During New York's recent heat wave I have been shedding 5 pounds of perspiration a day. This has left me with no other recourse than to eat loads of Dunkin' Donuts and Nathan's Philly cheesesteaks. Since I am beset by these recent problems this won't be a long diary entry as I am dripping animal grease all over the keys.
No energy for hiking, no gas money for road trips, not enough morality to leave the air conditioner off. I would ask what you have all been doing but as I don't want to feel like the only lazy summer snail, I shan't bother.
The one good thing about leaving the house when I do are the vendors selling italian ice on the street corners. Mmmmmmmmmmmh.
Just to catch up quickly: I have been back in New York for a while now. Workshops, song-writing and auditions are what I have been up to (see, I have left the house, really!) It was actually a bit of a quiet spring and I was in the process of making plans to head home. Lots of family news going on and I wanted to be there to take part in all the good stuff -- and then of course, one of the auditions paid off. Why is it that every time I promise my Mum I will really do it this time, I really will make it home, the downswing turns to an up one again?! I can't go into any details now, but I will say I am excited to be working on a Shakespeare script. I promise when I wash my hands and wipe the little bits of doughnut from my chest that I will have the space and time to explain further. But I do hope you will find the time to join me in Connecticut -- I hear it's nice in the autumn.
So after all my hard work and undying suport for Hillary Clinton, its Barak Obama-- and I'm thrilled. I believe he can and will win, and the real change can begin happening-- not just in America but across the world. I am never an optimist but he makes me optimistic. Well done and thank you to Hillary. I really hope she continues to be a leader in calling for universal health care in this country. We need her voice.
That's about it. From my living room window I can see a street fair on Columbus Avenue. And coincidentally they have a Nathan's Hot Dog Stand on the corner. There have been two guys laying out carpets to sell for hours now. They've finally got the last few carpets laid out flat and hung over some awnings-- and then a huge peal of thunder cracked through the sky and it has started raining. So now I'm watching them roll the rugs back up again.
Wait! I just remembered! I'm going to the theatre tonight! I can't just sit here watching rugs-- I have to go have a shower!
Be well
Eat icy
Euan