Ah, it's been a long time.

I started a post a while back but it was way too complicated and analytical so I never finished it.

In the meantime, I have started something I call "moonlight running" which is, of course, running by moonlight, because it's too crazy hot to run any other time.

I am looking to get us all a family Y pass. The West End Y doesn't have the Run Fit Classes I used to love but they have new things like Kettlebell and Barre.

In the meantime, I've started jamming again- slowly but steadily, looking to buy a new guitar. I have one electric in New Hamburg that needs to be restrung and a twelve-string acoustic in Toronto that needs more work than is probably worth but also has lots of sentimental value.

And places to eat after jamming- we went back to The Bristol- can't remember if I wrote about that or not. Fun atmosphere but their hottest curry is really really hot. It really is a hallucinogenic experience. We went one down this time and also ordered my beloved porkoras (yes, that's pakoras with bacon!!) For our vegan friend, surprisingly little vegan options. She had jeera beans and the Electric Vindaloo curry with crispy cauliflower, which was extremely spicy.

We also went to Disgraceland which can make everything vegan except the deep-fried Mars bars (we ordered them just for fun.) I found I did not enjoy Disgraceland dinner as much as the brunch I had a while back.

Another thing we did was go to Annares Natural Health where I got some natural sunscreen. Been wearing it most days, so far so good. Not the most exciting thing they had there, though. There was something called Sun Kissed or Sun Blessed that smelled nice but didn't have the SPF. I will have to go back.

Been cooking at Bike Sauce and that's been fun, I'm meeting lots of nice people. Also, I am definitely going to buy or build an inexpensive bike to use for short distances in the city. Paul and I can go to the beach!! Or Evergreen Brickworks.

Tonight I work and Paul is at a race, there is a bike race pretty much every Saturday in the summer. Last week we went together and neither of us raced but we had fun.

A nice summer. Except it IS crazy hot.