Unfortunately the list of things I have to miss this summer is longer than I’d like, but not near long enough to make me stay here. The trouble is that I had only the month of May to fit in both Summer and Preparation, and as the calendar has noted, May is long gone.

I took advantage of being in Michigan today by meeting with some high school friends who are generally all-too elusive on account of all the important things we are all constantly doing. It was what turned into a nearly three hour breakfast, and I am sad that there can be no encore breakfasts until… who knows when. August, at least.

This is probably the first time in the history of the friendship that I have had the shortest hair of the bunch. Among the things that needed tending to this week was Haircut. My hair is now an unspecified amount shorter, and suitable for Tundra Living.

I took advantage of the hottest day ever by using the opportunity to try on all the dumb clothes that were in my closet. It was especially pleasant during the corduroy section. Also wools and fleeces. Go ahead and guess whose grand idea that was- except, now there are, by my humble estimation, thirty-five hangers on the living room floor, so we’ll see how the grand idea maker likes that. In any case, I found some nice Alaska quality pants, so my day was well spent.

I counted the hangers. There were thirty-five. I soooo rock at this game. Those plants better watch out.