Happy July!

It has been a wonderful week.

Is there a way for me to merge my entries on here with my Tumblr? Gee, that would be convenient. I'd like to obtain a camera and learn how to take fancy pictures. I'm going to start with my kind-of-fancy camera to prove to myself that I will, indeed, use said camera if I purchase it.

In other news, I've been spending time with a boy lately. For anonymity's sake, or for no real reason at all, I'll call him Batman. I like Batman a lot. Last night we went out to dinner at Basta, a new Italian restaurant (ristorante) downtown. I don't really recommend it... they sat us at what must have been the kids' table and the food was... fine. After dinner though, we strolled over to TSpoons and got some delicious iced coffee then came back to my apartment and played Scrabble. He absolutely schooled me, but it's fine. I like a man who can beat me in Scrabble; I flatter myself to think that I'm pretty good at it, so he must be pretty sharp if he can beat me. Anyway, tomorrow is Batman's birthday and I have to decide what to get him...

Also coming up on the birthday list is another important dude in my life: my baby broski LittleMatt is turning 19 in just five days!!! I feel a shopping trip coming on...

Daddio is leaving for Greece tomorrow. I'm going to miss him an awful lot. Peter's already there, studying abroad and sailing. Jealous. Anyway, midterms are officially over today, which means there are only four weeks left of summer classes!

Let's live it up while the weather is fine.

Official title of the summer...

So, I think I've decided. This will officially be my summer of living recklessly. Life is funny. Closing doors, opening windows, and whatnot, you know?

So, it's been a while, old friend...

What a weekend this has been...

On Friday night after work, I trekked home to the Quad cities for my good friend Laura's 21st birthday party. That was an adventure... Yesterday, my best friend, Mary, and her wonderful boyfriend, Sam, came to visit from Chicago yesterday. After a series of automobile-related mishaps, a questionable taxi driver from Rock Falls named "Bud", and an impromptu search-and-rescue mission on my part, they arrived largely unscathed to gallivant about town with me for entirely not enough time. We're planning a cross-country road trip for the end of the summer and after last night, I am positively giddy with anticipation. I'm not sure what the rest of this summer will hold for me or for anyone, but I can share with you some things I learned to be absolutely true this weekend:

1. Martini's has, without question, the best patio out of all the bars in Iowa City.

2. You stop drinking UV blue after freshman year for a reason and that reason is this: it's disgusting.

3. Going out in Davenport is weird.

4. Dragon fish are incredibly poisonous.

5. Bluebird Diner on Market St. is charming and has delicious food.

6. It does not matter how hard I try not to, I always forget to take pictures when I go out.

7. I am incredibly lucky to have such amazing friends.

I hope you've enjoyed the "wisdom" I've just imparted... I'm off to work on some Logic homework and then mosey over to Monica's to waitress the night away. Have a wonderful afternoon!

Greener grass or something...

Today's one of those days that I just wish it would rain.

In slightly related news, last night I watched the film Rabbit Hole with my good friend Kelsey. I HIGHLY recommend that you run, don't walk, out to your local video store and rent it. Right now. (Am I perpetuating the idea that I am secretly an old lady by admitting that I still go to a video store and don't have a fancy Netflix account?) Anyway, Rabbit Hole. It's sad and beautiful and so, so honest. I guess it kind of set the tone for my today. My grandfather is back on chemo and my friend's mother passed away yesterday. (I didn't find out until this morning). I guess for the past few days I've just been thinking about how simultaneously incredible and fragile life is.

I'm thinking about getting a tattoo this summer... We'll see...

Anyway, here's hoping for a downpour. I hope you have a beautiful, melancholy night like mine looks to be. Tell someone you love them. It may seem trite, but you really never do know when it might be the last chance you get.