so the party was fun and of course not that intimidating

and anything i wore would have been fine. i really just wanted to sit and dip my legs in the hot tub/jacuzzi? and i think their pool is deep enough to dive and of course they have a tennis court. and the pool house has a kitchen, so really i could vacation on their lawn/property no need to go in the house.

keep running into families from school. today- the farmer's market.

off to the unfancy food show. hope the place has ac.

i just did my own laundry (not counting taking it specially to my parents) for the first time in at least 7 if not 8 years

how much would i pay someone to do my coop shift/how much would someone need to be paid to do my shift

i am suspended. i did a shift last night so got to shop, but i still haven't found my debit card so i was limited to the cash i had on hand.
its a bit cooler, woo hoo and i survived yesterday and we still haven't put in the air conditioner. but i may try and buy another fan asap.

went to the aquarium for the first time yesterday, it was pretty nice, i was impressed with the education, in one section they did not have labels id'ing any of the animals and i totally understand why (it was the what is a fish, how does a fish do its thing ie eat, swim, protect itself etc section) but i still kinda wanted to know what was in there. the sea horses were my fav i think, although walrus' are always awesome.

crazy dreams. clearly anxiety-or actually i'm not sure

and my book made me cry. likely bc its about families and dealing with parents and kids. clearly these issues are why i am in therapy, even if i don't talk about them much there--the whole crying thing.

clearly not having a great day, slept too late, bad dreams, crying, feeling anxious. just what i love about summer.

and also i have watched exactly 0 world cup or wimbeldon games. i find this lame.

81 and 47% humidity should not feel this hot. this is going to be a long summer and a lame ass blog

if all i do is complain about the heat.

tennis was a bust this morning. courts filled and socks annoying feet in shoes. but i did hit the farmers market for some fruit and the library to cross one errand off my list...

it appears as though i may need to call someone today to check in about some stuff. this could totally be handled on line, but she's not responding... arg...

i really should do some minor home cleaning, but bleh...

like i said the heat is making this lame.

and what i had really wanted to talk about was books...

reading the new(ish?) richard russo. i'm liking it, but it's clearly a richard russo book. i don't think i've read anything of his in at least 4 years and have always enjoyed whatever i've read. but i have this thing with authors...they tend to have a style, and it in someway makes thier books similar and it makes it hard for me to read more than 1, certainly in a row, generally within a "short" period of time, sometimes at all. this has nothing to do with the quality of the writing, which is unfortunate b/c it means that i pass on some awesome books but i get sick of the style (even if its a good style that really works and i like). i will certainly finish this book, but we'll see if i read his next one

its not that humid, why am i so hot...

this does not bode well for a pleasant summer.

1st day of vacation, went to pilates. sweated a lot (more so in the transport to from) ran some errands. and bought a 1 peice bathing suit for $30 as an emergency b/c i thought i was going to beach today. nope. will need to return, still need new suit. hoping to have a manhattan day/afternoon tomorrow and hit up patagonia for some dresses/gear

did i mention yesterday i need a new bike?
or that i still haven't found my debit card? admittedly i also have not looked for it at all. but i can't keep stealing/taking laundry quarters to pay for iced coffee forever. mainly b/c they will run out soon.

time for first and hopefully only shower of the day...

yoga 9am 2 sundays in a row

bike ride ok. got to see red hook waterfront just before my fav time. but i'll take it and some of the water was super blue. and fairway was probably the least painful experience i've ever had there. marathon is all over me to get a new bike, which i likely should, but he also wants me to get a super fast one, which i'm not sure about these days. maybe i should tool around on this one a bit more before i decide.

i sweat a lot. i hate it. and it makes me not love the summer--which it isn't even yet, although i think the high today was prob 90.

went to a circus arts show on a barge. it was worth it, and better that i didn't miss it. the flea circus bit was funny, but hard to see

heat makes me less hungry. i could seriusly go for some chips and salsa but they are a bit pricey (the specific brands i want) and not in the house. some sugar snap peas instead perhaps.

considering tellin someone new about this. she is yet another one of my friends to move away. seriously people.

rode my bike.. miss my old one. summer with marathon is tought without a bike

went to my first celebrate brooklyn concert of the summer, it was lovely. and the music was good. today jaunted around red hook, ate at the food vendors and checked out some cool art. a good summer and in general day indeed.

um and all my friends are moving away. i do not approve.

missed the mermaid parade today. but hoping to make it to 9am yoga for the 2nd week in a row. it helps that marathon needs to be up for a composting thing.

school year done. lessons to learn, lessons learned. next year will be an interesting ride and i'm happy not to deal with it for a long while... err, 2 months

argggg

i am hesitant to put this is writing b/c the more you talk about something the bigger it becomes not less. but i do not enjoy hanging out with marathon's brother's family. it's all and only about the kids. i can't have convos with the kids. the kids aren't allowed to do anything an in general no real or even not real/small talk conversation happens.

i'm going to go look at my skunks to calm me down.

also

have a i linked to this picture that i am beyond obsessed with yet.
and isnt it lame that i am going to have to copy the whole url as i don't know how to 1)embed or 2) make it a bit.ly but at least i know what those words mean.
and also i don't remember html to make it a link so copy and paste and behold the beyond cuteness!!!!
http://www.zooborns.com/.a/6a010535647bf3970b0115711cbeae970b-pi

yoga

so i went to yoga this morning at 9 am! this is a feat for me on several levels. one downfall of this move is lack of access to convenient gym, and due to other stuff i haven't been going to pilates as much. basically i have falen out of whatever shape i was in and got to the point that walking up stairs was painful on my hamstrings. so even though down dog was super painful, it was also needed. i got a 3 card pack for the place. one month expiration.

i like astoria. nice place to walk around. i could live there i think. eventually i will adjust to this nabe, but it is straight up not as convient as my old place is. and they key food across the street sucks!

brooklyn bridge park does not suck, is cool.

fresh strawberries also rock. one of the quarts i got is so fucking amazing!!!!

woo hoo.

flat tire

so i finallly was going to take out my bike for the first time this year (ok technically 2nd) and we pumped up my tires, as it turns out 20psi too much and just as we are about to take off it blows out and i have no spare tubes. oh well. i'm a little nervous about back issues and not so keen on spending money on a new bike. but i did see them paint a lot of new bike lanes today.

also walked home through the park on the wide paths and think i have many bites. annoying.

also i need this year to be over so that the balls i dropped can just be forgotten about.

double-spaced

the adorable kid i love in hw room was typing a report today, it needed to be double spaced. he was annoyed at the green line that kept showing up. turns out to double space he was hitting the space bar twice between each word. i found it endearing that's what he thought double spaced meant. i think i will need to finish typing his thing or it will take forever.

marathon's gma was here. lame visit. but i was acting lame too. not sad i got out of going out to queens to say goodbye tonight. plus that apt is so loud all the time.