EotL: C'mon let your colors burst....

just celebrated an excellent Fourth of July...really love this holiday. fireworks, the heart of summer, Americana. cheered at a small-town parade and hung out with friends; lovely chill hangout, my fave part was probably playing volleyball with 10 year olds and bearded fellows, although when i think about it, there were also firewhips and awesome body-mod art happening.
not too much to report this month; internship done @ my realtor, starting work, and counting down to the beginning of the schoolyear. tie-dyed with my dad and spent some days at the farm last week. went to some good picnics, celebrated some summer birthdays with friends; great to see pallies again at renfaire rehearsals on sunny weekends; helped other friends move to JC, excited to see them closer!

Elysian Dogpark at dusk

here's the obligatory Smithydog pics:
happy boy, out for a walk with his people about town in the evening

@ Drew U

summer books recently read:
Tim Ferri's Four Hour Body, Neil Strauss 'Everybody Loves You when you're Dead', Guy Gavriel Kay's 'Under Heaven', aforementioned GRRMartin, (and waiting on the last installment), Charlaine Harris' latest, "Unlimited Power" by Anthony Robbins, "War of Art" by Stephen Pressfield, "I'm With the Band: Confessions of a Groupie," by Pamela Desbarres, and "Will Grayson, Will Grayson."
Other media: watching True Blood, just starting Portal 2, and *just* figured out how to make my own ringtones and set them as my alarm (welcome to 2002, jedimentat!)
Coming Up: Our First Anniversary, and Kingmanstock.