Update from Mitch

First of all, New York is getting warm, so I am looking forward to coming back to Seattle for a respite. I don't do well in the heat. It's my opinion that Seattle has some of the best weather of anywhere in the world, not too hot in the summer and not too cold in the winter, and to spend a week where I was raised and away from the NYC heat will not be taken for granted. Even with this, the thing I'm looking forward to the most is seeing my family: sitting by the lake at my parent's house reading a good book, eating a delicious dinner paired with a select wine with Susan and Terry (maybe a hike as well?), seeing fireworks on Whidbey Island with Gordon, Jean, and the rest, and giving each person in Rae's family a giant huge. Being so far from everyone, I miss all of these things that most people get to do on a regular basis.
I haven't gone into depth about my new job, and for good reason: I love it, but it's exhausting. I spend all day thinking about the copy I need to write or drafting emails that need to properly phrased, so the last thing that I want to do after I get home is sit down to a computer and write. I think it's my background in retail that causes me to get restless and encourages me to walk and spend considerable time on my feet when I have the time. The second reason I haven't told anyone about my job is that I get nervous about over sharing, especially on a website; I don't want anything to come back and cause trouble for me. Honestly, they're always keeping tabs on me and my actions. For instance, the moment I type the full name of my company my bosses will be alerted by Google Alerts with a hyperlink to this website, and I want to keep this private.

Some of the books I've read recently, since I know that's what's on most of your minds, are: The Book Thief, Misery, Tabloid City, Fall of Giants, End the Fed, The Lincoln Lawyer, and Then We Came to the End. I've omitted a couple of books that I didn't care for, but all of these have some appeal and I can recommend them without faking excitement. However, if you're looking for my favorites from this list they are The Book Thief and Misery. Awesome books. I've also been listening to a lot books, but I'll save that for a later time.

I miss you all, and I can't wait to visit. I actually keep a blog of my own; I don't think that it fits the parameters of what Alex and I want from this blog. If you want to visit it, please check it out: http://mitchkelly.tumblr.com/

Lots of love,

Mitch