Lunas 11, 28.

DIARY

- THE WEEKEND - On Friday, work got out early. I went to a Borders on 6th Ave., and explored. It's quite an amazing place, although at some $20 a pop, I can see why the free hours are so popular. After the museum closed, we walked all the way down 3rd Avenue to St. Marks, looking for the restaurant to which Lisa introduced me. We didn't find it. We ate at the Giant Bagel instead, then walked a block to the Regal theater where we met Matt, Maria, Katie, Peter, and several other friends to see X-Men. Which was massively disappointing. Though it was fun to go out with friends, and the Snakes on a Plane preview was sweet. Afterwards, we stopped out at a bar. Jess and I headed home a little after one and Cody soon followed.
- On Saturday, Cody read and I spent the first part of the day finishing the scavhunt blogs. We went out for a walk in Prospect Park with Katie (my first time there), and ran into Mac. Cody and I swung back, picked up pizza from Little Louie's, and we watched Street Fighter during dinner. Afterwards, we headed out to a new coffee shop that had opened up in Fort Greene, driven entirely by solar power. Back home, we watched SNL.
- On Sunday, Cody and I went to church at the Oratory. Jess decided to get some cleaning done while we were gone. After getting home, we rested up at home for a few minutes, the three of us walked out to the subway and rode it to coney island. We bought some sausages and pop, but mostly walked around, sat in the sand, and people-watched. On the way home, Cody and I stopped off at Daniel's to help him move out. Back home, Jess fixed us a meal of chicken curry, and after eating we went out for a walk. We took the favored walking route; down to the Navy Yard, Vinegar Hill, DUMBO, the Heights, and on back through downtown. We got cheesecake at Junior's, of course. By the time we got home, we were exhausted and fell asleep.
- On Monday, Cody spent most of the morning getting ready to go (though he did manage to forget his town and a book of poetry!). Jess fixed us quesadillas and beans and rice for lunch, and we saw Cody off. After that, I got some cleaning done and called home, but most of the day sucked. We did get to visit with Matt, Peter, and Maria a little bit later on, though, so that was nice.

- WEATHER - Storms are sweeping the nation from west to east in belts over the plains and the Appalachians, and some moving over Florida from the Atlantic. The first of these, in particular is problematic because the jet stream at that point drives almost due North and to the east is a strong high pressure front; this means that the storms will be slow moving, dumping up to three inches a rain an hour in some places. Flooding is an issue, particularly in issue.
It will also be a very warm week for the nation. The sole exception will be New England which will feel the effects of a "backdoor" cold front moving in off the Atlantic. There could be a thirty degree difference felt between Vermont and New York, for example.

- TIGERS - "New York handed the Tigers their second straight shutout, 4-0, in front of 39,759 hot and silenced fans at Comerica Park." We're still the #1 team in baseball.

- MAY - Is National Salsa Month.

QUOTE OF THE WEEK
" The clock talked loud. I threw it away, it scared me what it talked." -- Tillie Olsen.

QUESTION OF THE DAY
Could you pass eighth grade Geography?

Everyone should ace that.

I got:

You Passed 8th Grade Geography

Congratulations, you got 7/10 correct!

Could You Pass 8th Grade Geography?

One was a complete shot in the dark.
One I had the wrong answer too.
One mistake I could've avoided by being less careless.

Hmmmm...

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