How I Spent My Summer Vacation

What I've done since the last post:

--Bristol Renaissance Faire
--joined a pipe and drum band, Celtic Nations, as bass drummer
--performed at Irish Fest and at the Wisconsin Highland Games with Celtic Nations (the competition group in the band finished 6th/10 bands in their grade at WHG, which shows the caliber of people I play with--I don't compete, yet)
--Also got to see Donnell Leahy and Natalie McMaster at Irish Fest, and old friends 3 Pints Gone (one more round!), who have a new CD out and a new member (Col. Gaffneyis folks: James K. is no longer with the band).
--Traveled back to Chippewa Valley Technical College for two days of work in the clean room with my internship advisor--and got to stay with my parents and Allie the Wonder Pointer and Pud the big black cat
--Did more work on my internship--learned how to use a thermal evaporator
--worked for Target--I'm getting 36+ hours every week
--Lost the muffler off my van--it is getting fixed in a week and a half
--wrote an e-mail to the President indicating my support for the Public Option on the health care bill
--watched my church denomination vote to allow gay clergy (I'm still processing that, very carefully)
--took a few nice long naps
--read At Swim-Two-Birds by Flann O'Brien, and The Goose Girl by Shannon Hale, and am now re-reading the last four books in Diana Gabaldon's Outlander series, to prepare for the release of the new book in two weeks (I'm on a waiting list at the local library)

...and done lots of other things that I am certain I am forgetting right now.

I'll try to keep up better soon! It isn't like I'm never on the 'net...