playing catch up

i had a scary realization when trying to decide when to visit a friend in arkon, the coldest place on earth. knowing my schedule from now to august is pretty packed, i told her september or october would probably work well for a visit. it wasn't until i reread the sentence, and october jumped out screaming, "i have the potential to be very cold!"

my brain hasn't totally processed that it's summer, let alone that winter will inevitably return again. i think all i do in this blog is muse about the passage of time, but if it's supposed to be a reflection of my thoughts, that's about right.

so time's been flying by in a constructive, productive, fun-filled way by doing the following:

-signing a lease on a new place; the first floor of a house with a backyard and front stoop for not a penny more than we're paying currently and many steps closer to the el.

-picking up advanced reader's copies of books for free at annual conference in anaheim.

-finding out way more than is probably professional advisable about the sex lives of my coworkers over dinner.

-listening to new music like foals (who bloc party wanted to be but never will be)

-getting knocked by a cab on my bike

-addressing wedding invitations for a friend's wedding

-spending $200 on music tickets

-starting fiddle lessons

-bike riding and beach riding

-watching movies and not really watching movies

-being thankful; in comparison to last winter, it all seems too easy.