I don't remember ever being affected this badly by heat. In Atlanta three summers ago it literally made me sick, but at least I could escape to dakoopst's air conditioned apartment. This week my apartment seems to trap the heat, and I can't get a cross breeze. I can't move. If I get out from in front of the fan for two minutes I am dripping with sweat.

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The weekend is so rich in my memory, I can hardly evaluate or put it into words. Some highlights included the barbecue ribs, which vanished in a matter of minutes, a climb to the top of Dorset fire tower, playing Settlers of Catan, shooting an extravagant firework display off the end of our dock, and lying there alone with Danny later, watching ( Read more... )

[Note: what follows is the entry I posted on Monday, then deleted, because I couldn't see the video. I'll re-post it, because you should be able to see it unless you use the same LJ style as me. In case you can't, the link to the video on YouTube is http://www.youtube.com/watch?v ( Read more... )