Several Small Updates

Well, that last post has been up there for a while and, let's face it, was a bit of a downer, so it's high time I updated with the things I've been up to. Consider this three weeks worth up blogs.

Mini-post 1:
Draper Pretends to be New York


Those of you familiar with life in NYC know that one of the big summer events is free concert in Central Park by the New York Symphony. Well, it turns out they have similar events out here in the boonies! To celebrate the brand new ampitheater in Draper (it's very pretty-- built right in to the side of the mountain), the Utah Symphony came and gave a free concert. It was very different from the concerts in Manhattan, but still very nice. I didn't have to bring everything I'd need for the event with me to work. I drove my car and parked nearby, not dealing with the subway. And I could actually see the stage. I'm quite sure that the last Symphony concert I attended in Central Park had more people there than live in Draper. (I'm not over-exaggerating-- I believe the announcer said there were more than 200,000 people in attendance.) One more reason to love Draper.

Mini-post 2:
Pizza Obsession

I went through this stage last week where I was obsessed with eating pizza all the time. This is out of character for me because normally I'm too cheap to buy myself pizza very often. But due to various circumstances, at one point I had three partially eaten pizzas in my fridge.

Yep, I was living large.

Mini-post 3

More Proof for Metaphysics

I am a big believer that most physical problems are manifestations of unresoluted mental or emotional issues, as illustrated by the following actual conversation I once had with a friend:

Me: I've been feeling sick all day.

Friend: Oh no! What's wrong?

Me: I don't know! My book is missing.

The book I'm referring to here is a handy reference guide where you can look up medical maladies and it will tell you the unlying cause and the mantra you can use to get over it. This book has been missing for almost three months and I've mourned it's loss. Especially because I've been getting fat in my arms which has never happened to me before ever in my life and I want to know why.

I'm happy to announce that I found my book. The first thing I did was look up fat arms and I was not at all surprise to see the cause: anger at being denied love. Another win for the book.

Mini-post 4

I Love My Cottage

At some point in the past, a stinking genius must have lived in my house. My mind is continually blown by how perfected designed the annuals are. There is ALWAYS something in bloom! It is a-MAZING. As soon as one thing dies, a different thing is blooming. It is just a wonder that someone could be so smart as to figure something like that out. The roses all died just recently and now this flower is blooming. I don't know what it is, but it's pretty!

Since the break-up, I've been much more social with NMPs (non-Michael people, I just made that up) and consequently have been having lots of people over to my house who have never been there before. I normally give my address and a brief description because the street number is not actually posted on the house. But I have discovered a re-occuring theme: first time visitors normally say they recognized the place as mine because of the Mike Lee posters.
Mini-post 5

Garden Update

I am extraordinarily pleased to announce that I have started harvesting from my garden. So far, I've been blessed with (surprise, surprise) zucchini. It works out well because I love zucchini. I've been eating zucchini patties like it's my job. Yum! I spent a lot of time in my garden on Saturday, mostly because it was Pioneer Day and nothing else in town was opened (is it just me, or does it seem like the pioneers would be horrified that we close the temple in their honor? ). I love my garden.

Then Sunday morning I was making some hummus for a party that night and (you will not even believe how awesome my life is) I just went out to my garden and picked some of my own cilantro to put in. It made me so happy! I am also very pleased to report that even the basil is doing well (and my regular readers will know this is, indeed, a miracle).

Well, I had two other stories to share, but this post has gone on long enough, so I'm going to end now. I just wanted to reassure everyone that I'm doing well. Life goes on. And I am basically happy.