today we went exploring north abq

it was 18 degrees today. i was out in a t-shirt all day and i was warm. the car was boiling. we bought a sat nav and went on a trip across town. we went to rei and i got a camel back hydration thingy. it's 1.5l, and is a nice little bag at the same time. penelope_stone will be happy to know that we signed up for rei membership so she can buy as much as she wants when she comes over. members get discounts on bike services and stuff, so it seemed like a good idea.
we also went to tj (tk) maxx and got a bedside radio / ipod charging / dock thing and some nice foaming hand soap (tk maxx is the only place you can get random things like that). we also stopped in a 7 eleven for water. lordkilljoy's comment was, smells like 7 11. he worked in one for a few months ages ago.

the mountains around here are amazing. they look so rugged. there's kinda rock bits sticking out of the edges. i wonder how anyone goes hiking around them, they look really steep. maybe the trails are somewhere else.

did i mention dinner last night? it was lovely. the potatoes wen't done well enough though, so today i fried them for 20 minutes and they were so yummy. i fried them in the oil i'd used to brown the meat last night and it was delicious. it's so weird the way left overs are better than the real thing.

anyway, this was just a quick update. we're heading out for dinner now. i'm all for making something here, but lordkilljoy wants to try a steak place. oh well. i'm sure it will be nice anyway.

a usual sort of post

i'm supposed to be making an invoice right now, but as with anything i'm unsure of, i'm procrastinating. and what's the best form of procrastination? writing in my Lj.

and i do actually have something to say. just something small, but something none-the-less. a few days ago (yes, this is old news) i got some burt's bees peppermint shower soap. this is the same shower soap we (penelope_stone and i) used while travelling across america. we picked up a bar in flagstaff and it was with us for the rest of the 4 weeks in the US. it smells lovely and it leaves your skin really soft. so when i saw it in a health-food shop in town i had to buy it. yeay.

i'm reading watchmen at the moment. read ch. 1 last night. it seems interesting - introducing characters and getting to know the main dude. not so much on the setting yet, i'm sure that will come in time.

yea. i guess i should get back to this. the sooner i get it done, the sooner i can go writing.