summer and cinema

Today is the first day of summer and it is hot as balls up in here. It's like 90 degrees or something. Yesterday it was in the mid 60s. WTF. Not complaining, because this is the weather I absolutely love.

Yesterday (after having my first client simply not show up for a 90 minute treatment, and leave me sitting there for 2+ hours not getting paid,) I came running home to catch the 3:45 of Avengers at the Island 16. (That's far away, for those who don't know.) This was a very important viewing, you see, because SB, Jo-Chan and I took the Boychild to see it. It was his first ever cinema movie. Boychild's Mama let us borrow her car (and her kid,) and we made it just in time. We got Boychild some ice cream and popcorn (you have to have popcorn for your first time at the movies!) and got into the theater as they were doing the last two trailers.

I know it's tough for kids in the movie theater sometimes, because they can get bored, because it's dark and loud, and because they sometimes don't get the "indoor voice" thing. But he was so good during the whole thing. He was a little nervous in the beginning because it was loud and explodey, and he hid his eyes when Bruce Banner yelled really loud at Natasha. But then after that, he was really into it. His favorite was the Hulk, and you can guess his two favorite parts. (Don't want to spoil it for anyone.) He loved the "boss fight" at the end, with the "big puppies from outer space." (The Chitauri. Those were "big puppies.") Only once did he comment, "This is kind of long," but then that thing with Hulk and Loki happened, and he literally squealed with laughter. He really had a good time.



Today, I think we're doing Jo-chan's birthday. Actually I'm not sure if that's tonight or tomorrow, but I think it's tonight. Jo-chan is staying over again to watch Haku tomorrow while I have my dr. appointment way the hell up the island ffs.

Oh, I should mention: Monday, I had my first ever acupuncture treatment. Umm. It was intense, let's just say. I really didn't feel the needles going in, but once they were already in, then, yeah. There was one that was so weird. She put it in Kidney 3 I think (it was hard to tell because I wasn't looking,) and it felt like someone shocked the bottom of my foot. Strangest bunch of sensations ever. Very achey, sort of. I'll be going in again, and this time it will be with the knowledge that it's not 100% pleasant. So there's that.

FFFFFFFFF it is so hot. The pool is open, but it's all brown and gross. Glassworker and her husband came over to help take the cover off. They found thousands of tadpoles in there. Which should not have been a surprise, since there's been a bunch of frogs yelling all spring, in the trees behind the pool. I just had no idea they were doing the nasty in the pool cover! So Glassworker and her husband rescued the tadpoles and took them home to their pool which they don't use, but are going to turn into a water feature with frogs and stuff. Nice! Meanwhile, my tree frogs are still singing like crazy. Maybe they'll put some tadpoles in my pond, or maybe they already have. I hope so! Haven't seen a lot of frogs or toads around here in many years.

But a lot of things seem to be coming back to this neck of the woods. Last summer, I saw all sorts of crabs in the bay, like moon crabs and spider crabs. Snails are back, and horsehoe crabs, and tons of mollusks. Maybe the local environment is getting better. I hope so! It seems like a good sign.

Seems like Jo-chan's party is tonight. Cool. Tomorrow, my Dr. appointment; Friday, bring Haku to the chiro with me; Saturday, work; and then who knows. Going to see either Prometheus or MIB3 with Dragon one of those days, though.

Happy summer, everyone!