I can't blame it ALL on my period and PMS, but I feel a lot better now. Confused? Welcome to my world. I'd call it a rollercoaster, but that implies there is a period of transition leading to my peaks and plummets. I guess it's more of a pogo stick.

And now for something completely different!

Summer is upon us, in full force! I started a calendar with all the stuff I want to see and do. I usually hear about movies or events, and make a crummy mental note, then forget about it. I realized something had to be done when not once, but twice I completely forgot to be somewhere with friends. How lame is that?! I'm turning into my dad already.

This is great because I can get email reminders (even mobile ones, if I ever go high tech), share events, and keep lists of movies I want to see, albums I want to get, whatever all in one place. I used to have an overstuffed day planner to handle these things, but it wasn't exactly working because mile-long links were hard to copy down accurately, and it's no good having a planner to remind you of things if you never remember to look at your planner.

Even so, I bet there is some way cooler, super streamlined way for me to do this. If you have suggestions on how, let me know.

Most of the events I found were through the City of Los Angeles Cultural Affairs Department site. They have a comprehensive listing of all the festivals, performances, and general fun happening in or around LA. Well, at least it's fun for nerds like me. I won't end up on The Cobra Snake by going to any of them, but I think I'll probably be better for it.

It just bums me out when I read about cool stuff that just happened in my neighborhood like three days ago, and I never knew about it. This way, I hope to be better informed, and remind myself to enjoy my life.