The Zoo over Ambuscade Street

It was a gorgeous crisp day today, so when I went walking I got to my normal mile and a half turnaround point and decided to keep going. A lot. I'm not sure how far I went exactly - I'll have to clock it the next time I drive that way, but it was at least five miles. And my ankle is Not Happy with me.

You'd think, after ten months, it would be healed, but no, I'm not that lucky - it's still weak and causes me undue pain when I overwork it. Sometimes, walking half a mile is overworking it. Very annoying.

But I'm feeling pretty good because other than the ankle, my walk was great - and I'm getting my stamina back. Five plus miles and I'm not even the slightest bit tired. Yay!

Our attempt to see Harry Potter last night failed spectacularly - Erik neglected to check the movie times, insisted that everything would be fine. We went to the theater after dinner...and there wasn't another showing for two hours. He insisted on driving to the other theater across town, the one I hate and that...didn't go well, either. The normal traffic around there had Erik frothing in rage, which stressed me out, and then all showings before 10PM were sold out. We went home and played Katamari instead, which works for me. We'll probably have to wait until next weekend to see it. ;_;

Also, I want to know where November went. Next Thursday is Thanksgiving already!?! No fair! We've been invited to stay over at Laura's house after dinner that night, which might be fun...if I don't have to work on Friday. I'll have to pick up some serious hours next week to pull it off, so...we'll see.

If any Netflix-type people could send in title requests for Doki Doki School Hours and Bottle Fairy, it would be much appreciated. I can't think of anything else that's missing at this time. Also, they have Mermaid Forest 4 and Fafner 4 with January release dates, but they don't have a projected release for the third volumes of either series. Annoying!

Also, Rumiko Takahashi Anthology rocks. A whole lot - to the point where I'm going to have to add it to my permanent collection at some point. I wasn't sure if I'd like it, because Takahashi's stuff is really hit or miss with me, but this is just fabulous. And Galaxy Railways continues to rock. Trains in space is a great concept. Sugar...after eight episodes, I'm still scared. I just don't think it's my kind of cute, but I'll continue watching the whole thing. May as well, even if I'm not as enchanted as most people seem to be.

I'm in the market for a good pair of black shit-kicking boots, ideally over the ankle, lug sole, front lacing, and heels optional. Does anyone know a good place to find a decent pair like this? I don't want to spend much over $80, but I don't want something that's going to fall apart in a couple of months, either.