No June Gloom Here

Residents of Los Angeles have spent much of the past month bemoaning the "June gloom", which basically means, any weather less than 80 degrees in the second quarter of the year. Personally, as a guy who tends to break a sweat easily and likes any break from the sunny monotony, this is a welcome weather pattern, so no complaints here.

Yet, there's been a pleasant monotony to my own life, which has certainly impacted the frequency of my writing. Or, I should say, caused the infrequency of jotting down my thoughts. The word monotony generally has a negative connotation to it, but I don't use the term here in that way at all. Rather, the sameness of my life has been a sameness of satisfaction, where each day has been just as enlivening, enthusiastic, and energetic as the last.

This is due, of course, to L. Our relationship continues to grow deeper and richer, and we simply can't get enough of each other. Never have I been so endlessly ecstatic to see someone - and to be seen. We continue to find that we can do absolutely anything together, whether it's taking Z to the swimming pool, seeing childhood favorite movies in a cemetery, or celebrating her birthday in spectacular fashion at a 1920s inspired nightclub, the Edison Downtown.

This past weekend even featured our first trip away, where we made love in an actual bed for the first time (it had posts and everything), which is kind of comically absurd for a 35 year old, but due to a miscommunication with an ex-boss that actually left me without a bed frame (a minor anecdote not worth repeating here). We had an amazing time whitewater rafting on the Kern River with some fantastic coworkers. We jumped off a goddamned cliff together. We even had our first fight, a combination of alcohol and miscommuncation on both of our parts, but found that setbacks like these are minor, quickly forgotten speed bumps rather than full-blown car wrecks.

So, for all of those complaining about the June gloom, I say, try smiling for a change. There's nothing gloomy about this June. It's been a month of Mozart Moments.