another day of 100 degrees. and yet, the sidewalks were still clogged with tourists. with maps. spread wide in the middle of said sidewalks.  I've never understood that. Not once in all the traveling I've done have I ever stood blocking sidewalks while trying to read a map.  maybe I can give that a shot on my next trip.  which starts on Tuesday. and for which I am not yet packed. but at least I got everything else done. including watching X-Games (vert seems kinda pointless without Mr. White) and the latest episode of Longmire (with Lou Diamond Phillips playing a Cheyenne. who drinks. and runs a bar.) also read a couple more books this weekend & may post reviews if I get around to it.  had a conversation (over really really good iced tea at podunk) with a writer friend about the sad state of publishing.  kinda makes me want to go do something else for a living. oh. wait. never mind.

finished up shane jones' light boxes. hmm. yes I liked it but it has some issues. just picked up 'monsters of templeton' which, after a promising start, is becoming very much bogged down in dullsville. *yawn* to another memoir-masquerading-as-fiction. I mean, seriously, who cares? get back to the monster already. nice cover art though. and winter, which seemed to be over, is back again with a biting wind off the water and through the tunnels between towers that they call streets here. not to mention this losing an hour to the Gods of Time nonsense. hate it. spent most of yesterday walking across town (horrified at how bland Chelsea's become) and then struggling through boxes in my much-neglected storage room. discovered that many boxes labeled "clothes" or "vinyl" actually contain...books. enough to open a library. I'll be shedding a lot of those soon. although I will NOT be getting rid of my box full of Breyer model horses nor will I be giving up my pristine copies of "King of the Wind," "Seastar...," or "Misty of Chincoteague" (sp?). I have to draw the line somewhere. Found some great clothes & assuming I don't find any more moth-driven damage, will be wearing many outfits from 198? since, apparently, they're in fashion again. had tea at podunk in the EV again. love that place though I do wish the chairs were more comfortable. all that wood isn't all that conducive to extended conversations and tea drinking. skipped the blasters/robert gordon show on saturday night. too many shows in brooklyn & the trains suck on weekends.