Aaaahh... summer. What did I plan for June? Some writing and reading? I'm at the onset of six different books, have magazines open all over the house, haven't written anything at all. Ideas float in my head and then they evaporate in this 100+ degree weather. Plus, my laptop is being serviced and I hate to admit my dependency on it.
New Orleans highlights: laughing at Joey and Brenner; strolling down Magazine St. with Sherik and those adorable teal sandals I bought at Shoe-Nami; quintessential po-boys at Parkway Bakery and then stalking James Carville and Senator Landrieu; feeling like the third wheel on a date as Maw Maw Retta regaled Brenner with her local history; stuffed artichoke and fried shrimp at Franky & Johnny's; Kimberle cracking actually funny jokes in her kitchen where she had just whipped up an eggplant and shrimp casserole; Pepper's contempt for Reggie's energetic presence; hugging the so-very-happy Mrs. Swindle at her retirement shindig; sweating in the Marigny under banana and lime trees as the familiar aroma of boiled crawfish lingered with the notes of live, slow jazz.
Former colleagues present asked, "When ya comin' back home?"
Resident Alien.