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i got sick of my own procrastinatory self, never remembering to take my old olympus camera to the shop to get fixed, so instead i went on ebay and bought a holga. it is coming in a few days. oh i am excited. mystery box. unpredictableness! i am a sucker for a cheap thrill.

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k and i want to go to the free boston pops concert at the outdoor hatch shell on the charles river on july fourth. they play stirringly patriotic music while the fireworks go off after 9 pm. unfortunately, everything i've read indicates that you have to get there at 9 am in order to get a spot on the lawn. harumph. well, depending on the weather, we may try it anyway. we are going to buy low beach chairs and a cooler and a sun umbrella and bring a blanket and dominoes and travel chess and books of crossword puzzles and frozen margaritas in a thermos and decadent picnicky things.

hmm. well, these are all things we will need for beach trips later, so i do not feel guilty about buying any of it. perhaps we will also go to tanglewood to see outdoor concerts. and also to my grandmother's lake cabin in connecticut. and to east beach in rhode island. oh! so many places. i am excited to do summery things, now that it really is summer.

k and i are also going to his family reunion in texas, august 2-3. i am a little apprehensive about intentionally going to where it is so hot, on my birthday (the 2nd). i don't want to be fussed over in front of all his extended family, but his mother is always so sweet about it and so secretly i am pleased with the idea.

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maryann, are you reading this? i wonder.