Other Summers
Posted: August 4th, 2009 | Filed under: Sketches in Time and Space
Apparently Complex Fields takes summers off. The past three months have seen me offline for the most part, my fingers clutching at drywall and my own sweaty forehead. More stories to tell about this when time allows, but for now I offer a peek out one odd porthole of my rickety ship.
During brief breaks from the duststorm of renovation, I could check email or the dreaded Facebook on my meager data-phone device. Like many of you, my Facebook deck is stacked full of people from my hometown and high school days, people I haven’t seen in almost 20 years, who are up to very interesting and clever exploits in the town I might have continued to call home.
The relentless stream of unfiltered Facebook status updates, rendered across two square inches of LCD space as I caught my breath from time to time, gave me a glimpse into a summer I might have had. Surprising to me was that just about every post seemed to be about THE POOL. I haven’t visited a swimming pool in years (not out of principle or fear, mind you), but THE POOL seems to be a definitive part of the summers of my former classmates. Here, unfiltered for you, is a list of pool-related updates from my hardworking and intelligent former peers, who reside and work in Southerndom, all of which took place during my sojourn in the land of home-improvement this summer:
Trying to get 4 kids to agree on either the movies or the pool. Like trying to herd cats!
I am at Mom’s until tomorrow morning. Just hanging by the pool today if you want to stop by.
is at the pool!
So far I’ve been working on the pictures from yesterday, but heading to the pool after lunch!!
predicting: best day of summer today. kids at VBS, I am getting fresh back-to-school hair, then a final school friends pool friends marathon afternoon. The life. 
had a wonderful relaxing day. A couple of hours at the pool and dinner with friends, who can beat that?
can’t believe her kids are in the pool after all day at the water park. They are fish!
spent too much time pretending to be Martha Stewart this morning, and is now going to be late for the pool!
IS INVITING ANYONE WHO DOESN’T ALREADY HAVE PLANS FOR THE FOURTH TO THE POOL. FRIDAY OR SAT. WE WILL BE THERE. HOPE YOU CAN MAKE IT. CALL OR EMAIL ME FOR DIRECTIONS AND TIME. ALL ARE WELCOME.
spent 13 hours at the pool with the Shxxxxxs over the past two days. Life is good.
thinks it is hilarious that a person would choose to sit by the pool right where the kids come down off the slide and complain when they get wet. Some people have not common sense.
Order of the day: laundry, clean house, Ice Age III, Austin to play golf with his dad, grocery store, pool, and RELAX. Yes, I can relax through this busy schedule because the kids will have fun. (And I will too!)
school day friends are pool day friends!!
Karen, who all is in for the pool tomorrow?
heading to the pool, with Things Fall Apart in hand.
Went to pool yesterday with thinksmart by dr. Robert restek and sirens of titan by vonnegut. Only finished one.
is mixing it up today. Reading my World Lit books AT the pool.
Enough of that–I’ve got to go to the pool and then play some pong. I also painted a chalkboard on my garage wall this morning for ping pong tournament brackets and other antics. Busy day!
I’m really mixin’ it up today. Going to Karen’s pool instead of my own!
I’m supposed to go to first Friday at the pool, but the thought of make-up, organizing an appetizer, and more possiblity for rain. I’m melting, melting, melting . . . .
is cocktails at the pool = serenity.
does NOT like to see my students at my pool!!! BOOO!
Jazzercise: Check. Stay at pool until sun goes down: in progress.
is the pool’s biggest fan. loving this day.
is having a beer by the pool. ?
Saturday agenda: workout, ping pong, pool, Kevin’s party, beers, books, happiness!
My kids are fighting over a holey ziploc bag in the pool. Can they start school without me?
is FBing poolside like a lazy bum & watching Chris teach Tootles to swim….I wanna see if he’s got mad teachin’ skills like I do!!! LOL!!
Awesome morning at the park, gonna hit the pool later if the sun will come out. I mean, xxxxxville…I’m in love with you.
is almost feeling too lazy to get up and go lay around the pool. Friends, THAT’S what you call lazy.
Ahhh,day off, about to mix a Bloody Mary, the US Open on the tube, hitting the pool later…that’s not a bad day at all right there!
OK, is the sun coming out so I can be lazy around the pool later or what? This gray skies routine is seriously tired. Come on, sun, let’s do this.
is sitting at pool with friends and thankful we are not working today
is calling all dance familys. come join us at the pool or just drop your girls off for afternoon. call me for directions. 901-xxxx
is trying to wake up. gotta get moving so we can get to the pool this afternoon.
just finished making homemade chicken salad. Getting ready to take the kids to the pool and then it’s off to Durham tonight to watch the USA baseball team play Canada with all the kids.
just finished frying fish and hush puppies for my husband for father’s day. Off to the pool, then chicken salad for dinner and VBS tonight for the kids.
is thinking, now we really have a problem. Every one of kids except Axxx LOVES the diving board at the pool. Glad we got in some swim time before it started to rain. Now they should sleep well.
is getting ready for church and then off to the pool. I’ll get school work done tonight……Maybe!
On the way to church, then home and to the pool. Got to get some papers graded at some point. We have school on Memorial Day.
New hair style, new color, mani, and pedi. What a relaxing way to spend the day. Oh yeah, Cxxxx took the kids to the pool and I didn’t have to go………WOW!