i know tiff, too long.
i've been mostly drama free for nearly a month and it feels so good to return to my old ways. *sigh of relief*
i'd been pretty sick for a good while, and to the shock of those who know me best, i actually took days off of work. this is pretty much unheard of. but my grandma was about to hit me with her cane, so i thought it wise to abide by her laws. the doctor at the free medical clinic (yay no health insurance!) said i should be completely better by next week, and i think he's right. He also had an idea of my strange tongue disease from when i was in seattle, which is helpful if it should reoccur.
the best part about being sick is that it came at a perfect time....when friends and family have been out of town and let me use their vehicles. i don't know how i would have done it on my bike/using the bus. having a car was the best present ever. right now my parents are in the dominican republic (and by that, i mean an american resort where they will learn nothing about the DR), so i've been taking advantage of the ride and taking the pups out on TONS of hikes. i never realized how happy i am when i am out hiking with the pups until i started to do it more often and just craved to be done with work so i could go home and love them more. plus, it helps that it's been absolutely beautiful the past week or so.
last week i began my job at the bjc doing stage crew. it's seriously the best thing in the world. though my body was sore as a prostitute, i was in heaven. lately i've been put off with the whole cleaning business, but stage crew captured me immediately. i'm really looking forward to the next show, and have even been contemplating applying elsewhere to get more gigs. i'm really confused about what i'm doing work-wise....a work in progress i suppose.
the best news is that i'm going to do straight-talks next semester. this makes me so incredibly happy. i cannot wait to start.
yesterday, pashka and i went grocery shopping. as we were waiting in line, she began to tell me about her very talkative friend. apparently, she talks about her kids so much that all the other indians get fed up and leave. even though this women talks a ton about her kids, is a great cook, and beautiful woman, her fault is that she does not speak or read english correctly. for example, instead of saying loyalty, she'll say loy--all--ty. it amuses pashka. pashka offered to teach her english one day, and they began with c-a-t is cat. pashka then changed the first letter to 'm' and asked what m-a-t was. the woman responded "dog." :) pashka then explained that sometimes God is not democratic with intelligence. i was able to take a picture of pashka and will hopefully one day be able to figure out how to post pictures online. i'd love for everyone to see my friend.
the big news is that we found a third roommate who is moving in today and simon is moving out. simon and i have been able to spend more time together lately and i'm really glad b/c i'm going to miss him. despite his quirks that drive me crazy, i love him and have relied on his good nature through hard times. he's loyal, and lately, that has been a hard trait to come by. the new boy, nick, is very nice and i'm looking forward to starting a new relationship. when we were interviewing him, meghan and i had shane's nose scrath and jenny's ear rub in mind. we were tempted to ask nick if he would ever secretly video tape us. though we didn't ask, i think we'll be ok.
overall, things have been going pretty well. i've been on lots of little dates with friends, experimented with falling in love with gay boys, am SO pumped for gay giving, rediscovered a lost folk singer's power to re-evaluate, been blessed with friends that know just the right time to appear, had plenty of alone time to think, read more and more, completed season 2 of the l word (duh), voted, babysat for the cutest girl in the world (i'm stealing her next time), and just decided to have a new outlook on life. i'm making each day a good day.
i'd been pretty sick for a good while, and to the shock of those who know me best, i actually took days off of work. this is pretty much unheard of. but my grandma was about to hit me with her cane, so i thought it wise to abide by her laws. the doctor at the free medical clinic (yay no health insurance!) said i should be completely better by next week, and i think he's right. He also had an idea of my strange tongue disease from when i was in seattle, which is helpful if it should reoccur.
the best part about being sick is that it came at a perfect time....when friends and family have been out of town and let me use their vehicles. i don't know how i would have done it on my bike/using the bus. having a car was the best present ever. right now my parents are in the dominican republic (and by that, i mean an american resort where they will learn nothing about the DR), so i've been taking advantage of the ride and taking the pups out on TONS of hikes. i never realized how happy i am when i am out hiking with the pups until i started to do it more often and just craved to be done with work so i could go home and love them more. plus, it helps that it's been absolutely beautiful the past week or so.
last week i began my job at the bjc doing stage crew. it's seriously the best thing in the world. though my body was sore as a prostitute, i was in heaven. lately i've been put off with the whole cleaning business, but stage crew captured me immediately. i'm really looking forward to the next show, and have even been contemplating applying elsewhere to get more gigs. i'm really confused about what i'm doing work-wise....a work in progress i suppose.
the best news is that i'm going to do straight-talks next semester. this makes me so incredibly happy. i cannot wait to start.
yesterday, pashka and i went grocery shopping. as we were waiting in line, she began to tell me about her very talkative friend. apparently, she talks about her kids so much that all the other indians get fed up and leave. even though this women talks a ton about her kids, is a great cook, and beautiful woman, her fault is that she does not speak or read english correctly. for example, instead of saying loyalty, she'll say loy--all--ty. it amuses pashka. pashka offered to teach her english one day, and they began with c-a-t is cat. pashka then changed the first letter to 'm' and asked what m-a-t was. the woman responded "dog." :) pashka then explained that sometimes God is not democratic with intelligence. i was able to take a picture of pashka and will hopefully one day be able to figure out how to post pictures online. i'd love for everyone to see my friend.
the big news is that we found a third roommate who is moving in today and simon is moving out. simon and i have been able to spend more time together lately and i'm really glad b/c i'm going to miss him. despite his quirks that drive me crazy, i love him and have relied on his good nature through hard times. he's loyal, and lately, that has been a hard trait to come by. the new boy, nick, is very nice and i'm looking forward to starting a new relationship. when we were interviewing him, meghan and i had shane's nose scrath and jenny's ear rub in mind. we were tempted to ask nick if he would ever secretly video tape us. though we didn't ask, i think we'll be ok.
overall, things have been going pretty well. i've been on lots of little dates with friends, experimented with falling in love with gay boys, am SO pumped for gay giving, rediscovered a lost folk singer's power to re-evaluate, been blessed with friends that know just the right time to appear, had plenty of alone time to think, read more and more, completed season 2 of the l word (duh), voted, babysat for the cutest girl in the world (i'm stealing her next time), and just decided to have a new outlook on life. i'm making each day a good day.