correction

i have a correction to make to my previous post. it was actually 99 degrees that day, not 94.

blech.

today was much better, though. i spent the afternoon lounging in and around a private pool with one of the cutest, sweetest guys i've ever known. he told me that he likes me "a whole lot" and he totally doesn't care what i look like in a bathing suit. we spent the morning together, too. we colored pinocchio, watched a "mister rogers" marathon, and i got beaten at "go fish".

yeah, so nathan happens to be four years old. he is still holding the record for the highest quality male i've hung out with since i've been home.

a note on babysitting: it is amazing to be handed a check and not to have to immediately hand half of it over to the government.

a note on mister rogers: i love that man. i love that show. i love the cardigans, the little trolley that talks in bell chimes, the freaky lady in the weird parthenon house, feeding the fish, picture picture, speedy delivery, daniel in the clock, the mouse that makes rocking chairs, the cat in the tree, king friday, the "it's such a good feeling" song, and every single other thing that makes that tv show a delight. i watched it every day from 1985 to 1989. i wish i could still watch it every day. i feel like the world would be a much nicer, friendlier, happier, less-stressed place if everyone took a half hour every day to spend with mister rogers. forget UN negotiations, bring in pbs and the cute little man in the tennis shoes.

also, after spending four years with pittsburghites and being informed very vehemently that the show was a "pittsburgh thing", i was slightly excited to realize that the sign outside the dance studio he visited said "mellon bank".