I have a mosquito bite on my face

I do. It's pretty annoying.

• Fourth of July weekend was a much needed respite from my daily schedule, complete with barbecuing, board games, and fireworks. This year I watched the fireworks standing in a crosswalk in Adams Morgan. The view was surprising good!


• Today I've been trying, with limited success, to de-clutter my room. Since I'm moving again at the end of the month, I thought it was time to finally unpack the last two boxes from when I moved a year ago. It's all the stuff I didn't want to deal with then, but dealing with it now isn't any more appealing. It's also laundry day... another chore that I hate.


• Later this week I'll be housesitting for some friends. They have three cats, so I'm kind of psyched about it! :) I miss having pets, especially since my mom's been emailing me photos of her new puppy.


• Still no job. Still trying not to freak out about it. I've mostly been successful, except for an embarrassing period this afternoon when I went in to full on panic mode. It's hard not to get a bit discouraged after five months of failed job hunting.

Hope everyone is well, and if you're in the US that you had a nice holiday weekend! :)