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Today when I was going to school I passed through a stop sign and heard a noise at the back of my car. As I continued to drive I heard a thumping noise. I thought I had a flat tire. When I got to school (which was only a block away) I looked at the tire and saw what looked like a roofing nail. The tire wasn't flat but it did have a big roofing type nail stuck in the tire. After I worked at school for a few hours, I took the car to Just Tires and had them take the nail out. The job was complicated because I have wheel locks but didn't have the key with me. They said they could take it off but would have to replace it with a regular nut. I said that was fine. Next time I take my car in for service I'll have to have them put the locked nut back on. No problem. So after an hour and a half and $35, the tire is fixed. I hope my luck changes soon.

I went to the eye doctor today and got more evidence that I'm getting old. I had to get a new perscription. I knew it was getting a little harder to see the words when reading. So I get new glasses and now it's much easier to read. I only wear my glasses for reading so I guess my eyes aren't too bad.

Saturday night, the boyfriend and I went out to dinner with our friends, Mark and Shane and then went back to their house to have a game night. We've been talking about this for awhile and decided to make it happen.

All four of us are of the age that we remember Trivial Pursuit from the 80's. I remember playing that game SO much in the 80's and doing very well. We decided we would play Trivial Pursuit for our game night. Once we got the game all set up and poured a few glasses of wine, the decision was made that we'd play teams. I wanted to play individual but it's probably a good thing we did teams.

The first game was won by Mark and Shane. They actually got all six pieces before the boyfriend and I even got one. I like to think they got really easy questions but I think the truth is they are very smart.

The second game the boyfriend and I won. We did get some easy questions but we also had some challenging ones too. I gave some really stupid answers for a few. I should have listened to the boyfriend. He had the right answer but I was determined I was right. Oh well. Live and learn.

The last game was won by Mark and Shane. The last game was a little harder and took a little longer. We must have gotten to the hard questions in the middle of the boxes. So they won 2 out of 3 games. They are the champs.

We aren't sure what game we'll play next time but I'm sure we'll have as much fun as we did this time. They're great friends and we really enjoy spending time with them. Game nights are fun!

Some of you have noticed the new addition to Archerr media. In the sidebar I have set up a link to Archerr Video. I have decided to separate all my videos from now on to another website. I know I've posted tons of videos here but from now on they will be posted over there. All the videos that are currently here will stay. I just think I have different audiances for different media types. This will make it easier for those who are only interested in videos. The videos I've posted so far a very short and don't take long to watch. I'll be posting a few videos a week. So go over to Archerr Video and check it out. And while you're there, click on the "subscribe" button and subscribe in iTunes. Even if you don't want to watch them, subscribe and download the latest videos. Won't you do that for me? Please, please, please. Thanks!

The boyfriend and I got back from our vacation to California late last night. We went to California to visit the Napa Valley and taste wine. We went to 19 different wineries and tasted and bought lots of wine. While in California we did other things as well. We went to see Old Faithful and The Petrified Forest. On our last day in California we went to San Francisco. We road the street cars up and down Market St. We went to Fisherman's Wharf and then to the Castro to hang with our peeps. Here are some pictures from our trip:

Famous palm trees from the west coast.

The mountains in wine country.

A huge sunflower we saw.

The vines go right up to the mountains.

Old oak tree.

Grapes!

The boyfriend at the Petrified Forest (somehow the Tungsten filter was on the camera).

Old Faithful (Tungsten filter again, argh!).

The boyfriend at the Golden Gate Bridge (damn that Tungsten).

Market St. near our hotel (Tungsten one more time).

Seagull in flight.

The sea lions at Peir 39.

A seagull thinking about Alcatraz.

The famous Castro theater.

Saw this sticker at the street car stop. Loved it.

Inside a street car.

The boyfriend in bed on our last morning.

The view from our hotel room.

I've been out in California for a week but now I'm back. I have lots of photos to post in the coming days. The boyfriend and I had a great time but it's good to be back. Stay tuned for more updates.

You would think that I would have lots of time to post on my blog being off in the summer. But it seems like I have kept myself busy with so many other things.

Of course the boyfriend and I have been spending lots of time together going to concerts and wineries and visiting friends. We're off on our vacation on Thursday. We're going to Napa to visit wineries for a few days. I'm looking forward to it because I've never been to California. I know we'll have a great time.

And I only have a few more weeks off until I go back to work. I try to do all the things I like to do while I'm off from work but at the same time I try to do all the things I can only do when I'm off. I've been making appointments and such. I've been to the doctor, dentist, and have an appointment to go to the eye doctor in two weeks. I like to get all this done in the summer so I don't have to take any days off during the school year. I hope to get it all done. That just reminded me that I need to get my car inspected. It never ends.

I've also scheduled the delivery and installation of a new dishwasher. Back in June we had some back thunderstorms and my building lost power a few times. One of those times when the power came back on we had a big power surge and it zapped my dishwasher's electronics. It has worked a few times since then but it's basically dead now. I had a repair woman come out and give me an estimate. The estimate was half the cost of a new one so I decided to forget the repairs and just get a new one. Just one more thing that will be done in the summer so I don't have to deal with it during the school year.

Busy, busy, busy!

While visiting the Stratford Hall on Wednesday, I took a lot of photos. Here's a still life I thought was pretty cool looking.