My So-Called Reality Blog

Okay, looks like another month has almost passed me by before I managed to get another post completed.  I didn’t even post about the Fourth of July, huh?  Well, you’re not missing much.  I went over to some friends’ house in Issaquah and had a sort of block party barbecue action going on.  The food?  Was fabulous!  Amazing stuff.  See picture if you don’t believe me.  Didn’t really see any fireworks this year, but with all that good food, didn’t even notice.

That has been the most activity so far this month.  However, more excitement planned for later this month - as in, the last day of the month.  That’s right, on Thursday, July 31st I will be flying out to Virginia to visit with family.  Pretty exciting stuff - don’t think I’ve been back east for like 28 years! 

So, yeah, I’ll be gone as of Thursday, July 31st and flying home Tuesday, August 5th.  I plan on taking lots of pictures, will see if any turn out worth posting.  If you need to get a hold of me, I’ll have my phone with me (and hopefully will have service), and I should have access to email (that’s if I have phone service).   I’ll touch base with everyone as soon as I get back!

Whoops!  Almost let the month of June get by without a post - sorry about that!  I should have posted a Happy Father’s Day greeting to my dad, although I emailed him and spoke with him on the phone, so no worries.

Today is the last day of the month of June, and we are finally getting some decent weather around here!  Took long enough.  June started off with the coolest month of June we have had in like 180 years or something.  I think we were at least a week into the month and we still had only reached 60° like twenty times this year.  Brrr!  However, this past weekend, we have had like four days in a row of 80+ degree temperatures, so needless to say, my condo is staying way overheated, with the temperature inside here being just as warm as it is outside!  That’s so not right.

I have made progress with my trip planning for the end of July.  That’s right, I will be headed back east for a family reunion type vacation as of July 31st.  My dad will be flying out before me and staying longer, but I will be headed to Virginia for a long weekend to see everyone.  Still very bummed that my brother won’t be able to attend, but with airline prices triple that of a year ago, it’s not surprising.  Fortunately, my IRS economic stimulus package refund check will cover the trip. 

 That’s about all for this update - I’ve seen all the latest movies, pretty much, so I won’t bore you with those details.  I’ll check in probably after the Fourth of July weekend and let you know how that went.  Later!  ~Jeff

For those of you in the US - here’s hoping you have a good Memorial Day. Of course, it always sucks to have a Memorial Day while troops are still deployed in combat operations.

Let’s see, what have I been up to since we last spoke? I’m gonna have to say not much. Just got home from seeing the latest Indiana Jones movie, which wasn’t too bad. Last week I saw Chronicles of Narnia, which was also just okay. Guess I’m not that big a fan of sequels, huh? Did I mention before that I saw Iron Man? Been quite the movie month for me lately, I reckon.

Slowly but surely starting to have some Summer like weather around here. Hopefully once June arrives, the nice weather will be more permanent for a couple of months. I won’t hold my breath, though.  ~Jeff

Everybody, be sure to say Happy Birthday to my both my mom and Crystal when you see either one of them today! They are two of the most bestest girls I know, and they share a birthday. Yay! I wonder if everyone borned on the 19th of May is as cool as those two are?

Probably.  ~Jeff