27! On a boat!

Today is my 27th birthday! Typically I don't get super excited about my birthday, but this year I am. I had the totally cliche breakdown when I turned 25, and was really indifferent about turning 26 ... but 27? Heck yeah, bring it on!

I wasn't expecting to do anything this year because I am on a boat but the boys surprised me last night with an evening that included a glorious dinner, brews, a birthday banner, pie, and an attempt at making brownies in the pressure cooker.

This morning we are headed out of New Bern, NC ... Hopefully towards warmer weather!
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Liz, where the heck are you?

So here's the deal ... last Monday I headed out of Hampton, VA with the EYE boys. (http://www.eyeotw.org) and I'm sailing with them down to Florida. Currently we are anchored in New Bern, NC for the weekend and we should get down to Florida by the end of the month. The plan is to hang in Miami for a few days and then hop a train back to VA on Thanksgiving.

The only downside is that the List is going to be rather sparse until the end of the month. But don't worry I have all sorts of plans for the List for the conclusion of 2009.
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Trivia Saturday

What are the 7 Deadly Sins?

• Lust
• Gluttony
• Greed
• Sloth
• Wrath
• Envy
• Pride

Here fishy fishy ...

I guess this is a dual post of sorts; I have big news. I am sailing down to Florida with the EYE of the World boys next week, so I will be out at sea for November. (More to come on that later.) That got me thinking about movies/ tv shows that revolve around boats/ water ... and all of a sudden I realized that they are all about destruction and disaster ... not one scenario falls into the category of upbeat and happy:

• Jaws
• The Perfect Storm
• White Squall
• Titanic
• Discovery Channel's Shark Week
• Gilligan's Island
• heck, even Finding Nemo had its fair share of drama
• ... plus have you heard about the giant real life shark in Australia who is eating other sharks? I'm serious ...

Greed

• My birthday is in a couple weeks
• I believe there is nothing that I really need
• ... but there are plenty of things that I want:
• pocket dictionary
• pocket thesaurus
• 2010 planner
• Sanuks!
• this bag
• this sweater
• book lamp
• Moleskine mini-notebooks
• money, money, money
• iPod Nano
• MacBook

Back to VA

• got back to VA yesterday afternoon
• I believe a fun time was had by all during the excursion to Knoxville, TN.
• shenanigans included:
• cookies in the car
• live music
• restaurants
• bars
• celebrating LP's birthday
• Scrabble Slam
• dancing
• Super Nintendo
• Knoxville Brewers' Jam
• a trek to the Mecca of used bookstores
• visiting the Smokey Mountains
• ... which also included riding the ski lift to to one of the peaks
• good times with good friends
• ... oh, and who could forget 'sideways guns'

Trivia Saturday

Who are the 6 Brady Bunch kids?

• Greg
• Marcia
• Peter
• Jan
• Bobby
• Cindy