Yay! Summer.

So much excitement!

I downloaded the new iphone operating system, thanks to my father, who called after reading about it in the Wall Street Journal. It IS better. He really should not feed my addiction.

I'm hopefully going to Chicago to solve our "visa problem" i.e. (name withheld) didn't deliver them. Called (name also withheld) with my list of questions and was told that all would be "no problem". Very casual, the Chicago (name withheld) customer service people. And again was told that missing passports . . ."that never happens" . . . and suppressed my urge to scream into the phone "but IT DID HAPPEN!" Therefore, they cannot use the word "never" anymore. They can use almost never . . . they can use seldom . . . but "never happens" doesn't work any more. But I told her to have a nice day instead.

Look children! This is why monopolies are BAD!

And I finally, after much hand wringing, moaning and reading endlessly "cnet" web reviews, bought a camera this afternoon. A Nikon P60, which I purchased for under $100. Yeah, yeah, yeah, it runs on AA batteries . . . but it has a viewfinder and a manual setting and a 5x optical zoom. And I could have spend the $229 on the Canon Powershot SX110 but I have to go to Chicago and I probably shouldn't sleep on the street. So the Nikon P60 will have to do. I think it's cute actually and just big enough to feel like a "real" camera and yet small enough to fit in my purse. "George" the Nikon D80 has not been invited on the India trip, due to his size.

And I started a new sweater yesterday. The pattern is simple to the point that I might find it boring, but so far it has been good television knitting. And now that I have a DVR I can watch "Venture Brothers" and knit away anytime I want. Love it.