• I didn’t realize initially that it was the Michael Phelp-ics, but I’m pretty burned out now. We watched some at the beach, but the Olympics have never been my thing. I do wish I’d followed the soccer a bit more though.
• Mike and I went to Daly City last night to pick up a new dresser and nightstand for me off of craigs list. Oh man. I had measured the car to make sure the dresser would fit in the backseat. Check. However, I made the fatal flaw that I’m sure everyone does at some point — I didn’t check to make sure the dresser would fit through the car door. The result? We look like idiots to these people, who send us up the street to the dollar store to buy string to tie the trunk to the dresser. We evenually get it all together after much amateur fumbling and I drive the 45 miles down the 280 sweating the entire time, convinced the string will break and something bad will happen. Nothing does and we make it home just fine. I have a dresser for the first time since moving to the west coast.
• This morning it occurred to me that the “Batman R.I.P.” (which I know Ben is reading, at least) by Morrison currently running in the Batman comic is a lot like the “Hush” storyline by Loeb from several years ago. Except that Loeb went low-brow and Morrison is hitting the high-brow notes. Also, “Final Crisis” is very, very good. I’m burned out on DC still, but if you have basic (or nerd-basic) knowledge of DC, “Final Crisis” should tickle you in strange places. Of course, if I say Mister Miracle, Seven Soldiers, Barry Allen and 4th World and you have a blank stare, you’ll need to hit up Wikipedia to fully appreciate it. (Also, bringing back Barry Allen is the single worst idea DC could do. I’d like to say it doesn’t actually raise my blood pressure, but it does. I am a nerd.)
• This post by the Portman’s bf, titled “In Which We Request You Not Tongue Our Balls” might be enough for me to wish the couple well. As much as I love the Portman, I’m not sure I can offer more than this post does. Yes, I may no longer be the perfect match for Natalie. The nerd in me is crying.
• Everything That Happens Will Happen Today is out. It’s David Brynes and Brian Eno’s first collab in 30-some years, the first since “My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts.” I need to listen to this one some more before I decide if I’m buying it or not.
• We were on vacation for Imperial Fleet Week this year. Looks like we didn’t miss a ton.
  
• And yes, I’m doing well. I haven’t fallen off of any cliffs, though I’m staying up too late, eating too late (last night dinner was at midnight) and generally driving myself to exhaustion. Debate may begin if this is a healthy coping mechanism.

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