So Casey got mad at me for not updating in nine days.

That was last night. Today brought it to 10 days.

Lots going on, stuff happening. I went to a press event where I spoke with Jules Asner and her co-hosts forLife & Style, her new NOT-The View show that debuts Sept. 13. Kimora Lee Simmons is crazy, in a life-of-the-party kind of way. I think it will be an interesting show, actually. Check local listings.

And I got this brand-spankin'-new Dell laptop, plus a Kodak digital camera for a discount, as a birthday present to myself/from my parents. It wasn't needed, but it was wanted, and it will be put to good use. I can use it on business trips and at relaxing times, like now, when Casey's on her own computer and I'd be left with baseball on TV or Xbox or fantasy football draft preparation. (When, in fact, baseball is indeed on right now and I just may work on more draft prep and play a little Xbox later anyway.) I also intend to write more with this. Really. (You're reading, by the way, the first entry from the new computer.)

There's other stuff, too, to talk about, but I'm going to gloss over it right now and get back to it later this weekend. New apartment, in November, which is insanely cool. Can't wait.

But now for the fun stuff. You read my account of the Maine rafting weekend (last entry), but now here are some of the pictures. It seems disposable waterproof cameras have improved in the five years since I've used one. Here are a few shots.

Mt. Katahdin, do majestic. Maine's highest point, and your terminus for the Appalachian Trail.

Those are my feet in the foreground. We jumped in at a few calm sections of the river and just floated downstream.

Here, I float.

When she saw this one, Casey said, "You all look like you got off the short bus. Especially Bryan." He's the one in yellow.

So that's that. More fun in store this weekend, including softball tomorrow. Maybe I'll break in the digital camera, though I don't have a memory card yet, so it only holds about 16 pictures. I'm looking into starting a photo blog, so if that materializes, I'll keep you posted.