And you thought the party was over.

I have returned to the blogosphere!

(I'll wait until the wild cheering stops. Got it all out? Good, now I'll proceed.)

I actually nearly waited until next week to post something just to make the point that I've been busy and that my last post was from the start of July and now look, October! But that seemed like a thin, fairly nerdy excuse so I'm writing today, while I have time, which is not guarenteed next week.

I am going to attempt to list some of the things I've failed to write about in the past 11 weeks and I'm hoping to accomplish this in only a few paragraphs, but knowing myself, I'll probably start to ramble, get upset and stop with the promise of a later update. But maybe having written that I'll prove myself wrong.

Gauntlet thrown, self. Lets see what you've got.

Selected happenings:

• I went to Burlington, Vermont over 4th of July weekend and camped with my friend Merril. We stumbled upon the best spot in the city to watch the festivities: on a dock, near a live band, in Lake Champlain with ashes falling in our beers because the fireworks were litterally going off directly over our heads. This was absolutely the best no-plan 4th of July to ever happen to me. We read books, layed on the beach, did crossword puzzles and rode bikes everywhere.

• I also went back out to Colorado to see some old friends in one of my favorite states in this great nation. While there, I went on a Denver Cruiser Ride all over town with hundreds of other bike riders, lead-climbed my first route (5.9+, baby!) and spent many perfect hours with Wes Cables, my old partner in crime from Boulder days. This too was an excellent advenutre.

• Between those events, Ma & Pa Strull came to visit which was more fun than a barrel tanker-ship full of monkeys. They drove up on a Thursday, played through the weekend and then hit the road again on Monday. Wham, bam, thank you Cynthia and Dan. We rode bikes, we ate good food, we mixed and mingled with some friends and each night I tucked them into bed on the pullout couch matress which was on the floor for superior lumbar support. Bliss.

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  Also wedged into this amazing calendar of events is a Flaming Lips concert which was excellent because the Flaming Lips are excellent but also because only 7* people went to the show and that's pretty special since I'm sure they headline giant music festivals. They played great music and put on a really fun show, too.

*7 is a bit of a low-ball estimate. There were probably 200 people. But still...

In August and September I worked. I worked and worked and worked and worked and worked and worked. We have had a great season - maybe the best Fall we've had yet, but dang. Have we worked.

To end September, I grudgingly accepted the fact that I had indeed become the Berkshire Bachelor's winning lady...and you can read about that here. There's also a photo gallery, which is entertaining if you like awkward photos. You have to search around on the Transcript's page a bit. Good luck.

And in October, life shall resume. I will run, wash clothing, read, do dishes and, dare I write it, blog more!