Summer 2008

Now that summer is coming to a close, I've been a little down. I've started noticing some leaves changing colors.  I wasn't as active this summer as I would have liked.  I didn't do all of those things that I tell myself I will do in the summer months.

I started thinking about what I did the summer of '08.

- I spent a great, long weekend on the Oregon coast with some of my closest friends.

- I went to Michigan for a week with my family.  I spent time in a small community that always interested me when I lived in Chicago.  I was able to drink Bell's beer.

- I drove to California twice to see Mary in her new space. 

- I moved into a new place with the first platonic roommate I've had since the mid-90's.  I am still unorganized from the move, so this goes down as the most unorganized move in my history.

- I received great health news and then pneumonia took me down.

- Reconnected with old friends from high school and saw one of my favorite college friends for the first time since 1992.

- Best book: The Story of Edgar Sawtelle.

- Best movie: Once on video and The Dark Knight in the theatre.  I also admit that I loved Tropic Thunder.

- Television: Episodes of "The Wire" and the Olympics.

- Song of the summer: this one is tough.  "Tell Me" by Maria Taylor and "Woodcat" by Tunng were the songs at the beginning of the summer.  Now I am listening to the Once soundtrack with "Falling Slowly" as my favorite.

- Restaurant of the summer: Por Que No.   Favorite find? Fonda Rosa (Shannon, we need to go back!).

- Drink of the summer: Coke Zero.  I really haven't been drinking much this summer except when I was downing all of the Bell's beer in Michigan or the coastal weekend.  I've actually gone almost a month without a beer.  Shudder.

- Best moment of the summer: Going to see a show with all three members of my favorite band standing right in front of me.  One of them performed as a guest member of a band.  I giggled a lot that night.

I'm probably missing stuff but this seems like my summer.