Adventures with Dr. Lady Cutie Troublemaker

You may have noticed that I am not driving to Cape Cod right now. I caught that, too. It kinda bums me out, actually. I have a friend at work who has a house there, and she generously offered it to me since she knew I was a bit on the broke side (a bit – hah! – actually, I’m MUCH more broke now than I was when she offered). Anyhoo, I found out last week that the plumber came across some problems when readying the house for the season, and unfortunately, that meant no trip for me… at least not now.

Pondering this unfortunate state of affairs, I decided to take Jeep up on the roof. I have taken to semi-daily trips up there with Maggie since the weather has improved, but Jeep has been very interested in sitting in the window, and she even escaped up the stairs when my upstairs neighbor and I returned from yoga last night. She used to go out on the deck all the time in Bloomington. So I put on the little kitty leash and off we went. As we reached the roof, I felt something warm on my arm. And so we wandered back down to my apartment at a brisk clip, I released her, and I washed the pee off my sweatshirt sleeve.

Sigh.

I sure hope my luck changes… a lot. At least there’s karaoke tomorrow night, and it’s FREE. I’ve been looking up good duets to do. Oh, and I get to meet Kristin’s parents tonight, which should be cool. I’ve recently started referring to Kristin as my "boyfriend" since we hang out all the time. It’s good for us, as fellow recent dumpees who want to have lives, but who aren’t exactly on the make just yet. I hope my boyfriend’s parents like me! 😛

Hey look! They are filming a real movie in JP. Wonder if I’ll run into any Amy Poehler and Will Arnett in Zon’s or something.

Menupages + Googlemaps = Menumaps

You may recall my obsession with Googlemap mashups, although it’s been a while. The genre has been a bit overdone, and it’s been a while since I found one that seemed worth sharing. This one mashes GMaps with Menupages, a site I’ve shared before. I like it for its one-page menu pdfs – much better than prose opinions for deciding if your potential restaurant is affordable and in tune with your current hankerings.

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Update: Jon points out a pretty big flaw in this mashup. I have made a comment about it on the blog for Menumaps, so maybe it will be fixed soon. Until then, consider this recommendation "pending."

My iTunes situation is beyond fucked. I began with one medium-sized problem, and I’ve grown it into a mammoth problem. If you consider yourself an expert on iTunes in any capacity, please consider reading this Ask MeFi thread, and if you have any ideas, please contact me. I’m in dire need of tech support, and I’m running out of ideas. You will sense my frustration in my last few comments.

Despite trying to pretend that I am now well, I remain rundown and conjested. I had planned to join a photo mob at the marathon, but instead, I opted for a movie in bed. I picked Closer, a small ensemble piece directed by Mike Nichols. There are exactly four characters in this film, none of them particularly likable (despite some great performances). And yet, there was just enough humanity within each of them for me to keep watching. It was a fairly harrowing choice for a person like myself who has recently survived a breakup. This film renews my feeling that "breakups happen" remains about the most cruel and trivializing phrase in the English language. I’d be interested in hearing if anyone reading this has seen it and has an opinion about it.