This is the view I get when I work from home. I don’t know about you, but this looks like an ideal working environment to me. I wish this was my life every day.

This place always makes me think of the movie “Mosquito Coast”, and makes me wonder how people made ice before freezer existed. I know there were ice companies in 1800s, but were they really shipping ice blocks so far away? I don’t even know how that was possible without refrigeration.

I feel too old to go dancing on weekends. This means there are virtually no friends around me anymore who would say “let’s go dancing” and make it happen.And I’m definitely not the one to initiate (I was never one, even when I was younger).

Beautiful night. Dry and comfortable. We walked through Central Square to get to the dining destination. We smelled hookah tobacco everywhere. We got outdoor seats and had yummy middle eastern food. Summer passes very very fast in this city. We try to enjoy those beautiful nights as many times as we can.

I go in to work later than many people. So naturally, I can only find a parking spot on the last floor (the roof floor). When I leave, most people have gone home already, and I’m often greeted by a sky like this.

There is this vegan restaurant/takeout place that is relatively new nearby. I have seen some raving reviews from my acquaintances, who are into yoga and vegetarianism, who often proclaim that they love their lives and talk about blessings, etc. on facebook. I avoided the place for so long. I watched people with yoga mats and dreadlocks walk in and out of it, while visiting the coffee shop right next to it.

Er yeah, so I didn’t take any photos today other than those of my dog. I wish I did because it was quite a day!

It was a gorgeous day. The temperature went up to about 80F. And it was bright and sunny all day. After breakfast and a quick swim, we (6 of us + the dog) took our canoes and explored the big lake. Most pretty shore lines and islands are private properties, unfortunately. We could not just dock anywhere. I have heard that owners would come running out and yell. Ha! It’s a very Libertarian state. We don’t want to get on the wrong side of them….

So we are on Squam Lake for two nights, three days. Our camp site is on a little island called Bowman. There are 4 camp sites on it, and that’s all there are. We load everything onto a canoe from the parking lot, and row for about an hour, to get to the island. There is a toilet, and logs are provided. That is it. No electricity. Now water source.

We are heading out tomorrow for 2 nights of camping on Squam Lake in New Hampshire. I have gone to this lake for camping almost every year since 2006. Interestingly, this has been the only place I have ever camped in my life. In other words, I don’t know any other style of camping.

Attended an emergency first aid class at work. It was an hour class. I came out of it even more paranoid than before.