Thrilling.

My life lately has been less than exciting, but here are some fun updates:

1. We have a dryer! It's awesome. It is particularly helpful as it is now rainy season and nothing would ever dry if it weren't for our lovely dryer. It is also especially helpful with addressing my (slightly) irrational fear of bed bugs as I can now throw everything I own in and kill any potential bugs that have attached themselves to my belongings.

2. I am mildly allergic to the local beer. I get congested as soon as I start drinking it. As I have had a sinus cold this past week and a half (thank goodness for the neti pot), I decided to lay off the booze and give my sinuses a chance to clear out. I went out on Saturday night, however, and couldn't resist the liter-sized mugs at the bar and went to bed much worse than when I started the night.

3. I failed at making creme brulee. That s*** is hard to do well! I tried, but it just didn't turn out as wonderful as it should have. It didn't taste bad (how could it, it's just cream, eggs & sugar), the consistency just wasn't right. Oh well, I'll be trying to make some chocolate chip cheesecake next. Hopefully that'll turn out better.

4. Apparently Illinois signed the DREAM Act into effect today! Awesome. Super good news to start the week with. And my gay friends can get married in NY. Yay for civil rights.

That's all for now. Happy August! USA bound in exactly one month!