The essentials

Today's list:

-- Eye doc. Check.

-- Accessorize for daytime. Check.

-- Note first bared breasts of season on our little street. Small check.

-- Lunch at Blue Heaven. Mojitos! Check and mate.

-- Investigate Lemonade Stand Gallery across street, where McBride of Maskerville is holing up for Fantasy Fest. Fall in love with mask. Buy mask. CHECK!

-- Gallery-hop. Check.

-- Pool and siesta. Check. Yawn. Check.

-- Call from mayoral candidate thanking for donation. Check.

-- Call from Pier House canceling costume competition because of rain. Reluctant check.

-- Walk to Pier House during lull in rain to eat discounted dinner because otherwise they'd have thrown away hundreds of pounds of food. Double check.

-- Fight way home through throngs attending Toga Party at Sloppy's. Chuck.

-- Pool before hitting street again. Check!

-- Bed instead of late-night return to unreal world. Checkzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.