I'm going to use the blog as a temporary message board today:

- Once again, a great big happy birthday to you, Jewels! Hope it was a wonderful day, despite not talking with John Mayer this time around. Maybe it just skips a year... Oh, I forgot to put my underwear in the freezer!

- Dan Bertrand - dear, I received the message you left on my voice-mail just this morning. Shit, I missed your call, and all because I was napping! I'll try and ring you up later tonight, although it'll be about 10 p.m. your time...

- Less than two weeks until Adèle's cottage wedding. And there's still the laid-back bachelorette numero dos at a cottage in Renfrew this weekend! Phew, by the end of this summer and the five weddings I've attended, I should start to feel married, too.

- Exactly one week left until Manon and my birthday on August 16. Manon and I took the afternoon off and will have a leisurely twin lunch together somewhere, and then we're planning to have supper with close friends and maybe a drink at Chez Lucien afterwards. And for those who have lots of energy, perhaps some dancing at the Mercury Lounge later on? Manon and I will confirm with everyone soon. And in case you're wondering, I'm not attached to the idea of receiving gifts, so please don't feel the need to spend your hard-earned cash on me. And in case you're wondering, I love shoes, should you somehow feel like spending your hard-earned cash on me... Right, nevermind.

- A little over two weeks left until I depart from dear old Ottawa for a much needed break in Alberta and BC. I am aching for the two week vacation. Although I should be able to do this by sheer will, determination and meditation, being physically away will help clear my mind and allow me to rest more easily.

- Julie - you have disappeared off the face of this earth in the past few weeks. Can you pick up the phone, dial 325-2267, and give a sign of life? I miss you.

- I had a really nice quiet evening with Manon last night. Thanks for that, and for the ice cream cone...