hello everyone. i'm back! not like anybody noticed i was gone. i spent 11 days in boston and new york, and although i did enjoy myself (sorry to disappoint pigern), it felt like a really long time to be gone. i won't bore you with the details of my trip. i just want to say that i did not hear one person say, "i'm waiting on line." then again, i was busy blending in with the new yorkers and not paying attention to anyone else. in short, my attitude problem got bigger, and i have a newfound dislike for tourists.

oh yes, one more thing. if you are ever on the east coast, check out the musical Urinetown. If you haven't heard of it, it's about a town in a futuristic setting where you have to pay to use the restroom. Sounds dumb, the title sounds weird, but trust me, it's very very funny. Very witty, tongue in cheek, Simpsons-esque even. plus Tom Cavanagh (the bowling alley lawyer from "Ed") played the lead character. I'm so in love with him.

(New York in June is absolutely disgusting. Smog, smoke, dirt, humidity, body odors, you name it.)