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[hafital]

Say what now?

~~ Guess who got rear-ended Monday night! I get the cookie. It was, as car accidents go, *really* mild. My car's backside is totally tweaked (Insurance claims adjuster man says estimated cost of damages at $2,728.71!! Seriously? That's ridiculous, and thankfully if I have to pay anything I only have to pay my $500 deductible, or $0, depending). I was only a wee bit stiff on Tuesday, but went to pilates and had a riding lesson yesterday, and feel fine.

~~ I've got a swank rental car for the next 12 days. Why do American cars have horrible sight-lines? It's like blind spots galore.

~~ I'm behind an ep for 24 and an entire season behind on Lost. D'oh! I fail at TV.

~~ One more chapter to go on the book. wheee.

~~ Over Memorial Day weekend, I'm going on a 4 day horseback riding trip to view the wild mustangs! I'm soooo looking forward to this. I'll be done with the most recent rewrite on my novel, and won't have anything else pressing. I bought this recommended slicker in case of rain, but I feel ridiculous in it. The x-small is HUGE. lol. I dunno, this is the sort of thing an Immortal would wear. *twitches* Where's MacLeod when you need him. I should get a floppy hat like Kronos, but I'll pass on the beard. haha. Oh, and they also recommended we bring bandannas to tie around our faces because of dust! I'm gonna feel like an outlaw in an over-sized coat getting ready to run down a train or stage coach on horseback or something. :D :D

~~ The only bad thing about the Mustang Trip is that I have to miss Flight of the Conchords at the Hollywood Bowl. This just about kills me.

~~ I watched the DW series 3 episode Utopia the other day. It was so strange watching Ten again after these past 7 episodes with Eleven. Bless Ten and all that, but man was he a shouty Doctor! He shouts all the time. Amazing how quickly and easy it was for Eleven to be the Doctor for me. I recall with Ten it took the entire series 2. *g* I felt like Eleven was the Doctor pretty much from the first episode. *pets him*

Comments

[movies_michelle]

Sorry to hear about your car, but I'm glad you're okay. Car repairs are...odd. And bodywork always costs more than you think it will.

Your Memorial Day weekend trip sounds awesome: I would love to do that! Not that I don't plan to enjoy my fannish weekend of fun, but wild mustangs!

[hafital]

Thanks!

Man, it'd be fun to organize a fannish horseback riding trip!

[movies_michelle]

That would be. A couple of us in my area were talking about going, but I, for one, hacven't even been on a horse since I was a teenager, and other people are more at your level, which makes it a little more difficult something that is fun for everyone.

I wonder if there's any place to rent horses around Ventura and ride up into the hills...

[hafital]

Oh, most of these sort of trips cater to people at different levels, so don't let that stop you. This one I'm going on, for example, a complete novice could go on. It's only at a walk, and maybe a jog here and there. There are definitely trips that would be limited to more advanced riders, but I've been looking here and there, and most of them welcome beginners and people who have never been on a horse. If you're concerned about being fit, well, you're going to be sore no matter what. All that time in the saddle, there's no way around it.

I wonder if there's any place to rent horses around Ventura and ride up into the hills...

You mean, down here? Like during Escapade? Oh definitely, there must. Ventura is horse country. You might have to go inland a bit, though.

[lys]

Hey, I just got rearended last month! WTF?! Repairs to mine were only about $1600, though, so I guess mine had less tweaking than yours did.

And I really want a picture of you on the horse with the hat, bandanna, and slicker. :->

[hafital]

And I really want a picture of you on the horse with the hat, bandanna, and slicker. :->

haha. I kind of want a picture, too. I'll wearing a helmet, though, will be ruining the effect. *g*

[hafital]

Oh, and sorry about your rearend accident. Suxs! Yeah, I don't know, I feel like the place was marking it up some, but they did say they had to replace a steal bar, and although it didnt' look like much damage, everything was a just wee bit out of alignment.

[laurashapiro]

I'm so glad you weren't hurt! ::hugs::

In conclusion: Eleven rocks. And doesn't shout so much. (:

[klia]

Thank goodness you're okay!

I'm glad it's not just me who wonders why cars are being designed with smaller windows and more blind spots. Like there aren't enough idiot drivers on the road already.

That trip sounds awesome! I hope you'll post some pics when you get back.

[devohoneybee]

Eleven is totally the Doctor! It's like he's all the prior Doctors in one. Moffat described Smith's ability to look young and old at the same time, and I totally agree on that. Sometimes his body language is like a creaky old man. And his eyes! I feel like his dial it up, dial it down range is more subtle than Ten's was.

*smitten* (cough, so to speak)

[hafital]

And his eyes! I feel like his dial it up, dial it down range is more subtle than Ten's was.

Yes! Agree completely. DT's best work was always when he pulled his energy in and really channeled it, but there was little subtley. I will say, though, that Smith hasn't been challenged the same way that DT was repeatedly during his tenure. So far, there have been moments here and there where the scripts for series 5 have called for some range, and Smith was *great* in all of them, but this series doesn't have the highs and lows that the previous 4 had, imo.

[http://users.livejournal.com/oceana_/]

Yay,horsebackriding trip! You know, we have some fabulous horsebackriding opportunities here in Europe, so if you ever feel like taking a trip here,gimme a shout and we can do it together. :-) Also, I like the raincoat thingy. It looks like it'll keep you dry AND you can easily hide your sword, and you know what kindof pain that usually is on a horse. Just be careful when you get on, don't stab the horse accidentally (ask Methos about that some day, he can tell you a few stories about his first attempts at riding horses.)

Sorry about the accident. If it makes you feel any better, I already had two accidents this year (after 12 years of driving accident-free), and it looks as if I'm going to have to pay at least half of the damage. :-(

[hafital.livejournal.com]

I know, I've been looking at all sorts of horsey vacations with covetous eyes, but most of them are completely out of my cost range at the moment. One day!