Kat Malone, CAM

Today is groundbreaking day for America's first spaceport.

Having recently seen Star Trek, that's all I can invision... a sort of Space Odessy 2001.. only more technologically advanced. And cooler (Space Odessy is the worst movie I have ever seen). I've always been a space nerd (geek?) so I was really excited to come across this. If I make it out west next year then I will definitely visit the site. I find it interesting that amid all of this economic turmoil, endeavors such as this can still take off and keep on rolling. Only in America :)

Though it's years down the road, I can't wait to see it completed and actually in business. Perhaps in my lifetime it'll be affordable to take a ride into space....

I had the past two days off and they were dreary and cold. Well, I say cold. I'm expecting to walk into a heat shield of 85o with 95% humidity down south. Instead the day I go into the city it's in the 60's and looks like it's going to pour any second. At least the rain is warm back home, unlike here!

Now that I'm back in the office it's nice and mid-70's. Of course :) But I'm not complaining- I've got the windows wide open and a great breeze coming in that oddly enough doesn't smell at all like the ocean. Boy I'm gonna miss this when it gets cold....

Wanting to break out of your usual work, eat, sleep routine this week? Check out some of the stuff going on in the city!

American Craft Beer Festival- June 19-20, tickets $40/session (2 total)

Museum of Fine Arts- free tickets June 21

New England Clambake- cruise to Spectacle Island every Thursday for an authentic clambake! $75/ticket

Joe's Jazz and Blues Festival- free kick-off concert of a week long event! June 20 @ 2pm-9pm, Somerville

Bacardi B-Live- June 18 @ 9pm, tickets $10, House of Blues

A Midsummer Night's Dream- June 20 @ 7pm, Babson College

Life is Good festival- June 20 @ 11am-5pm, free, Boston Common

I think I see a trip to the House of Blues and Museum of Fine Arts in my near future...

I first visited Modern Pastry last summer after a company dinner in the North End (Boston). Let me just take this moment to say, you don't find stuff like this back in Virginia! It was just like stepping back into Europe. Between the gelati, fruity concoctions, cheesecake (my weakness), cannolis, cookies... yeah I think the first time there I bought half the shop. At least it seemed like it.

Now that I live a 10-15 minute walk from it, I go there pretty frequently. Their creme brule is to die for. :) If you're in the area, definitely stop over and check them out. They're tasty and reasonably priced!

Modern Pasty is 1.7mi away from Harborview at the Navy Yard, Charlestown's premier waterfront living!

Our leasing office opens at 12 and the parade started at 12:30. I told our other leasing agent that I would probably step out to take a few pictures. They closed Charlestown at 11am and blocked the road that leads to our office. Needless to say, we closed until 2 and we were able to see the entire parade.

I'm pretty sure we saw about 18 different candidates running for either Council or Mayer, 8 bag pipe companies, 4 drum and bulge corps.... it was a long parade, but fun! The gathering point for everyone in the parade was down at the Navy Yard, on 1st street, so as I was walking to the parade I got a sneak peak of everyone that was coming up.

All this week on talk radio, they've been saying Bunker Hill day is just a holiday for the union workers. I don't really care- I liked the parade :)

I really want to know how to join one of these period groups, I'd love to get dressed up for stuff like this!

This parade happened about .3mi from Harborview at the Navy Yard, Charelstown's premier waterfront living!