Well, I've been living in the Coolidge Corner area of Brookline for almost a year now, and it's only really been the last few weeks that I've been taking advantage of that fact. For some reason, I've lost my dial-up connection at home, but then I remembered that I still have this Apple laptop from my best friend The Professor, and it's got wireless capability. And I live in Coolidge Corner, where there are several wireless "hot spots" to choose from.

I chose Panera because I like the whole bread and salad aesthetic.

But there's not much to report. There was a brief lull in the heat around the end of July and early August, but the heat has returned, and I'm back to my daily double bathing rituals. I had my three-day N/S weekend last weekend, followed by this past six-day workweek, and now I've got the Sunday/Monday combo (yes, I'm off tomorrow), . . . and my apartment still looks like I just moved in after Hurricane Katrina. But I'm slowly whittling down the enormous piles of laundry I moved with back in October.

Also, I recently dug out my PSP to play this stupid game called "Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords." It's utterly stupid, the music sucks, and I can't put the damned thing down. I am a MO-ron. In addition, I bought it for about fifteen bucks from Best Buy, but I obviously overpaid.

I've slowed way down in my reading, mostly because it's too hot and I have trouble concentrating. Plus I rarely get a seat on the train when I commute in, and I'm just exhausted on the way home.

The Sarah Conner Chronicles is okay--not great, but also not as bad as I feared.