Busy damn weekend
Feb. 1st, 2004 08:48 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
av8rmikeYesterday I drove over to Martin State, a local airport with two flight schools. I decided it was time to actually start flying again, given that I do call myself ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
av8rmike, after all. So I went over, talked to a few flight instructors, checked out the facilities. One place has really nice new planes, but feels impersonal, like an office. The other has a pilot's lounge, some older planes, but does have a flying club, which enables its members to save money on rentals. The downside is I have to have a checkride with an instructor at whichever place I go to; it doesn't carry over or last more than about 2 months. So I'll compare prices and decide before two weeks from now.
Then after getting back from the airport, I called my friend D. (see Dec. 21 entry) to see what she was up to. She was meeting a bunch of friends at a place called Luna Grill down on Connecticut Ave near Dupont Circle and invited me along. So I hauled ass down to her place and we eventually found the place and met with the rest of the crew. We had a nice time talking about lots of different stuff with a bunch of people I'd never met before.
Also, I'm a bad Jew. I had the bacon cheeseburger with bleu cheese. So,gingy, since you asked, if you want a bacon cheeseburger, you eat it and then just feel really guilty about it. =) D.'s roommate was proud of me, as he also like to flaunt the kashrut rules.
Today I went down to visit my dad for lunch, since I won't be around next weekend. I didn't mention it before, but last week he gave me a Grove's Dictionary from the 1950s that used to belong to my grandfather. It takes up a full shelf in my bookcase.
I had a rehearsal to go to after I left there.njg00 and I went out for dinner, now I'm hanging over at her place watching the end of the Super Bowl. I haven't been home since 11:30 this morning, and I really need to work in some practice time.
av8rmike, after all. So I went over, talked to a few flight instructors, checked out the facilities. One place has really nice new planes, but feels impersonal, like an office. The other has a pilot's lounge, some older planes, but does have a flying club, which enables its members to save money on rentals. The downside is I have to have a checkride with an instructor at whichever place I go to; it doesn't carry over or last more than about 2 months. So I'll compare prices and decide before two weeks from now.Then after getting back from the airport, I called my friend D. (see Dec. 21 entry) to see what she was up to. She was meeting a bunch of friends at a place called Luna Grill down on Connecticut Ave near Dupont Circle and invited me along. So I hauled ass down to her place and we eventually found the place and met with the rest of the crew. We had a nice time talking about lots of different stuff with a bunch of people I'd never met before.
Also, I'm a bad Jew. I had the bacon cheeseburger with bleu cheese. So,
gingy, since you asked, if you want a bacon cheeseburger, you eat it and then just feel really guilty about it. =) D.'s roommate was proud of me, as he also like to flaunt the kashrut rules.Today I went down to visit my dad for lunch, since I won't be around next weekend. I didn't mention it before, but last week he gave me a Grove's Dictionary from the 1950s that used to belong to my grandfather. It takes up a full shelf in my bookcase.
I had a rehearsal to go to after I left there.
njg00 and I went out for dinner, now I'm hanging over at her place watching the end of the Super Bowl. I haven't been home since 11:30 this morning, and I really need to work in some practice time.
