i used to see umpteen movies back in the day. when i was writing reviews for the college paper, i'd go several times a week. i miss it. i just realized i've seen a grand total of four movies so far this summer, and that's only if you count the early-may double-viewing of x2. if not, then finding nemo and 28 days later are all i've got. and, well, that's just kind of sad.

speaking of sad, i never got to comment on the weekend, which was rather frowny. oh, it got off to a good start, and there was an upbeat ending, but the rancid meat of the sandwich was my tires getting spiked by construction nails i must've picked up unknowingly in ellicott city friday night. which means another $200 goes into my car.

i suppose it was worth it, because there was much fun on friday night. i got to hang out with steph, which has been a rare event lately. she gave me my birthday presents: a cool-ass martini shaker and an import book of guitar chords to just about every damn song travis has ever released. they were great gift ideas because they reminded me of two of the many goals i'd set for this year: learning bartending and taking guitar lessons. true to form, i got distracted by other things and promptly forgot about them. however, in my defense, if i'm going to get distracted by something, i guess being gay is ...

wait. have i spelled it out before?

yep, i'm gay.

oh, stop feigning shock.

like i wasn't the last person to figure it out.

... something i, like, kinda needed to be distracted by. but then, even homos make time to mix drinks and learn chords. so there you go. yes indeed, i plan on having the best of both worlds.

there was also a generous portion of merriment on sunday. john and zofie took me out to ellicott city for a belated birthday celebration, which involved some eating, some drinking, and lots of frowning on my part when i'd frequently catch my reflection in the storefront-windows of main street. i guess i've kinda been slacking on other goals as well. oh well. the summer's not over yet.