i’m feeling very disconnected from my world – and by my world i mean what’s happening on my shows (forget about real REAL life, i definitely don’t have time for that, i’ve all but given up).  in the past, summer was a slow period full of reruns and movie rentals but in these times summer has turned into a season-full of reality tv programming.  there’s nothing good about what’s clogging up my dvr – but in dealing with my real world stress level rising by the minute (camp starts in 12 days!) and knowing that i can escape into other people’s fucked up lives is somewhat meditative.

in some ways the summer tv schedule is conducive to my summer lifestyle.  who am i kidding – i don’t have time to devote to scripted drama – you know, following story line and character development, twists and turns.  i mean, if GREYS was on now, i wouldn’t have been able to figure out that whole george as victim 007 story thing.  no way.  but SOUTHERN BELLES: LOUISVILLE – yeah, thats just about my speed.

saturday ABN and i went to MAKER FAIRE.  think county fair (i’m a fan) but instead of pigs and jarred jams, we’re talking robots made out of household products and a ferris wheel that people peddled to make it go around (note: people, not me).  the highlight was the diet coke and mento “fireworks” type display.  150 bottles, spraying this way and that.  pretty cool.  don’t be surprised if take the kids up to the roof, throw them into some trash bags and explode some soda at some point this summer.  how can a kid not love that?