it's been a while

my blog stopped working properly for a bit, so it's not really my fault. except i think it kind of is because i was probably responsible for fucking it up.

but anyway, now for some exciting happenings in the life of me!

we went down by the hatch shell and sat on the dock to listen to the boston pops play some music on july 3. it was quite romantic, with neon palm trees and police speeding around the water on waverunners and egg in ten years reading under a tree. also fried dough with powdered sugar, that classic culinary delight.

on july 4 we went up on the sr haus roof and watched some fireworks in the rain.

last friday, dugan, rian, and other assorted acquaintances performed in a miniconcert at 41w. dugan covering fergie's london bridge = prolly the best moment of my life.

two weekends ago i went to haymarket for the first time and bought some grapes, raspberries, strawberries, and plums. so cheap and juicy!

i've started going to the gym every day for half an hour and using the bikes or ellipticals. ana is leaving soon, so she paid half the cost to have my card activated and we've both been using it. i'd been planning to go to the gym this summer before that, but there's nothing so motivating as the gym having your $20 already.

we've been putting the projector to good use this summer: watching american idol season one; playing tetris attack on a huge scale; projecting a midsummer night's dream on the wall and doing a dramatic reading for all of the five minutes it took for everyone to get bored; watching sicko and eating out [eating out 2 arrived from netflix today!]; and projecting the excel sheet of our annual ranking of each other based on 15+ categories such as "entertainment value," "hygiene," and "not bossiness".

last night i of course saw harry potter and the order of the phoenix at midnight. christina was there dressed as a hufflepuff [love the hair!] and armed with embarrassing quotes from my la weekly interview. nonetheless, i managed to enjoy the movie. umbridge was terrifying, although whisper-down-the-lane during the movie delivered the message that that could be me if i don't curb my pink habit. the three heroes were true to form as awkward child actors, although now the boys have muscles, which was a little shocking. i did enjoy the brief teenage snape flashback, but i think my favorite part of the movies will always be just seeing the magical world brought to life. all the little things like the door that disappears into the wall and the moving pictures in the newspaper. dee-lightful.