Tuesdays

Yesterday was one of the best full days of summer to date, so instead of trying to leave the house just yet and make this one top it, which it won't, I'm going to sit here in front of my AC and write about it.

I spent the early part of the day at Peerless with my stepmom, stepaunt, and my cousins Graham, 6, and Dylan, 4. Peerless usually makes me anxious and overwhelmed, and I would much prefer to be at the Vic, but it was fun being there yesterday and being cool cousin "Yi-yy." My cousins are the cutest boys ever. I wish I took pictures. We played all sorts of pool games and had a picnic. They left in the early afternoon, and I stayed at the pool for about 2 more hours (all the day camps had left, so there was some peace) because the sun was high and my book (The Devil in the White City) has got me hooked.

In the evening, Moira, Kara, Caitlin, Jocelyn, Bob, and I went to a Saratoga Phillies game at East Side Rec. It wasn't a thrilling game, but fun regardless.

It was a Tuesday, so of course, this perfect summer day ended with a perfect summer karaoke night at the Alley. Lately I have been describing good karaoke nights as "epic," but I mainly do that to make the people who leave early or don't come at all feel bad. I use this a lot on my friend Jake who used to come all the time, but now works on a farm and wakes up early and lives in Greenwich, so he doesn't come anymore, and it's a shame. I don't really know why last night was epic. It's a sort of "you had to be there" scenario. Good thing that the few people who read my blog were! Bob stayed out! Ally (duh) and Dede came. Some Skidmore kids came. I sang "Allison" by Elvis Costello (for Ally). I also tried a new song: "So Far Away" by Carole King, and was apparently dressed well for it.



I did some "vintage" pop stuff (ie "Sk8r Boi") when the Skidmore theatre (loud) kids arrived. Two theatre majors told me I was better than Avril herself, so really my life is fulfilled now.

We met a lot of interesting characters.

The night ended with Ally, Dede, and I dancing on the sidewalk to "American Boy" playing in someone's pick-up on the corner of Circular and Caroline, our parting intersection.

Oh, Saratoga.