According to Andrew, Comcast cable has been down since sometime last night. I awoke at 6:15 a.m. to a crying cat and came out here, jiggled the mouse, and there was no Internet connection. I checked the modem. All the right lights were blinking. I restarted my machine. Nothing. I woke Andrew up so he could tell me how to restart the gateway (which can only be accomplished through software on his machine unless I just want to brutally cut power off to it). That brings my story back around. So, needless to say, I won't be able to upload this entry anytime soon. It's 7:17 a.m. now. The cat's crying just started back up in the other room. Andrew is shushing her. I hope he gets annoyed with her enough to make it all the way out of bed this time, because we have some things we need to do even before we can think about the things we want to do and that makes for a pretty full day.
Earlier this week I decided that if there is enough time to go around, I'd like to go see the National Arboretum. The original Corinthian columns removed from the U.S. Capitol in the 1957 renovations form an "acropolis" there at the arboretum. This park is also home to the National Bonsai Garden and an expansive collection of herbs. Ever since I caught a bit of the movie Karate Kid on television, I've been in the mood to look at more bonsai, first hand. I hope that we'll be able to make it over this afternoon.
I'll be phoning my friend today to remind her that she is to come join us for dinner and a movie tomorrow night. We'll be watching Bringing Down the House. I'm looking forward to spending some more time with her.
The Internet connection is still not up yet, and neither is Andrew. I'm going to go put the kettle on the stove and make us both some Mental ClariTea.
-- CrystalShiloh @ 03:51 PM