Where I'd Rather Be

July 08, 2010

Where I'd Rather Be

It's been almost 100 degrees out for the past week. It was manageable out on BI last weekend... breeze, beach, Battlestar Galactica.

But now back in Somerville it's a different story. It's still 100 out but there's no wind, just sun. And they're repaving the whole Schrafft's parking lot, which means everything smells like tar.

Just such a lovely spot.

Was discussing this on getting in to work today with Pauler, and we both agreed that the day would be significantly improved if replaced with vast amounts of pool volleyball. With beer in little life preservers. And cheeseburgers. Brought to us by a mermaid (Pauler's suggestion).

When questioned how the mermaid would find her way to the grill and back (being a mermaid, I was thinking "multiple leaps through hoops"), he made it clear that we're talking about a floating grill here. Which has the con of being a volleyball obstruction. But the pro of being a floating grill.

You can't not make this face around a floating grill.

Posted at 03:31 PM in Food and Drink, Weather | Permalink

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