this is... something: plainfield

This summer has been spent going out with friends in the cheapest way possible. If we go to a restaurant, I eat beforehand and, depending on the place, either buy nothing or an appetizer – it all depends on how guilty I feel sitting there. If we go to the bars, I drink at home, accept drinks from others (always making sure I watch the drink be made for safety!) and simply enjoy the company of my friends. For a nice day in the sun, a quick drive to Lake Berryessa. Instead of going to the movies for $10 plus snacks, I watch movies with the girls and eat ice cream. Though the summer isn’t technically ending for me since I’m not going to school this semester, it is coming to a close for others, hence this quick look back on the past few weeks since my last summer update.

One find of the summer… Plainfield. It’s a bar and a restaurant. It’s out in the middle of nowhere and is one of the funnest places I know of. It’s pretty much a biker bar with great food and an amazing patio out back. They have a stage for concerts and that game… horseshoes. It reminds me of Cheers – the type of place where everybody knows your name.

Now for the best part of the blog – my swollen ankle! No, I didn’t sprain it. No, I didn’t fall. I was bit by mosquitoes! TONS of them. As you can see from the picture, my ankle was huge. It hurt so badly. It was so swollen, you couldn’t even see where the bug bites were. It’s gotten much better now (three days later) but it’s still a bit itchy and not its normal size yet.