Procrastination Vacation

Looks like I managed to sneak out of the country again without writing anything of substance (or style even). At least I’ll recap the highlights of ephemeral June.

Most of the month I worked, went to the beach and moved in to my new apartment, the address of which is on my Facebook profile.

Last week Kevin and I dined at Zushi. The food was good, and the decor was decent, but the ambiance was laughable. A widescreen TV over the bar featured the Food Network; speakers crooned smooth jazz. When Kevin asked the waitress if they had any “downbeat electronic” they could play instead, the best they could do was reggae. So, a good place to eat if you can ignore muzak.

After RMEFFoWN I made the requisite trek with Shock and others to McGuirk’s abode, where the highlight of the evening was Everybody Votes. Participatory democracy is fun again!

Chris, Katie & I consorted at Starbucks on Thursday. Then I helped them install WordPress, my favourite weblog platform.

Saturday saw my return to Busch Gardens, where some of my former college roommates and I sampled their new ‘coaster: GRIFFON! (And despite my comment at the time to the contrary, that is a recognized variant spelling … subtract one point from Gryffindor for etymology.) It’s, um, smooth? The initial drop is a thrill, and the remainder feels like a short Apollo’s Chariot. Still a good ride.

And now I am trying to pack, do laundry, clean my apartment, select 1 GB of music for the trip and eat a salad while hoping that (a) I will be able to order the iPhone online whilst in London and (b) someone will want to see a late showing of OotP on the 11th.