While it seems like this past month has been comprised entirely of hellish amounts of work-related stress, truth is I have found quite a bit of time to get out and goof off. It seems like summers pass me by while I stay cooped up indoors, chained to one desk or another, so this time around I’ve been doing what I can to get out of the house every chance I get, soak up some sun, bask in the perfect weather of the Pacific Northwest.
Naturally, something had to give, with “something” being this blog as of late. I’ve been out drinking cold adult beverages with my friends, taking in the occasional baseball game or rock show as time allows. I did find time to hang out with Kerri Anne and Long Story Longer at the Portland Farmer’s Market the other morning, where we ate fresh berries and did our best to avoid all stalkers.
And on Sunday, I even made it out to the beach, where we found clear blue skies, bright sun, and absolutely no waves to speak of. At least the scenery was pretty, though I would have preferred being able to surf.
Yeah, I know I check in like this now and then to get out of writing anything new on my blog, but you know what? I think I’ll write another post, purely out of spite. SPITE, I tell you. Okay, I was just kidding about the spite — the heat is making me a little crazy. Eh.
July 21st, 2009 on 5:09 am
I hear you folks have been getting insanely hot weather lately, so drinking cold adult beverages is actually required if you want to live. You’re like Survivor Man.
July 21st, 2009 on 5:32 am
jenny, we survive global warming purely out of Sprite. SPRITE, I TELL YOU!
Just kidding about the Sprite.
July 21st, 2009 on 6:39 am
That last paragraph is cracking me up like crazy because it is so something I would write/think.
I’m glad you have been out enjoying life but miss you when you don’t post.
July 21st, 2009 on 7:00 am
The good news about the heat is we can use it as an excuse. Until the snow comes. And then we can use the snow!
I’m so tickled that you, LSL and Kerri hung out. What a great thing!
July 21st, 2009 on 7:10 am
You do know that LSL and I have been chatting back and forth about getting us all together soon…..I’ll try to behave and keep my clothes on….unless we go to the nude beach, that is.
July 21st, 2009 on 11:06 am
Oh hey, you’re not dead.
That’s good to know.
July 22nd, 2009 on 6:11 pm
I had a comment but I think I’ve been rendered speechless by Lewis’ comment about us all meeting at a nude beach. It’s not right, Lewis. It’s just not right.
Yay for you posting again!
July 23rd, 2009 on 1:29 am
Hurray for more posts!
July 23rd, 2009 on 10:42 am
I heard that if the adult-themed beverages get cold enough, their nipples get hard. It’s a new marketing scheme they dreamed up to compete with the Coors Light cold-sensitive color-change cans. Personally, I have no idea where they come up with these crazy ideas.