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07/23/2002 entry: "Think think think."

I don't remember writing about this in here, so I guess I'll write about it now. If I'm repeating myself, too damn bad.

I heard back from that girl, Jayme, that I emailed a while back about redesigning her website. I was surprised, I thought maybe she just didn't want to redesign it but it turns out she just hadn't checked the email address that I wrote to. So, we talked a bit and I got some ideas/questions and emailed the questions to her. Still waiting for a reply, then I'll really start getting into solid ideas. I have a few I sketched out in Paint so far, but they were mostly to try out things that I was seeing in my head.

Also, I found out how to fill this Blues Brothers lighter I won off Ebay. It's a vintage lighter (supposedly) but you have to refill it and all, and I had no clue how. Because it pulls out into two parts. The top part, on the bottom, has a small space with this sort of spongey soft material with a hole, and a screw going through it. The screw is to adjust the amount of fluid lighting the wick. But I wasn't sure how to get the fluid in there, until my dad explained. You put it in the hole, but it kinda soaks into the soft stuff. So you can't put too much or else it'll leak. But that's interesting. It's really neat looking, I'm glad I have it.

I was outside a bunch today. It was in the upper 70's, so it was beautiful. A little warm when you're in the car and not moving with only one window down. But when you're just outside, there's this really nice breeze. I love weather like that, even if the sun is out. So I drove to walgreens earlier and then drove around a little bit just for the hell of it. And because I don't do that often. Just drive around without any destination in mind. Then I sat outside for a while, just kind of thinking. I sat in my thinking spot. Well, my nice weather thinking spot. We have this picnic table in the very back of our yard, behind the pool. We don't use it much anymore, except to put towels on or to sit down and dry off at. But when it was nice enough out, I used to go back there and just sit for a while, thinking. Talking to myself. Sometimes I brought my guitar out. I hadn't done it in a while, but I went out there today because of the weather, and because I kind of just needed to sit in some quiet.

My other thinking spot, although a rarer one, is by our front door. We have this little cement and brick porch and it's great during the summer because the cement is nice and cool. I used to take my guitar out there too. Although then people could see me, but not often. Whatever.

I still hope there's a nice big storm sometime soon. But I hope it's not on Saturday because that's my dad's family birthday party. It would suck to have everyone stuck indoors. It's just such a nice summer celebration. Actually, we're celebrating 3 birthdays: My dad's, my cousin's and my uncle's. We like to kill multiple birds with one big stone. My dad's actual birthday is today.

Speaking of birthdays, mine's coming up in a couple months. Well, less than 2 months. 1 month and 27 days. I don't know when we're having the party though. If we do in fact go back to school on September 16th, or that weekend, then we'll have it in September probably. I kind of hope that I do go back right on the 16th, cause then at least I'd be here for my sister's birthday. Although I might come home for that anyhow even if I do go earlier. I don't know.

Chris is supposed to email me, sometime. I wonder what he's been up to. He came online a couple days ago, but said he had to go and couldn't talk, but that he'd write me back. Hmm. Mystery. Intrigue.

So Kevin and I are going to see They Might Be Giants August 2nd. It's at Chicago's Navy Pier Skyline Stage. That place is really nice. I went there the first time I saw the them, with one of my friends. I emailed her about it and she said she's definitely going to go. Awesome. Should be a good time. Plus, at least it won't be during the Taste or the fireworks. So hopefully it won't be too crowded.

Oh well, that's about it for now.