I Almost Forgot!
Happy second anniversary, Jeff and Sandi.
Filed under: Friends, Special Occasions on August 1st, 2008 | No Comments »
August Is the Hottest Month
I can scarcely believe that it is the first of August, the swelteringest month of all the year.
Naturally, August 1 affords me a sense of relief, since it means that I have but one week left of Summer B at the University. In retrospect, three classes was a big mistake. I’ll do well–straight As, maybe–but it has come at a high cost: neglect of friends, chores, television, hobbies, etc. I would say that the eye of the storm has just passed, though, since I have already turned in two of the four big papers I have due before next Friday. The last two, however, may be the worst two, since for one of them–Age of Johnson–I haven’t the slightest idea what to write about.
The end of the semester also coincides with the start of the 2008 Summer Olympics, which I have looked forward to with great anticipation. I love track and field, diving, men’s gymnastics, women’s beach volleyball, and, for some reason, rhythmic gymnastics, with the ribbon and the ball. Each successive Olympic games, too, I am more and more amazed at the improved television technology. In Athens they debuted a freeze-frame effect during the diving competition, where you could see the athlete’s entire dive in still pictures; it was fantastic. This will also be the first Olympics I watch in HDTV, though just barely, since the TV here has ruined my life, with its pronounced white line across the top third of the screen, above which every shape is distorted beyond recognition. Alas, this line falls precisely at eye-level for most human faces on screen. It actually makes watching television an unpleasant experience.
I don’t recall if I mentioned it before, but I briefly saw Sandi last weekend when she came to town for the afternoon. School work prevented me from spending any degree of quality time with her, and since most of the little time we were together was spent consuming Satchel’s Pizza, I felt like I didn’t really get to catch up with her as I’d have liked. She and Jeff went to Prince Edward Island this summer–making stops in New York City on the way there and back. This is the first summer in several years that I haven’t been able to make it down to see them in Miami, which is sadder now, since they bought a house within the last several months and it has a swimming pool! In any case, what I don’t understand is why I didn’t bother to get a picture of Sandi, Kathleen and Steve when we had lunch together last Saturday. I took a picture of Kathleen’s pizza, and the menu, but not my friends. My constant reading and writing has me off my game.
Last, but not least, the flowers in the garden are all blooming–at least the ones that haven’t been eaten by caterpillars–which is beautiful.
Filed under: Friends, Garden, General, School on August 1st, 2008 | No Comments »