Party Update

The Annual Horstmann Family Bash is not so annual anymore. For the first time in years the party is off. But don't get too sad, Compound field day is now officially on August 7, 2004. All are invited but make sure you have a team. So far we have: Team Horstmann, Team Boyfriends and (enter your team name here).

Summer Reading

Which one of these books should I read?

Maya Angelou, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Harriet Arnow, The Dollmaker
Bebe Moore Campbell, Your Blues Ain't Like Mine
*Lorene Carey, Black Ice, The Price of a Child
William Faulkner, Light in August
F. Scott Fitzgerald, Tender is the Night
*Alex Haley, The Autobiography of Malcolm X
*Lillian Hellman, Pentimento
Ernest Hemingway, A Farewell to Arms, For Whom the Bell Tolls
Carson McCullers, The Heart is a Lonely Hunter
Robert Morgan, Gap Creek
Toni Morrison, Song of Solomon, The Bluest Eye
Joyce Carol Oates, Them
John Steinbeck, The Grapes of Wrath/ East of Eden
Amy Tan, The Joy Luck Club
Ann Tyler, Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant, Morgan's Passing
Alice Walker, The Color Purple
Edith Wharton, The Age of Innocence, The House of Mirth
Eudora Welty, The Optimist's Daughter
Richard Wright, Native Son

Inspirational Quote: I saw this on my way home yesterday between 30th Street and Overbrook
"Respect those who Care"

I'm slow...

It's official, I'm crazy slow at painting. I've already spent over four hours on a picture that's only half a page and I still have to paint the background and the foreground. Now I've started a new painting because we've switched locations and I'm a little worried I may not finish it in my remaining 6 hours. Scary thought, I know.

Another thing I'm slow about it is doing my stupid SAT prep homework. I end up rushing to do it on the train home the night of the class or like yesterday doing it until the moment I leave. I always manage to do it all, but I have yet to master any of the vocab excpet the few words Sara quizzes me on. I end up spending my time on websites, like the garden state one.

Slow at: my book, my summer reading, my summer math, waking up, writing to people, getting ezpasses, as well as returning them, showering, making decisions, there's probably a lot more but we'll just leave it at that.

New! I've decided to leave you with an inspriational quote at the end of every post. Actually it probably won't be inspriational, but you'll live.

Napoleon Dynamite: Stay home and eat all the freakin' chips, Kip.
Kip: Napoleon, don't be jealous that I've been chatting online with babes all day. Besides, we both know that I'm training to be a cage fighter.
Napoleon Dynamite: Since when, Kip? You have the worst reflexes of all time.
Kip: Try and hit me, Napoleon.
Napoleon Dynamite: What?
Kip: I said come down here and see what happens if you try and hit me

The real official date of THE party

August 7th. Probably no earlier than 4pm. At the compound. If you are reading this, and have met a member of the Horstmann family in real life, that means you're invited. Dress: casual. Celebrating: Mary's college graduation, Anne's culinary school graduation, Steven's birthday, my dad's birthday (2months late.) Moved due to Anne starting her externship the following weekend. Bring your bathing suit if you want to swim.

August 8th. Compound Field Day. You've seen the events. Recently requested: sudden-death tennis challenge. First to 7 wins. Mary and Jane are already practicing for the talent portion. You should be, too. Events are not team-based, unless people decide they want to be. Teams proposed to me last night: Team Horstmann, Team Boyfriend, Team Bougie.... create your own!

Anne, you would be jealous

So, the Camden Riversharks set off fireworks every Wednesday and Friday home game during the summer. But somehow, I had never seen them before. But tonight, we were looking out the window, and there it was, fireworks!

First of all, they used a whole bunch of those ones that look like glitter falling from the sky. Second, it was a huge show! OK, not huge compared to the fourth or new years, but huge considering they do it twice a week all summer long.

Anyway, now we're going to have dinner parties in meng's restaurant on fireworks nights. That is, if he finishes building it before fireworks are over for the year.

filing desperately needed!

I desperately need someone to do filing so I can find the things we need to move. If any readers know someone responsible who is looking for 10-15 hours of work, to be done this week if possible, I am offering $10/hour utt. Please ask them to email me.

Jane, if I hear so much as a peep from you about how filing sucks, I will tell that story about the time in the car.

We got the new office!

Pobox World Headquarters is moving to chinatown. More details as they become available.

Only 3 items left to go on my 59th st. bridge song checklist.

Compound Field Day!

Many of you may remember a previous post in which we mentioned a compound field day. The day in which the Horstmann girls will prove once and for all that they are truly better than the rest of the world.
List of Preliminary* Events:
1. Three-legged Race
2. Sack Race
3. Water Ballon Toss
4. Egg and Spoon Race*
5. 100 yard dash
6. Tug of War*
7. BOMBARDMENT!

We may not be nearly as organized as Mitz, (Sacred Heart Gym Teacher, official organizer of field day) but we'll see how it goes. Coming to 908 Oak Ridge Road...August 2004.