Simon's Cat 'TV Dinner'

Whew! It's been a busy July. I finished up a ballet, am now in the midst of designing the next thing, and ready to pick up the script to design the one after that. Donald and I finally got the house in a state to receive visitors! There is still more to do, including decorating, but now we don't have to step over boxes any more.

Movies lately:
Hellboy 2. Very different movie than the first one. I enjoyed it, but not enough to see it again.
Live Free of Die Hard: Enjoyable enough, but completely bullshit in many many places.
Juno: Fantastic. Loved the dialogue.
The Dark Knight: Also fantastic. Can't wait to see it again.
The Whole Nine Yards: Donald hadn't seen it so we netflixed it. Fun movie.

Medium did this?

I thought that I burned off all my tastebuds long ago with hot salsa. Tonight I was enjoying a bit of medium salsa with blue corn chips. I was drinking ginger ale, chomping my chips, and watching the idiot box. After a few minutes, I realized that this salsa was pretty hot! I actually had Donald get me a glass of milk. I tell you I wasn't expecting the spicy-spicy from a medium salsa. Now I can't taste anything properly. Maybe tomorrow. :(

Wii Sports

Wii baseball, in particular, is awesome because of the Mii participation. Only there can Dumbledore be at bat, hit the ball to left field, and the ball gets caught by Harry Potter. Sweet!

Grilling is fun

We grilled for the second time last night. And by "We grilled" I mean Donald grilled. I prepared some stuff, and then waited for food. :) Mike let us in on the secret to tasty hamburgers, which isn't actually a secret. Apparently all it takes is some seasonings. Then you eat the tasty. We also did skewered veggies again. They are a work in progress but will be even tastier the next time. I'd like to do pork chops sometime, and Mike wants to do steaks and asparagus.

We have a little patio in the back, and we originally thought we could grill there. It turns out that since it faces west, it's a terrible place to grill unless you actually want to be baked in the sun. The driveway is too perfect. The garage puts us in the shade, and the overhang would keep the rain off if needed. There's plenty of room for chairs on the driveway. It's as close as it could be to the kitchen and front door of the house. With the doors open and screen doors closed, Miss Kitty can participate by watching us through the screen and meowing.

Stepping stones

Yesterday my dad and I put in stepping stones on the side of the garage. Now I can go through there and not get my feet muddy after it rains. Next Donald and I will plant something viney for ground cover. We're going to start with some ivy and see if it takes. It's on the north side and doen't get very much sun, but since I always see ivy growing under trees I think it will do fine.