The Mets have sunk even lower, hovering just above last place in the National League East. All downhill since the All-Star break. At least Ike Davis has picked up his power numbers; he hit his 27th homer today. And R.A. Dickey still has a chance to win 20. That along with Johan's no-hitter will be a few of the redeeming points of this season.
The summer is coming to an end. It's still too bloody hot for September, but hopefully it will cool down enough in a few weeks so I can ride my bike again. I have been off the wagon since before MTTS. In the meantime I've been dog sitting at Pedro's, cleaning the turtle tank and shuttling George back and forth to the airport. Since Heather was back in Seattle, George has been a bit bored. He usually texts me on Friday morning to see what I'm up to. We meet up at the mall sometimes or go have lunch. And he has finished watching all of Doctor Who! Now he texts me all kinds of funny Who-related cartoons and makes jokes about the Ood. Ood on the Loo! It's so fun to have someone to share the awesomeness of the Who-niverse. We went to the mall yesterday since it was triple points at Nordstrom! Me and George walked around and talked about family stuff and window shopped. He's actually quite a good shopping companion. We checked out the new Bendel's and had lunch at the food court. Then he headed home, but I stayed on, backtracked and did a bit more shopping. Before I knew it I had a mini spree on my hands. I kept within my budget, especially since buying this laptop, I don't have much to spree with. But even after a nice day hanging out with my brother, it still just seemed like there was a void to be filled.
I'm picking this up again a couple of weeks later. Been distracted. But anyway, good news from the Mets camp. Ike Davis hit his 31st home run this week, David Wright hit his 21st, and R.A. Dickey got his 20th win! As disappointing as this second half has been, there have been some highlights. Add Johan's no-no and it really has been a pretty okay year. Lucas Duda even hit a homer to win the game yesterday, raining just the tiniest bit on Chipper and the Braves' parade.
Oh, and how can I forget! It's official, the Mets are moving their AAA team from Buffalo to Las Vegas next year! So now the Las Vegas 51's will field the next generation of Mets stars. Maybe we'll get to see Zach Wheeler pitch a few times before he gets his invite to the big show. I'm thinking of getting season tickets. Me and George or Dad can go depending on who is available.
George just texted me to say that he may be assigned to work the President's motorcade on Wednesday as he leaves town. My little brother. I've been reminded quite often lately how really nice it is that Goob and I are so close. Some people can't stand their siblings. But we talk almost daily, at least by text. So even though I live alone now, it's like I'm never really alone. And not just because of my yoga-posing turtles, (One day I'll get a good picture of them doing that, but they still scatter if I get too close).
George and I have talked a lot recently about our parents and some of the habits we got from them. Somehow we got caught up in all this stuff. Mom got herself an iPad even though she didn't have the money for it. It was "Today's Special Value" on the shopping channel. I think she got it on a payment plan for 3 months or something. She was jealous because me and George both always have ours with us. Even though I'm still teaching (and re-teaching) her and Dad how to use the iPods that we got them for Christmas. Oh well. It's not like I'm immune to gadget envy. Not that I'm gonna run out and wait in line for the new iPhone. But I'm operating for the most part on a strict cash-in-the-bank only policy. I wish George and Mom would follow that example, but of course, I've no standing to give anyone advice. I still have my retail therapy moments (see above). Maybe it's too much watching of Gossip Girl.
Then last weekend I went back to the mall with George and Heather. I brought the bag of goodies I had gotten the weekend before from Neiman Marcus' fragrance department. I remembered after I got home that I had a store credit I could have used instead of putting it on my account. They walked down with me and I made the exchange. Found store credit plus free goodies (nice ones too, from Balenciaga, Bottega Veneta and Chloe) = Score!
I showed George and Heather the free goodies. Then we went to get dinner at this place called BLT Burger at the Mirage. The burgers were nothing special, but they had amazing shakes and desserts. Oh and we had fried pickles! Those were delicious. So for the night George's no-carb diet was non-existant. That's okay though. Turns out my handbag moratorium is entirely fictional. I got two bags during that last mini-spree, one from Henri Bendel's and one from Cole Haan. And I still have a Kate Spade discount pass in the pocket of my purse. I know, I know. I hold out for months, and then I buy them in bunches. I'm working on it with my therapist.
But as of right now, in mere moments we will see how Rory and Amy leave the Doctor. Or how he leaves them... And that's that. Once again, analogies abound. But no spoilers here.
At work recently, my boss told me I'm one of only 2 people on our team getting a raise this year. Good news, of course. Due to government pay freezes, no contractors have had raises for two years. And the Secretary has decided to continue it for at least another year. My new responsibilities qualify as a promotion though so I'm finally exempt from the pay freeze. My Mom was so happy for me. I implied that it was good for now, but it's not something I wanted to do forever. She said I was crazy. Where else could I get a job that pays so well? True I'm lucky, after being so oft unemployed, that I've finally found something stable, and am doing well when so many people out there are not. Thing is, I'm afraid of getting sucked into what may end up being a hole as deep as Sedan Crater.
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