July Thoughts

July goes much slower than June does. Oh sure, it arrives with a bang, several of them in fact, but it always seems to fizzle out with a dull "meh". There are usually 3 things to look forward to in July. Number 1: The 4th of July. That was a lot of fun that was. I got a lot of good photos of fireworks. Number 2: Baseball. The Mid-Summer Classic is coming up, and I can't wait. The All Star Game is being held in Anihiem this year and there are a lot of good players going. Ichiro and Cliff Lee will be representing the Mariners this year and both look to put up some strong numbers. I think Felix Hernandez should have won another appearance, but you can't always win. Evan Longoria did beat out A-Rod for the third baseman spot so that's good. Evan is one of my non-Mariners interests. Even if the Mariners aren't doing as well as I had hoped, I do like what the Mariner's Minor League teams are doing. The Rainiers are 5 games up in their league. There is some promising talent in these clubs. In the Rainiers alone they have Matt Tuiasosopo, who, even though had a horrible start up in the big club, probably just needs some years behind him to be really effective in the majors, Micheal Pineda, who is a kid with a wicked slider, and Greg Halman who seems to be able to command the bat at the plate very well. Then there are the AA and single A teams who also are doing well. Good things are coming for the future of the Mariners. Number 3 on the list of things to do in July is go on vacation. This is something I won't be able to do this year unfortunately. I have summer classes and Dad has surgery on the 30th. It is an interesting experience to go to summer classes. The campus seems empty, but the class is full. Weird. The weather is heating up and I hate it. I am so much more comfortable in the cold that I have to wear an Ice Pack on my head to get to sleep at night. I'm already taking all natural sleep pills, but I still need the cool air. I have 3 fans on me at night and it still isn't enough. I can't wait for them to invent a small, portable AC unit for single rooms. However, I can't even think about purchasing anything major like that until I can get a job. I have put out so many applications and resumes, but no bites yet. It is very discouraging. I am liking my summer class in the meantime. It is fun to work with film again, and very frustrating at the same time. I much prefer my digital. July turns into August, and I certainly hope it will be a cooler one than last year. It can hover around 65 degrees all summer if it were up to me. I get the second half of August and most of September off from school so I still get a sizable break. I hope I don't melt before then. Soon Football starts up again and I can't wait to get out on the field. I am missing the King County Jags this year, but do to financial problems, they aren't playing. So I have to wait until September. These are the "hold out just a little bit longer" months. I'm hot, sticky, and watching Star Trek. Just some July Thoughts.