July 22.
For my birthday, I went out for a short hike, met
I also got many nifty presents, including a pair of mosquito-repellent socks that I found out a week later worked as advertised.
24th and 25th: I had a laid-back weekend with nothing really planned, which was a nice change of pace. Did a little writing and spent time with Kady. Then back to work and suddenly we're at:
July 28.
Apparently it's my day to be a superhero.
Before even going in to work, I already had:
- Gotten up over four hours early.
- Gone to a doctor's appointment and had him not even charge me for the visit.
- Walked through a railroad tunnel. (
xydexx would be proud.)
July 29.
Cleaned house in preparation for the semi-imminent arrival of a couch surfer, and packed for the Trip To Conquer Mount Lola [topo]. Woot! Spent the night remembering just how bright the stars really are.
July 30.
Today, I shotgunned Pixy Stix on top of a mountain.
July 31.
Got woken up by Rainmaker
August 1.
WTF? It's August already? Hey, I liked July, except for the whole putting-ice-bottles-in-the-feeshtank thing. Now it's going to start getting colder again. Bleh.
Anyway, pictures of the Lola trip exist; I'll try to fling them at the Web sometime and see what sticks.
P.S.: I've unscreened the replies to the dartboard riddle. Go marvel at the collection of brainpower.