105 DEGREES

Hot. Hot Hot Hot. Hot Town Summer In The City.

When I was younger my mom's side of the family had an annual Grandkid's Pool Party where my Grandma could give us all birthday gifts and then 10 secs later we could jump in the pool. Sweet gig. We even ate bikini-clad cookie bears on a stick. Believe it.

After my Grandma passed away, we kept the tradition going and got together every summer to exchange presents with one another. Well, I'm not the best present-list maker. I've always struggled to come up with something other than just a gift card. That doesn't fly with this side of the family. 

I remember distinctly my 13 birthday and coming up completely dry for what to put on my list. I already had a Tiger stuffed animal written down, but had to come up with at least three items. For some reason I wrote down a fan. Apparently I was concerned about overheating in my parent's air conditioned house. Well, wouldn't you know it, I actually got that fan from my Aunt Theresa. And at the time I was like, "No seriously, you gave me a fan?" To which my mom responded, "But it's what you asked for." To which I snarked back, "But I didn't mean it."

I'm now sitting in my apt, barely moving, sweat trickling down my back and brow and that same fan is pointed at my glistening mug. I've had that fan for 10 years. I took it to college. Moved it half-way across the country. It's probably the one thing from when I was that young that I still. Something that I care enough to take with me. 

Aunt Theresa, thank you for that fan. It is the one thing between me and a bullet to the temple. DID I MENTION IT IS HOT?

UPGRADE

Life was crappy for around 4 days. Which lead me to eating too much ice cream and not sleeping well. BUT TODAY. Oh today, you've turned things around. Things that will be upgraded in my new swank apt:

1. patio

2. fireplace

3. DISHWASHER

4. washer and dryer IN APT

5. my own bathroom

6. closer to work

7. more bus options

The girl said that she was interviewing 3 people and of course facebook stalked us. She asked her co-workers to vote who she should live with and I won. This is why I spent 2 years crafting the perfect profile. 

It sucks being so charming though. I had to let another girl come over anyway to look at my current apt even though I'm going to be moving. I think her parents loved me and she seemed sold on the place. I hate breaking news to people. Maybe I'll be a jerk and just text her. MEAN.

An Apothecary On The Moon

The Children's Theatre has made this a most bizarre summer. I've owned a banana stand, an apothecary on the moon and the messiest room on the planet. I've played Mrs. Spider, an Evil Queen, and soon an Unlikely Knight Crab. The line between Real True and Drama True is a fun one to dance around.

Alice in Wonderland closed last night. I'd show you pictures but I don't want some HMM (high maintenance mom) to sue me because I posted pics of their youngling. It actually turned out to be a pretty tight show. There was a bit of depth, lots of winks at the parents in the audience, and has me really geared up for March 15th.  I think I'm going to sit down and actually read Lewis Caroll's book. Why not? I mean, I've just got ever so much time on my hands. Puh.

Harry Potter came out this week! I've already seen it twice. I think it's pretty phenomenal. Very different than the other movies. But then again the sixth book was different than the rest, so it was pretty fitting. I know a lot of people aren't on board. But wasn't it beautiful? And funny? Have you ever described a Harry Potter movie that way? Then isn't that something? I think so. And so does Entertainment Weekly. So you lose. 

I've been skyping like it's my job. First Kristin then Sweet Baby Angel and now Mom, Dad, and Nikki. I'm kind of in love with it. JACKIE--GET INTERNET TO GET IN ON THE FUN. I'm still a hater on the phone and this just makes things so much easier. Yay for new computers that don't suck.

I'm going to go on the Light Rail today since it's free. Awesome. 

Half-Blood Princess

3 days until HP6! WHY ISN'T NIKKI FLYING TO SEATTLE? I'm really going to miss having her here. :(

I installed Skype today so if you have it, look me up and we'll chat. I also joined Twitter. And the 21st Century. Plugged IN.

Blogging About Blogging

Here's an interview I gave for the Children's Theatre blog. I know you're just dying to read it. 

Hitchhiker's Thumb--I see you, and you are gross.