Tom is Away

waiting to hear about the reading/signing in Bethlehem,which is apparently happening.

just made plans for Thursday, but now thinking about breaking them due to discovery of the sleaziest event the area has hosted in a while

trying to ignore that the dog’s face shakes and he sometimes struggles to stand up. assuming it will get better.

looking in the freezer for another homemade chipwich. finding none.

have to return to the sweatbox upstairs to keep working today. Motivation for speed and focus — if I stay up there too long, I might melt.

trying to figure out whose autographs are on this baseball my mom found in her house. Keeping fingers crossed for Mickey Mantle and Elvis

perfect day to hang out at the dump.

two things I’m grateful for:

1. the A/C working in my living room again
2. none of my Phillies tickets are for this weekend.

previous post retracted, because I chose to walk instead of taking a cab. Maybe not my best idea ever. But! Car fixed for very little money. Honest mechanics are worth their weight in gold.

I don’t like to spend much time griping about the suburbs (after all, you have to be kind of spoiled to complain about the inconveniences of owning a home in a safe neighborhood), but, man cab rides in this town sure do suck. $14 for 3 miles? You’re lucky it’s about 300 degrees outside, mr. cab driver.

trying to decide whether it’s worth it (or if maybe it’s overkill) to try to set up an event at the Moravian Book Shop on Main St. near Lehigh

reading “The Dead Fish Museum” by Charles D’Ambrosio, the first book in a while that I’ve actually really enjoyed.

I know the whole Phillies fan group thing is kind of over now, but I don’t think it’s too late to start Hamels’ Mammals.

Eagles full training schedule announced; i just barely missed a major screw-up: that stupid Flight Night thing is scheduled for 8/5, the day after I go to camp to sign/sell books.

signs hanging all over the area here saying “Patriots boycott Liberal Businesses.” Thinking that’s not an accurate representation of patriotism.

well, I’m still being sued. this would be really annoying, if it weren’t so predictable.

waiting for news on the car.

putting in an 8-10 day of revision. hustling.

back from some time in the city. problem: I had to run a gauntlet of people I semi-know, which was both treacherous and nerve-wracking.

trying to understand: are there people who really stress out over Facebook and find that it truly complicates and worsens their life? If so, there must be some reason why people don’t just stop, right?