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So my little sister is in Australia again, this time she will be interning for her masters program for the summer. Unfortunately my international travel plans have been put on hold this year so I am envious of her. I am sure she will have a fantastic time. Things here are about as they always are, albeit a little bit cleaner and quieter somedays. I am rapidly approaching burnout so I went ahead and scheduled a week off which I plan to use laying about accomplishing as little as possible, though I do have to clean the house up a bit. My friendship with Carla is improving bit by bit and I remain motivated to ensure it remains that way. I nearly feel able to claim that I have forgiven myself, though there are still dark moments in my heart I am feeling much better. Tomorrow will be 7 months since we broke up. I had stopped counting.

In other unrelated but equally important news I bought a bottle of Macallan 12 year old single malt highland scotch whisky. It came recommended from a friend and co-worker so I figured it was a worthy investment since I have finished yet another bottle of the Glenlivet that I had been drinking. Initial impressions are good however and it was fairly reasonable at the local liquor emporium.

Oh well, off to watch more Babylon 5 and then to bed with me. I hope everyone is enjoying their summer so far, it is shaping up to be a scorcher here in good old Rochester.

Not a whole lot to say about this last week. A whole lot of stress filled crap went down at work that is mostly over with and doesn’t matter anymore. I spent time with Carla which for the most part made me smile, and even the bits that didn’t
make me smile were not that bad. I know we’ve got a long way to go but it feels like we’re laying a good foundation of understanding and trust that I hope we can continue to build on until we have a friendship that is even better than before. She showed me one of the ideas for the drawing I’m having her do for above the head of my bed and it’s really pretty. I can’t wait to see it done, her ideas for mixing up the media a little bit instead of just doing the ink and markers like she does for most of her stuff is really exciting me.

In other news that I’m sure no one cares about we bought a new vacuum cleaner for the house which I promptly filled up since our last one died about 2 weeks ago. It is amazing the amount of dust and crap that accumulates in this place with just the two of us living here. I sometimes wonder if one or both of us have a cloud following us around like Pigpen from ‘Peanuts’ that just sinks into the carpets or something. Oh well, stink cloud or not the house is once again mostly clean, though the front foyer could use some mopping and scrubbing to get all the salt from the winter bleh up.

So while I’m waiting for Carla to call me so we can figure out what we’re going to do today I figured I’d finally break into the bottle of Ardbeg I bought a few weeks back. My first impressions of the whisky is that it has a very similar nose to it as the Laphroaig, which is a super good sign. It’s a little less smoke initially but it certainly hits you. A touch of water brings out the smoke a little bit more. The flavours are a little bit more subdued than the Laphroaig but it finishes with a strong oak and smoke smell that crawls up the back of your throat into your nose where it lingers for a bit. All in all not a bad Islay malt. I’m very pleased with it. It is a lighter color than the Laphroaig, closer to the golden color of the Glenlivet that I’ve been drinking. For a 10 year old it has less burn that I would expect. All hail the Islay Malts!