The Lost Month of June
Well, one thing led to another and then life happened, and long story short, there haven’t been any new entries since June 1st. I’d blame it on my cable connection, but they actually had that hooked up the week after we moved in. No, I guess Second Negative was just on summer hiatus.
I should mention that during the break Nicole hit the quarter century mark on planet Earth, and that was certainly cause for celebration.
Living half the country away from your family isn’t easy, and I should probably tell her more often how much I appreciate the sacrifice. Truthfully of course, I think moving from California to Texas is just about the smartest thing any sane person could do. Except for the teasips, rednecks, bible beaters, and conservatives, it’s a pretty (purtty) great place to live.
In other birthday news, it was also my niece’s 5th and Sebastian the cat’s 2nd birthday. Unfortunately I wasn’t able to attend either of those parties, but I sent a can of tuna to both.
We’ve been in the house for a few weeks now, and while we’ve been trying to get everything settled, we’re also learning how to spy on the neighbors and complain about people who don’t coil their water hose. We’re soon to have some tile work done, and I still need to take final photos so that I can conclude The House Files.
In the meantime, here are a few things that have been on my mind over the past 30 days or so…
- Tom and Katie (but mostly Tom) make me ill, and it’s not because I hate to see people happy. It’s because celebrities generally don’t have a clue what love is all about. Hint: It’s not about jumping on couches and repeating “my man” on Letterman.
- Is Karl Rove the evil Deep Throat? Stay tuned because “knowingly” might become the buzz word of 2005. While you’re waiting, check out the cowboy hat Rove wears toward the end of Journeys with George. Completely ridiculous.
- Wordpress 1.5 is awesome. I upgraded back in February, but I installed version 1.5.1.3 this week without a single issue. That’s my kind of upgrade.
- What is Jeff Rivers doing? Who is winning the dead pool?
- Royale is the only XP theme I’ve ever liked. Or used. Before last month, I’d always used the old school interface, and been pretty happy about it.
- Paul Newman makes a pretty tasty spaghetti sauce.
- You can purchase Nantucket Nectars online by the case!
- At any one time, my body is 67.3% iced tea. I’ve been told tea causes kidney stones. Please let that be a vicious lie.
- And finally, why am I enjoying Dancing with the Stars? What’s wrong with me?
The regular schedule of irregular posting will resume shortly. Thanks for reading.
