Uh oh, guess what day it is! GUESS WHAT DAY IT IS! Huh?
Anybody? Come on, I know you can hear me. What day is it? Tell me what day it
is!
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| Hump Day!? |
Technically no. But it is the first Thursday of the new
school year and we all know what that means! That’s right folks, it time for my
first blog post of the year. Yes, my nation of loyal followers – all 3 of you –
can rest easy because I am back. You can now send away that eternal darkness
that was settling on your soul ; I am here and will once again shine some
beautiful rays-of-Brad into your life.
Oh it has been a while since we last met, and I have done a
lot in the past few months. I would ask how your summer went, but this format
really precludes any call-and-response sessions. Although if you want to,
please feel free to yell into your monitor all the things you did this summer,
preferably while you’re at work.
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| June15th was an exceptional Farmer's Market. June 16th I mowed the grass... |
I went back to Texas for the summer where the temperature
was often over 100⁰. And it was…Awesome! What did I do with my time in Texas?
Well, I installed a sprinkler system, taught tennis camps, drove a golf cart,
almost flipped a golf cart, saw the Rangers lose to the Astros, watched This is
the End, watched This is the End again, won money at a casino, went to
Shreveport then lost money at a casino, spent the night in a national park,
spent the night in a state park, went to New Orleans and heard some jazz, ate a
beignet, and drank a lot of latte’s; went to the beach for a week; went to
Austin for a wedding then ate some tacos and saw hipsters; went back to
Dallas and saw the Rangers lose again, ate some more tacos; then ended up
back in Iowa. Overall, not too shabby of a summer if I do say so myself.
This is obviously just the summary of the Cliffs Notes
version of everything I did. I know after reading that list many are probably
appalled at my outward level of social interaction all of this must have
required. Well don’t worry, I’m still the non-social butterfly I always was and
awkward situations still happen to me at an alarming rate. It’s like watching a
mallard duck trying to ride a bike; it’s strange for everyone involved. In
recognition of this, I decided to document everywhere I went to celebrate of
this achievement.
Here I am forgetting how restaurants work and mistakenly
thinking I am supposed to hold up the wall.
Then I decided to go for a bike ride but instead just stood
on the trail. I got confused and froze.
Of course I was hungry after this so I decided to eat again
which I believe is facilitated by starting at the store sign and then freaking
out once you get your food.
When I eventually made it to the beach I was saddened to
learn I would still have to interact with other people. There are an especially
alarming amount of children present at beaches.
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| "Um, go away? Or am I supposed to help?" |
And as I’ve documented before, I have no idea what to do in coffee shops. This time I
even brought along an honest-to-God barista and I still ended up like
this
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| I know I'm doing something wrong, just not sure what it is. |
So there you have it, a short pictorial history of my time
over the summer. I hope it was just as awkward for you as it was for me. I
obviously didn’t take those pictures myself (I haven’t developed that
superpower yet) so to those behind the camera I will simply say thank you. They went along in
celebration of all our awkwardness and made it a great summer to remember. I
hope everyone had a great time this summer and are ready for what this new
season will bring.
