It’s raining very very hard. A clean washing of the out side of my apartment, water pinging off air conditioner, splattering high off my concrete porch. The storm darkness of night in the morning has made this a cocoon saturday, I slept really well last night, and could have stayed in bed all day.


I had a really nice birthday, Carlo bought me some beautiful peridot(my birthstone) and gold jewerly. He got me matching earrings and a necklace. All three stones are cut like hearts, set in pretty gold swirls. The necklace is a gold heart. He’s so sweet. I was totally blown away, I had no clue he had gotten me such beautiful things.


Last night Doug, Carlo and I grilled out on *my* grill for the first time. A definitive success, it’s small sunbeam grill, which is perfect for apartments and traveling. We got steak burgers and good hot dogs and lotsa ‘salad stuff’ pasta salad, potatoe salad and crab salad. I’m so glad my parents got me the grill, I’ve wanted one all summer. Living in an apartment complex in the summer means you almost always smell someone grilling out ever night when you come home. The smell wafting from all areas, kinda makes your skillet cooked chicken seem a bit bland.


I got some nice gifts too, The Princess Bride dvd, (one of our family favorites) and the directors cut of Blade Runner dvd. My parents also got me one of the funniest internet short flicks you can see, George Lucas in Love, a funny film spoof on shakespeare in love, and the star wars phenonmenon.


Yeah, for Amazon Wishlists! GURT bought me the way coolies How to Draw Tarzan, and Wind-x sent me the very strange and fun Seaman. That game come with a microphone that lets you talk to the creature inside the game, very weird!


Birthday dinner and kareoke has been put off for a couple weeks, when Carlo and I will celebrate both our birthdays. Everyone’s schedules should be calmed down enough to come have a good time.



Frank’s birthday party is tonight, yah! That should be fun.


I think I’m going to eat a burger and some leftover birthday cake for lunch. Have a great weekend everyone!


Stacie