Another change in plans

After considering these factors: a) didn't sleep b) have a migraine + nausea c) it's in the high 90's d) I need 80$ next week to board cats e) hotels jumped their prices for a weekend as much as doubling them (except you Days Inn and Suites of Worthington, kudos for not gouging) f) still owe massive amounts of money for the Wales trip and g) my sugar is in the clouds and even insulin isn't bringing it down I decided to skip the state fair. My only goal there was to see some art and eat some crap.

I can go to the two art shows I want to see in Athens next week and get my art quota and I will just go to the Irish Fest (which unbelievably doesn't open until 11 am so it's already stinky hot by then) and the casino and come home. I could actually do all three but two is enough. If I had been paying attention, I would have seen the state fair ran 2 weeks and could have driven up then.

and before I forget day 3 of the Photo a Day august challenge - the prompt is coin. I took this picture in Criccieth Wales, though it came out rather poorly (all the attempts did). Being from a country where all our coinage is of men dead for a century or more, I had no idea that Queen Elizabeth ages on the pound. If you look close from left to right there is young Elizabeth, middle aged and mature.

July's Books and Movies

As per usual, talk to me about the books. I'd love to hear from you.

Books: (I read quite a lot in July)
( click here for tons o' books )

And DVDs. Since I was out of the country and then very busy I let my parents use my netflix accounts so there is just one

Claymore vol 3