Howdy pardners!

How y'all beeeen?

Why am I talking this way? Because I've been spending nearly every day for 2 weeks trying to plan and coordinate a Tour de Texas in which I will be visiting 4 cities in 4 days (by plane and car, not bike) and I'm just gettin' all excited about the accent, BBQ, rodeos, hats and all. Not that I'll have any time to do that, but you know, one can only fantasize. It'll be my first time to the state larger than France.

What else has been happening? I started doing online dating again. I tried this a few years ago and didn't have much luck. Probably because I insist on staying as private as possible and so don't post a picture. So you can guess how successful I am this time around. Not very. But it's OK, this cautious risk taker's doing the best she can. I'll spare you the details on the a-hole who blew me off on Friday, the weird little Frenchman I met at a party who asked for my number from a friend and proceeded to NOT call me. The Scrubs dude I had 2 dates with who's nice but, you know. But. And the artsy little Frenchman who clearly spends more time on his hair than me. Not worth getting into.

Oh, my sister had a baby 2 days ago. She's adorable. In that alienesque newborn way. A face only a mother and an auntie could love (just kidding. She really is cute).

And my feet are orange from an herb soak I've been doing for a week. It's kinda calmed the nerve sensations but I've been told by my doctor on Friday that only time will tell if the damage was permanent. Fortunately, I've been blessed with that virtue called 'patience'. Yup, and Babe can fly.