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They go straight to my blog. That’s my friend Ray in the middle. I met him volunteering down at ground zero. Ray’s a lieutenant up in Harlem. Look at them with their beers — they almost look like security beers.

Once again, I’m lazing about. I emailed four chapters to my agent, so the day immediately acquired that Miller-time feel and I’ve been unable to work. I’ve been doing things I’ve been putting off that don’t feel like work instead.

1. I set up online banking so I can pay my bills online. I’m, like, the last who writes out checks every month I think.

2. Made a hotel reservation for my family reunion next month.

3. Called my various phone companies to see how I can bring my monthly charges down. I think I can cancel service on one line and consolidate a little.

4. Read this topic on Echo about new cool things on the web to make sure I wasn’t missing anything. I am of course, but nothing critical, except maybe last.fm.

5. I’ve given up upgrading the software I use for this blog for now.

This was from the other day when it rained so hard I thought it would make the coolest picture, and although I tried and tried, I couldn’t get a shot that really conveyed how hard it was raining.

Today’s been an odd day. I’m restless, but something in me is determined to do nothing productive. Instead, I’ve been searching for odd things on the internet. Like Veets and Beams, my two cats before this who are dead. Like I thought someone would be talking about my dead cats. Except a few were, because I wrote a book about them. One person was complaining about what a whiner I am, and I thought, “stop reading, stop reading, stop reading.” Because really, you can’t please everyone and it does no good to read the bad things people sometime say about you.

But then they said they got into it (they were reading Waiting for My Cats to Die) and that I had made them cry. TWICE. (That’s what you get for calling me a whiner!) Actually, it ended up being a lovely post, and I am a bit of a whiner.

Have you ever had days like that, where you take a day off, but end up reduced to searching for your dead cats on the internet, and you should have just worked on something? You’ve had days like that, right?

Today it was lunch at Tabla with Brett and Jackie. I was jealous of Jackie’s dress. Why don’t I bother to put on a pretty sundress? Look how nice she looks. I could have looked that nice! What is my problem?? Seriously, I wish I made even a little effort with my appearance. I’m back at home now, preparing for the heat wave. It’s supposed to be 97 on Monday. 97 in New York City is not pretty. Help us!
7/13
Worked on Duke book.
Emailed Lisette.
Answered email about possible article.
Lunch with friends, having leftovers for dinner, Big Brother.

Of all the things that are great about the New York,
the architecture,
the museums and galleries,
blah, blah, blah,
the best thing about New York is the food.

And lunch is the best meal in New York because it’s every bit as good as dinner, but less expensive.

These are my friends Sue, Kevin and Josh.

For some reason, Josh had to have a picture of the guy making our guacamole.

So I’m including him here for you Josh! Here is the quacamole man.

My accomplishments yesterday:

Freed up some space on the web server.

Started organizing an Echo party.

And three good things about yesterday:

Pomegranate juice,
a thunderstorm,
being in the zone with my book.

Me and Finn, taking it easy. I got up and out to the gym, but I’ve just been sitting here ever since, not doing much of anything. Should be writing. What have I done instead?

– Looked at cats for adoption on Catster.
– Watched the original pilot for Buffy the Vampire Slayer on YouTube.

– Looked at groceries to buy on Fresh Direct, then decided to pass.
– Watch the Big Brother feeds, but Mike Boogie is doing all the talking and he’s boring and an ass, so I turned it off.

7/11
Successful test with Paymentech!
Updated Echo’s website.
Finally got a handle on the Annapolis speech.
Big Brother, nice but short visit with Howard, the soap that Clive’s mother made.