Today means there's less than five months left to Christmas...
Where did all the time go? I remember winter quite vividly because my car had been snowed in several times. Despite heroic efforts to clear the car, the snowplow would inevitably trap the snow once again against the tires and under the bumper. Then Spring sort of came. It was very cold, then incredibly hot and humid. Summer slipped in somehow unnoticed and now it's already July. But there's so much more to do before one has to hit the malls and stand on line to pay for the gifts! What can one do, you ask, with all the time left? Glad you asked:
1. Ride the Staten Island ferry. I think one gets the best view of lower Manhattan. And as one returns to the island from Staten Island, one might envision just what the early immigrants must have imagined (which, I admit, might be hard to do, what with all the skyscrapers rising above their graves).
2. Go to a ballgame. Which we did last weekend when we went to see the Mets' Single A league team, the Cyclones. The players are all so young and I am so, so terribly old.
3. Catch another comic book movie. This means we're game for Fantastic 4. I was never a big fan of the comic itself, but who doesn't want to see a big fight on the Brooklyn Bridge? It'd be real cool if Spiderman, X-men and the Fantastic Four all got to be in the same movie. My dollar would be one Spiderman to whip them all.
4. Read some more in my backyard. With the grass cut and the weeds removed, our little backyard is finally idyllic (as can be in a city) and clean enough to enjoy. I don't like reading inside as much. Too much noise from someone watching t.v...
5. Try to get a game night going again with some friends. Last year, we used to host game night more often. Friends would come over and we'd play whatever was around. Cards, board games, DVD trivia games. Now everyone's working too hard and time is short and booked. I'd really like to try playing cards again with folks...
6. Cross off people from my X-mas list. Or at least reduce the number of gifts to give to loved ones. We are way too generous. Time to be on alert for perceived slights and annoying behaviors.
1. Ride the Staten Island ferry. I think one gets the best view of lower Manhattan. And as one returns to the island from Staten Island, one might envision just what the early immigrants must have imagined (which, I admit, might be hard to do, what with all the skyscrapers rising above their graves).
2. Go to a ballgame. Which we did last weekend when we went to see the Mets' Single A league team, the Cyclones. The players are all so young and I am so, so terribly old.
3. Catch another comic book movie. This means we're game for Fantastic 4. I was never a big fan of the comic itself, but who doesn't want to see a big fight on the Brooklyn Bridge? It'd be real cool if Spiderman, X-men and the Fantastic Four all got to be in the same movie. My dollar would be one Spiderman to whip them all.
4. Read some more in my backyard. With the grass cut and the weeds removed, our little backyard is finally idyllic (as can be in a city) and clean enough to enjoy. I don't like reading inside as much. Too much noise from someone watching t.v...
5. Try to get a game night going again with some friends. Last year, we used to host game night more often. Friends would come over and we'd play whatever was around. Cards, board games, DVD trivia games. Now everyone's working too hard and time is short and booked. I'd really like to try playing cards again with folks...
6. Cross off people from my X-mas list. Or at least reduce the number of gifts to give to loved ones. We are way too generous. Time to be on alert for perceived slights and annoying behaviors.
posted by Alan at 6:13 PM
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