Tuesday, September 4th, 2012
The End of Summer
It isn't the end of summer, technically, but new things start on Memorial Day weekend and other new things start on Labor Day weekend. Lots of things went on and here are some of them:
- weddings attended: 2
- states visited: 6.5
- pools swam in: 8
- beaches visited: 3
- visits to beaches in New York: 4
- visits to pools in New York despite my saying I was going to ride my bike to one every day: 3
- times I actually rode my bike to the pool: 1
- golf lessons: 1
- new lows: 3
- trips to Boston: 2
- times someone tried to pick me up on the street: 1
- times they succeeded: 0
- friends in town: 3
- sunsets watched: 2.5
- times fried okra was eaten: 3
- really, really unpleasant experiences: 5
- dental surgeries: 2
- books read: 9
- times key was left in motorbike's ignition: 3
- times that caused a huge problem: 1
- meals at Applebee's: 1
- visits to Staten Island: 2
- friends who died: 1
- funerals attended: 1
- iPhones smashed: 1
- concerts attended: 2.5
- concerts missed: 1.5
- irons purchased: 1
- times on television: 1
- birthdays celebrated: 3
- New York documentaries finished: 0
- meals at the Chef's Table: 0
- Diner en Blancs attended: 0
- visits to the Cloisters: 0
- visits to Governors Island: 0
- days worked: 0
- jobs offered: 2
- jobs accepted: 1
Look out Fall, here we come! I'm looking forward to a shorter list at the end of it.