Well I am supposed to have my water meter tested and sealed by the end of the month... it is not looking too likely I tell ya! That will be my mission though today, as well as taking a nap, so lets see how I fare. Everyone is supposed to have water meters installed and sealed by the water company by the end of the month. Well mine have been installed for a year already, but I never had them sealed. My downstairs neighber warns that if I don't get it done there will be huge fines. I don't know if huge fines means $5 or $50 though.

Last night was the last Hover concert on the cascades. It was very nice since it was outdoors so I could wander around, visit with friends, etc. Just sitting and watching people sing has always bored me, unless it is Arto Tuncboyajian. With him it is just amazing to see how he makes all those noises you hear on his album. I recognized one of the singers from my trips to Jerusalem. He has moved here for the past year. Afterwards we went to have drinks at Cactus, a place with weak Mexican food, but good drinks, with two French women adopting kids here, Alex and Eli, plus two expats from Tblisi I had met two years ago by chance on their last trip to Yerevan. The French were great, and since they had a good sense of humor I of course had to give them a bit of a hard time for being French. The expats from Tblisi told us about Yerevan compared to Kiev, Prague and Tblisi and it was fascinating. They are very impressed with the changes and progress in Yerevan, and love the safety. I hope they will come more often. It is crazy I have not made my way to Tblisi yet, I will just have to stop procrastinating and do it.

Incidentally, notice how there are no mentions of the weather this summer? It is PERFECT! Almost every day it is 85-90 degrees, no humidity, and warm all night long (perfect for outdoor cafes). It is almost September and it is sad to see the summer coming to an end, and night falling earlier, but I must say everyone is quite impressed with this weather.