Had a lovely time seeing Merry Wives of Windsor with friends at the Shakespeare Tavern last weekend. I seem to have a healthy social life for someone broke and vaguely paranoid around new people. The other big event of the weekend was the grand opening of Liberty Tattoo on Ponce de Leon Avenue.


This coming weekend is going to be jam-packed with fun. DragonCon happens this week down town.
Ms. Kelly Hogan will be performing at the Echo Lounge in East Atlanta on Friday, August 30.
The same night, the Subsonics will be performing at the Star Community Bar in Little Five Points.
Also going on all weekend is the Starlight Drive-In Invasion 2002.
There's more happening this weekend than the 4th of July.

It's so hot and muggy today that nothing I can do will make me feel fresh. I feel grungy, steamy, sticky even indoors. My hair lies limp on my neck and face. My clothes stick to every inch of skin.

Had a frustrating dream last night - the recurring image of being in the office trying to complete several projects at once and not being able to find all the materials I needed. The job jackets and client folders were full of trash like tape scraps and the notes were sometimes written on scraps of paper placed anywhere. And, because it was a dream, all of the job instructions were illegible. I woke up grumpy today and have been in a mildly irritable mood all day. Trying to shake it and psyche up for a nice evening later. Seeking more order in my universe.

Christopher Lowell says:

Obstacles are what you see when you take your eyes off the goal.

Sig stolen from Seth's email:

Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding
of ourselves. -- Carl Jung, psychiatrist (1875-1961)

It was dreadfully hot today with air quality listed as Code Red - not fit for anyone to be outdoors. The heat also seems to be affecting my sleep or lack there of.

Caught a mouse in my place yesterday. The little critter was rounding the corner when I spotted it. I cornered it in the closet it tried to hide in and picked it up by it's tail and carried it outside. Mice apparently don't enjoy being picked up by their tails - it screamed the entire trip outside - but what else could I do? I'm just glad it wasn't something larger in the same family.

I've got cabin fever tonight. I should be going through my shut down procedures getting ready for the inevitable early morning, but I really just want to take a long walk outdoors now that the city is cooling down.

I'm exceptionally artistic!
Find your soul type at

kelly.moranweb.com.

I am My Son!
Find your whimsy character
at kelly.moranweb.com.

Saw the new Austin Powers - Gold Member movie today. It's funny but contains even more potty humor than the previous two Austin Powerrs films. Should be a huge hit with adolescent males.

Friday, with the exception of the occasional afternoon shower, was beautiful. The rain brought with it cool air that made being outside tolerable. I went with Audrey to the Downtown Rocks show featuring The Violent Femmes. We met up with Kim and Harris and a couple that they knew. When we got to the edge of the crowd I said "It's all or nothing. Either we go all the way up front or stay back here where it's comfortable." Audrey and Harris joined me in walking to the sweaty throbbing front of the crowd for the duration of the Femmes performance. Had a great time that night.

Saturday was spent at Joy's birthday party, where I got to see Cam's evil clown motorcycle. The motorcycle's decoration and his costume are a creative work in progress.

Sunday we ate at the Brooklyn Cafe, where I had the vegetable canneloni. While the food was good, it does seem to be a lot better when Mr. P is there.

I'm still playing around with this blogger template. Experimenting with colors and links, etc. The code on the original template is a bit more involved than standard HTML. It would make a lovely birthday present in October if someone would give me a copy of the Blogging book.

Tonight is the full "thunder moon" of July. Lovely, cool night. Clear skies by nightfall - perfect for the Women's Night gathering here in Midtown at Loca Luna tapas restaurant followed by coffee at Caribou. Great conversation and joking about life, health, mattresses, family, love, babies, pets, etc. Got closer to nailing down plans for future gatherings as well.

My favorite thing I've discovered this week is the Standard Deviants video series.


What I learned yesterday:

The oil light on a car dash only indicates the oil pressure, not necessarily the amount of oil in the car. It could also indcate a bad pump or bad bearings, etc. Either way, never drive a car any further once the oil light comes on.

So, Maurice went back to New Jersey today. I've spent most of the morning and afternoon sleeping for some reason. Looks like the conditions are quite good for his company to open an office here. He expects to be back in Atlanta soon.