DEAR REDHOT

I hope that you are all having delightful summers and that none of you have gotten speeding tickets or been attacked by large bugs. I am pleased to report that I too have been spared such treatment by the St. Louis police and the insect kingdom. I have been spending the past eight weeks working at a graveyard, which is just as freaking awesome as it sounds (unless you were thinking it was not awesome, in which case you are mistaken). Fortunately enough I've been blessed with a corpse-like pallor and a morbid sense of humor, so I fit in well with both crowds (the quick and the dead, if you will. And oh, I will). The program ends in two weeks, but I'm actually going to be staying on in St. Louis for a while after that. Then I'll be running one of the projects I've been designing (archiving and digitizing the cemetery's historical documents) from home when I'm in KC first semester.

In other news, I saw Harry Potter mere hours ago and remain practically incoherent with joy. I will also be seeing it tomorrow night and the next night. Possibly every night until the END OF TIME. I still nurse a long-standing grudge against Hermione, because SHE'S NOT EVEN THAT SMART SHE JUST STUDIES A LOT AND IF I WERE AT HOGWARTS I WOULD DEFEAT HER HANDILY WITHOUT EVEN DOING HALF THE READING. Luckily my rage is slightly mollified by the glorious presence of Draco, who never fails to show up well dressed for his various angsty failures at being evil. I love him. I love him forever. I should stop writing this before I embarrass myself further. Although really WHO CARES OKAY THE HP BOOKS ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF MY BEING AND I WILL NOT BE MADE ASHAMED OF IT.

But there shall be no more shouting! I have been spending most of my free time reading madly, as is my way. Sometimes I drink wine. I have been forced to prepare my own nourishment, which also means I must shop for groceries. I will let you in on a little secret: I possess neither money nor culinary skills. Thank god I have been training my palate for years in anticipation of this very scenario! So I eat pasta every night. Sometimes I vary it up with white rice. I used to eat fruit too until I realized how many used books could be purchased for the price of one giant carton of blueberries. Also the grocery store is like a two mile walk from the apartment and I am lazy as fuck.

Okay that is all! I miss you all madly etc etc and wish you success in all of your endeavors.

Love,
JESI