Sorry for the silence, everyone. Things here have been a little more hectic than I expected. Last week was nothing special - a bit of City of Heroes, a bit of watching two great movies with Ogre - but once the weekend rolled around, things got a little bit nuttier.
Saturday was a surprise party for Bekah, which is an endless source of amusement for me. Dave and Bekah have been married for a few years now and for as long as they've been married they've been throwing each other surprise birthday parties. Every year. Without fail. Now, it's very sweet and therefore good, but after so long it's a wonder to me that these things still actually come as a surprise. I figure after a point you start to expect it.
Anyway, we went to the Cloisters where we had a good time and decided that the building would be perfect for paintball. Also, I discovered that there are certain people I shouldn't go to a museum with. Dave's friend Rob is one of them. He's a good guy, but... well, let's say that our opinions on European history differ and leave it at that. After the Cloisters we went to Dave's mom's house on Staten Island where we saw some cool people and had a nice deli-type dinner.
Sunday was a bit of a barbecue and some football (also my birthday, which, for the most part, went blissfully unmentioned) and Monday Lena and I went off to Massachusetts. Oh, right. Lena came back up from the shore on Sunday. We went to Massachusetts for camp visits. Cape Cod first, then through Boston and its dreaded Big Dig (which didn't seem at all bad to me, but what do I know? I'm effectively from New York. We have potholes the size of some towns.) after which we saw Marc and Rob and Katie. That was cool. We also visited some camps, where I received the gift of water bottles and a knit cap. And a frisbee.
The trip ended yesterday with a triumphant(?) return home, where I realized that I forgot to tell Erik that I was leaving. Oops. I've since dropped Lena off for the bus to Seaside Heights and I've got a few hours to kill until Kiki's engagement party. City of Heroes, here I come!