Today has been eventful so far. I didn't get into work until 10 a.m. I dropped Apache off at the kennel. Then I went to get my oil changed (a process that took the mechanics at Walmart 1.5 hours). Then, at 9:30, as I was FINALLY on my way to work, coming down the Kemah bridge (a route I don't usually take to work, but it was convenient from Walmart) - I was clocked doing 60 in a 45 mph zone. For the first time ever, I managed to look just pitiful enough to get a warning rather than a ticket (I'm usually I ticket magnet), which was good.

And now, here I am.

Tonight I am driving to New Orleans for the weekend. I unfortunately left my cell phone at home. I have yet to decide if I want to go the half-hour out of my way to run home and pick it up before beginning my trek.

I also got not one BUT TWO post cards today (I love post cards). One was from Jen, who, despite her lack of journal entries, seems to be taking care of herself in France. The other was from Karen (yippee! Karen NEVER sends postcards) from her trip to the Netherlands. She made me feel guilty because the last line said something about having SO much to talk about. And yet, I have a three page letter to her dated June 5 that I still haven't finished yet to send, AND, we have completely not been able to touch bases with phone calls.

However, the not touching bases on phone calls turns out it was probably a good thing. You know the "great" long distance service I switched to? They said I would get 30 minutes of free international a month and 7 cents a minute after that to the U.K.? Well, they didn't mention that was for land lines only. Last time I talked to Karen was on her mobile phone. They managed to charge me $25 for 15 minutes of talking. Ah, the European mobile phone system. Completely unexplainable, as always. But now I know, only call her on her LAND line...