Hey, Jealousy...

My dearest Redhot & Blue,



I miss you all, but more importantly, I am jealous of you all! I have been whilin' away the hours here in Aiken, SC since mid-June, reading avidly your far- and farther-flung adventures. My summer hasn't been entirely without highlights -- after Commencement, I headed to Ireland with a friend and hung out in Dublin for ten days or so. Then to London and Oxford to visit friends, and finally back to Dublin to celebrate Bloomsday (yes, the Joycean celebration of Ulysses. And yes, I know I'm a nerd.) That was all wonderful, but since then, I've been home, living the life of a retired fellow. I took tennis and sailing lessons, watch Jeopardy! many times a week with my grandmother, and play bridge every Friday night. I'm getting pretty decent at bridge, too, which is great. Christine and I have plans to have bridge and Bloody Mary engagements every Sunday in New York next year. I've also taught vacation Bible school, helped paint my church, and spent loads of time with my mother. All very sweet, though tame.



Soon, though, I will be off on the ultimate adventure: real life. I move to NYC in ten days and move into my Tribeca apartment. I'm driving up with my dad, so I'm busy collecting furniture, decor, and &c. If any of you are there around the 24th (perhaps between retreat and school?), come visit me!

I really can't say how much I miss Redhot -- I haven't even been away a whole summer yet, and already I am pining for Singing Dessert and other excuses to visit New Haven. Enjoy the rest of your summers, and see a few extra wonders of the world for me!