I don't know how long it's been since I posted but it feels like a long time. Here's a list of what's up.

1. Michael is cooler than cool. We've been seeing each other for four months now, and we are continuing to take it slow, not freak out, and enjoy spending time together. We had our first fight about two weeks ago and it was traumatic but at the height of the confusion and turmoil we were able to laugh together about what was happening between us and it all felt better again.
2. The new house in Tahoe is officially under construction. John (my brother who helped with the other house and then went off on crystal but is off the speed now) is leading this project with me and he knocked down a bunch of walls on Sunday. The plumber is coming tomorrow, the drywall/painter has given his estimate, and Kevin (my other brother the sober heroin addict) is doing the electrical work. Michael and I are doing the concrete counter tops in the kitchen, the vanity top in the bathroom, and the hearth for the fireplace. We're taking a how-to workshop on Aug 18th. This is a huge group effort with so many of the people I love. I'm pretty nervous because it's moving forward and I don't have an actual budget, plus I have SO MUCH shopping to do. Aaaargh!
3. I got promoted at work. To the horrible women who tried to railroad me out of the company last summer, this is my revenge. It's the living well. It's the top 10% performance review and the promotion to senior manager that is my revenge against those horrible women. Is it wrong that so much of my person wants to say 'eat me' to those horrible women? But let me take a fresh breath of air, expel the anger at the horrible women, and just stop to appreciate the people I currently work with. I appreciate them very much. I admire their abilities, their intellect, their self-awareness, and their integrity. Om. I am in a better place. But (vengeful if only for another moment) I know that what goes around comes around. So those horrible women better change their ways. Sorry. Om. Mutherfuckers.
4. Part of my job now is driving Web 2.0 technology adoption, so this blog thing must be tax deductible somehow, right?
5. Last weekend I went white water rafting on the South Fork of the American River and it was fun. This weekend I am hiking and climbing (with ropes and harnesses...please comment on my badass-ness) in Yosemite, supposedly a 14-hour ordeal. I am nature girl.

I am tired girl so even if there were a number 6 it would have to wait. So good night. May the road rise to meet you and all that.