Knit & Play with Fire

Holiday Weekend

Like I said, I have been working out quite a bit lately. Mostly, my friend Patty and I have been walking 4 to 5 miles at a time. I am getting back into running but she isn't a runner. I will be running tomorrow night with another friend. But here are some pictures from my favorite place to walk and run - the C&O Towpath.

I actually am even considering buying a trail bike so that I can ride the towpath. And that is saying quite a bit from some one who has wrecked a few.

But I love the water and playing in the Potomac so if this summer turns out to be pretty warm, I will be down at the river a fair bit.

Still Among the Living

Rather than bore you with where I have disappeared to, I will instead show you some pictures. I have been. I have been pretty busy lately with working out and fire service stuff. Okay, mostly I have been working out quite a bit and going quite a bit.

Last week I went to DC on a tour with my mother to visit the Taiwanese embassy. Okay, they can not be officially recognized as an embassy but they function as one. They are officially know as the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States (TECRO). We also had a chance to have tea at the former ambassador's house. The food at the tea was a mix of Western and Asian. Me, being me, I strictly ate the Asian food. Everyone else took a tiny bit and ate the Western food. I love my Asian food.

We also hit the World War II memorial. This is the first time that I have been there in daylight. That place is wonderful. Of course, I really like the duckies best.

I broke it off with the guy I was dating simply because we weren't clicking. And since than, I have made a whole new bunch of friends on MySpace and we have been going out a few times during the week and on the weekends. We are now known as "the gang". And yes, the group is all female and we have quite a bit of fun together. One of my new friends works out with me and we have really clicked. For someone who normally is a bit of a loner because I tend to be some one who would rather hang out with the guys, being part of a female group is totally different. I will hopefully have some pictures to share after Saturday. We are all going out together to hear The Reagan Years which is an 80s cover band.

And it is too hot here to knit anything other than socks. It wouldn't be too bad if my a/c was working like it should but it is giving me fits. It will be repaired here on Monday.