hott in...so hott in hurr

So it's been about a million degrees here the last week or so.  It has been quite an adjustment being back in real place with real heat during the summer.  It would get hot in the mountains but usually we'd be near water in some manner or on the water and that made it bearable.  In Jersey it's just hot, no relief.

Which leads me to how we spent our Saturday: at the Jersey Shore...yes, the Jersey Shore...and yes it is nearly as ridiculous as your mind is imagining right now.  It took us 3 hours to drive a 1:45 hour drive because of traffic.  We also were headed to Ocean City which, is a little farther than the closest beach to Princeton but Miriam has a friend working their this summer.  Let's just say Ocean City is everything about New Jersey that makes me sick...amplified: lots of people, lots of gaudiness, lots of unnecessary SUV driving, and lots of unchecked consumerism.

I also got ran off the road by a tractor trailer last week...it was awesome.  It really makes me glad I don't remember anything about getting hit in September because I am sure something like this past week would make me not want to ride.

We saw The Dark Knight on Friday and it was out of this world good.  Heath Ledger's Joker makes Jack Nicholson's Joker look like child's play.  The movie was really dark but that just added to its awesomeness.  I really can't say enough about Heath Ledger's Joker, it was flawless.  He never broke character and the character he developed was classic.  Movies like this don't aren't normally Oscar worthy but Heath Ledger should get at least a nomination, regardless of the sentimental votes he will get because of his death.  Go see the movie...now.