upon returning....
i remember how good road trips and driving alone in the car can be.
traveling is what makes me tick.
i slept for a total of about 11.5 hours last night. whoah. i talked to erika and allie, finished watching "How Stella Got Her Groove Back" (which im embarassed to admit i liked), fell asleep around 10 only to wake up at 3am and go back to bed. didn't brush my teeth. again. i'm going to have such bad cavities. had such weird dreams... in which i was doing the german conference again (and actually attending this time) but had just returned from visiting Saudi Arabia the night before, in which i had witnessed a horrible civil war. and i was trying to tell people at the conference all about it, and they just werent interested. i was so flustered. i just couldn't seem to communicate my experience to them. i was trying to tell them something about the water there, the significance of crossing water during the fighting. then i was in this field, running like i was in a video game through a forest and out to a clearing. i was following someone - someone i didn't know - and trying to find out where they were going. i think it was still saudi arabia, but i'm not sure. but then i came to small river that was more like a long puddle, and i couldn't bring myself to jump it. i was so afraid i would fall. i turned back. then the last random part of the dream was being home and back in my high school, and some lady who worked there (i think it was my gay gym teacher, Ms. Morrell) was trying to invent a universal ring for cell phones, something everyone would recognize and relate to. and i was trying to help her. weird, very weird. maybe it's from being around allie and her cell phone all weekend ;)
in other news, i had such a genuinely good time in boston. allie and her family are so funny. they are such a Family, in the capital sense of the word. her mom is such a Mom, her dad is such a Dad, and her sister... well... has soccer legs!! hehe. i also met her kung-fu baby cousins, who, i have to admit, are indeed very cute. and crazy too. oh, and i got to meet the famous brigid, who rocked and even reminded me kinda of my old friend shannon maher. which is funny, because allie sometimes reminds me of Sarah and together me and Shannon and Sarah were "besties," as Alexis would say. haha. seeing kim and caitlin was cool too (even if we did have to eat at the BeerWorksaLicious because it was the only place allie could get into ;)
anyhow, it was just so nice to get away and really feel AWAY for once. i brought my work but didn't do any. instead we spent our days eating and shopping and drinking coffee at Diesel and watching movies... it was the relaxation i needed. and i know it sounds silly, but it's such a nice change to be in a home for once - somewhere where you know there is a full refrigerator and two cars in the driveway and where you know you will be looked after and taken care of. i realize how rarely i have that feeling, and i'm not sure why. i guess it's because i've spent my past few summers traveling and because i just don't go home that often.
p-town was fun too. we saw Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and it fucked with my brain in that amazingly inspiring way only good movies can do. i can actually say i am a *Jim Carrey fan* now. he was awesome. kate winslet also made me want to dye my hair blue.
hmmmmm....
well, it's beautiful day. i'm up and showered with a long list of things to do, Project being #1 on that list. i just can't decide whether to go into Red Hook and get my free white rabbit coffee drink now or later.
so many choices, so little time. sigh.
traveling is what makes me tick.
i slept for a total of about 11.5 hours last night. whoah. i talked to erika and allie, finished watching "How Stella Got Her Groove Back" (which im embarassed to admit i liked), fell asleep around 10 only to wake up at 3am and go back to bed. didn't brush my teeth. again. i'm going to have such bad cavities. had such weird dreams... in which i was doing the german conference again (and actually attending this time) but had just returned from visiting Saudi Arabia the night before, in which i had witnessed a horrible civil war. and i was trying to tell people at the conference all about it, and they just werent interested. i was so flustered. i just couldn't seem to communicate my experience to them. i was trying to tell them something about the water there, the significance of crossing water during the fighting. then i was in this field, running like i was in a video game through a forest and out to a clearing. i was following someone - someone i didn't know - and trying to find out where they were going. i think it was still saudi arabia, but i'm not sure. but then i came to small river that was more like a long puddle, and i couldn't bring myself to jump it. i was so afraid i would fall. i turned back. then the last random part of the dream was being home and back in my high school, and some lady who worked there (i think it was my gay gym teacher, Ms. Morrell) was trying to invent a universal ring for cell phones, something everyone would recognize and relate to. and i was trying to help her. weird, very weird. maybe it's from being around allie and her cell phone all weekend ;)
in other news, i had such a genuinely good time in boston. allie and her family are so funny. they are such a Family, in the capital sense of the word. her mom is such a Mom, her dad is such a Dad, and her sister... well... has soccer legs!! hehe. i also met her kung-fu baby cousins, who, i have to admit, are indeed very cute. and crazy too. oh, and i got to meet the famous brigid, who rocked and even reminded me kinda of my old friend shannon maher. which is funny, because allie sometimes reminds me of Sarah and together me and Shannon and Sarah were "besties," as Alexis would say. haha. seeing kim and caitlin was cool too (even if we did have to eat at the BeerWorksaLicious because it was the only place allie could get into ;)
anyhow, it was just so nice to get away and really feel AWAY for once. i brought my work but didn't do any. instead we spent our days eating and shopping and drinking coffee at Diesel and watching movies... it was the relaxation i needed. and i know it sounds silly, but it's such a nice change to be in a home for once - somewhere where you know there is a full refrigerator and two cars in the driveway and where you know you will be looked after and taken care of. i realize how rarely i have that feeling, and i'm not sure why. i guess it's because i've spent my past few summers traveling and because i just don't go home that often.
p-town was fun too. we saw Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and it fucked with my brain in that amazingly inspiring way only good movies can do. i can actually say i am a *Jim Carrey fan* now. he was awesome. kate winslet also made me want to dye my hair blue.
hmmmmm....
well, it's beautiful day. i'm up and showered with a long list of things to do, Project being #1 on that list. i just can't decide whether to go into Red Hook and get my free white rabbit coffee drink now or later.
so many choices, so little time. sigh.