...and it's September.
I'm not quite sure how that happened. One minute I was working in Florida, trying not to punch the new Lit Intern in the head and getting all worked up about having to leave all my new friends. Next minute I was at The Cabin with the Aged Ps, reading Dorothy Dunnett and playing Clue (its was Colonel Mustard four times out of five. What the hell?). Next I was home with two glorious weeks ahead of me.
I met up with HarvardGirl and Schinkel and Trebor and canoed. I accidentally (probably subconsciously on purpose for years of unrequited crushing) pitched Trebor in the lake when I slipped climbing out. We spent hours taking silly photos and laughing and playing Apples to Apples and watching the DNC (yes, yes, YES!) and lying with our heads on each other's stomachs and laughing in order: "Ha." "Ha ha." "Ha ha ha." "Ha ha ha ha." Etc.
Now it's September and I have four days until I go back to Princeton.
And so, without further ado, I present Things I Have Learned This Summer.

Things I Have Learned This Summer, Florida Edition
1) When play writing, DO NOT use direct address.
2) When play writing, DO NOT speak in cliches.
3) When play writing, DO NOT reveal everything about the characters at once. Allow for some mystery.
4) When play writing, DO NOT rush the ending.
5) When play writing, DO NOT write about dysfunctional families that aren't.
6) DO NOT shove the lettuce to the back of the drawer.
7) DO NOT wash your new towel with your black shirts, even if it saves money.
8) When play writing, DO open strong to hook the audience.
9) When play writing, the audience should be able to understand all that has led up to the ending, in hindsight.
10) DO chaperone couch cuddling.
11) DO yell "Go Home!" when about to be mugged. (NB This did not happen to me, but it did work, and Flatmate M remains un-mugged).
12) When play writing, DO say something old in a new way.
13) When play writing, DO say something new.
14) DO watch the Olympics.
15) DO go and watch Brideshead Revisited with people unfamiliar to the story. When they say they want to read the book, you'll feel virtuous.
16) DO go to goth parties, toga parties, game nights, goodbye parties, opening night extravaganzas, tiki bars, and evenings at the Ritz. It doesn't matter if you don't drink. If your friends are there, you'll have fun.
17) DO volunteer for tough jobs.
18) DO make friends with the photocopier, even if it turns out to be a double crossing hussy.
19) DO stay in touch with people and send them mail and ask after them.
20) DO NOT live in Florida. It's too hot.