously changed the song order, so people's outfits (and the amount of confetti on the stage) kept changing around bizarrely. Also, Lea Michele disappeared for like half the movie.

That said, it was SO MUCH FUN. Singing was awesome, the dancing was amazing, it was everything one would expect from Glee. Sure, there was some lip synching going on, but whatever. I can't wait to get a copy of it (in not 3D) so I can play it until my neighbors all know all the words as well. ;)

And yes, I feel like crap this morning. I even busted out my linen pants that look/feel like I'm in my pajamas so I could spend the morning curled up on my office couch since my boss is in court. Have I ever mentioned that I have the best job(s) ever?

P.S. Mom, I'm assuming this satisfies your need for me to stop writing things that make you cry?