I guess I should add stubborn weather and constant sneezing to that description, but I don't think anyone can make allergies sound the least bit romantic. At least the unseasonable rain does give a bit of relief from the pollen. That's me, always looking at the bright side of things. I actually have very little intention of complaining (surprise, surprise) I just figured I owed my public a bit of a ramble since it's been 2 months since the last one. I did have a pretty epic 7 point plan to have THE BEST SUMMER EVER. Something about this being the last summer in my twenties, combined with my lack of being on call all the time, made me get a little over ambitious. It's been a bit of a rough start. Fortunately, step 7 was deviate from the plan whenever necessary, so that's the step I have been following most closely.
So far it hasn't been too bad. I am in school for the next eight weeks, and while I would rather probably be loafing in a kiddie pool somewhere, lord knows I did not need to invite the kind of trouble that four months off of school and a steady stream of unemployment checks could conjure up. I broke my right pinky playing softball (and with the big 16 inch Chicago ball too, traitor!), but fortunately it is on the hand I already broke once, so I think the previous nerve damage is making it pretty painless. If that came off as macabre in any way, I really didn't mean it too. I am just very happy that it hurts as little as it does.
On the upside, I've already been camping (the last time was about 3 years ago, so long over due) and I figure (with admittedly corrupt logic) that since I already broke something, that somehow makes the Rock Slides and other adventures all the safer.
I don't plan on getting too sidetracked by these little upsets. This could still go down in the books as the best summer yet. If not, I guess there's always my 30's.
