Waterlogged...

I was excited about last night's evening plans all week.  Yet another Charlotte blogger meet-up!  This is becoming quite the regular thing, and I like it!  A bunch of us planned another run/walk.  In attendance were: Jen, Kelly, Jessie, Tiffany, Jen, Michelle (first time meeting Michelle!), and I.  I was among the walkers- Jessie, Tiffany, and I.  Tiffany and I brought the doggies to partake in the fun.  I think Clyde was a little too hyper for Lincoln, which is often the case.  He's got A LOT of that puppy energy, and kept us all amused with his running, jumping, and crazy antics as he navigated the streets of Charlotte!  Jessie, Tiffany, and I had some good conversations and it was nice to be out enjoying a walk in a beautiful part of Charlotte, right near Queens University.

Upon finishing our walk, Kelly twisted my arm into joining her at an old haunt of ours- The Common Market in Plaza Midwood.  If you're a long-time reader of mine, you'll remember that my beloved running group had regular Thursday night runs that met there and were followed by consumption of beer and social time.  I miss this group, but now that I have Clyde, it's hard for me to justify going all the way in the opposite direction home to take care of the pup and then coming alllllllll the way back (at least a 45 min round-trip) just to run.  Once I met runners that lived in my area, running there just became way more practical. 

Anyway, the runners had finished their run and were in full social mode upon our arrival.  Kelly and I picked out some beer and ordered sandwiches.  Clyde was fawned over by many a Common Market patron.  In the chaos of bringing Clyde, my purse, and necessary puppy supplies for an hour or so at the Market, I through a not-so-secure water bottle in MY PURSE to free up my hands.  A little while later I noticed the bottom of my purse felt wet, and upon opening it, I found A PUDDLE of water in there.  With my camera pretty much floating in it!!  Yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah.  Not good.  Not good at all!  I pulled out my camera and set on the table to start drying.  Kelly captured a picture of my sandwich, beer, and poor wet camera...

This would be a grilled cheese on 9-Grain with Havarti cheese (probably my favorite cheese) and tomato.  Totally hit the spot and Clyde enjoyed a couple bites of it too.
When I got home, I tried to dry out my camera.  I stuck it in a Tupperware container with some rice- which Kelly had suggested.  I tried it this morning and got the gray screen of death, and promptly returned it to the container, so I'm not sure my chances of the camera surviving are.  Boo...
To further complicate matters, I apparently ALSO got my cell phone wet, which I didn't realize til this morning when I grabbed off the charger and it had the lovely Verizon logo displayed and would do nothing else.  So I might have just killed TWO of my favorite pieces of electronics in one shot.  Might as well throw my IPOD in a pool and go for the trifecta...  Ughhhhhhhh!  The fact that I charged my phone all night and tried to turn it on and off like 20 times this morning does not sound like a good thing for my phone.  I'm about to plug in a hair dryer and see if that helps any.  I welcome suggestions, stories, and solutions to my problem!

It may be a little while til you see any pictures in a post...