A pretty hard working month with a deck screwing to out do all deck screwings follow, hard-on, by a birthday party for a dog that out-numbered nearly all the parties we've ever put on in our lives. So it worked really well. We found out that the brand new deck actually stood up to all the people.

A trip to the Bay Area to meet the ineffiable Jay and then the splendid surprise of getting to see Six-String Samuri and find a new cult film for me to completely love. As usual, the best bits were with Carl, getting to talk and think and do new fun stuff with him and the Horde.

The surprises didn't stop with an exploration of tiramisu as a mystery and seeing Rent with Regis and Cera and folks. Rent is still stuck in my head and it's all Cera's fault.

Finally ended after a 24 hour flu variety of mid-life crisis and a most excellent visit by Bryant as prep for my upcoming birthday.