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well, i suppose i don't use this forum that much anymore. that could potentially change now that i'm back into a semi-well-established routine of school and work, which includes a significant amount of time sitting behind a desk in front of a computer.
to share random bits of my life:
last night once i got off work i went to megan and debbie's. i love, love, love that they live here. a bus ride (or car ride, as debbie is quite generous) from my home, a 30-second walk from school. i'm so glad to get to spend more time with them and have a friend and peer at school whom i have a lot of ideas and experiences in common with. i love hanging out with their (now ELEVEN!) animals, as they just became foster parents to four new bunnies. i love how relaxed i am spending time with them, how little i worry, how contented it feels.
after they dropped me off i had initially planned to go to bed, but found three of my roommates in the living room (we now have disorientingly impressive digital cable) and we ended up having an hour-plus long conversation about school politics. impromptu strategizing over conflict and crises is what i, ironically, live for. i was commenting to friends last night that now, after almost a month of living in this beautiful house, i feel comfortable and at home. i have an enormous room covered in pictures of loved ones, with more than enough space (seriously - barb left approximately a dozen bookshelves) for my possessions and plenty of space for anne's kittens to play. the room is actually an addition to the house, with huge ceilings and a loft/attic space and a skylight directly above my bed so i wake up with (er, sleep through) the sunrise. it's attached to the kitchen so i also wake up to coffee grinding and laughter. my roommates are wonderful and sharing a living space with fellow seminarians (five out of six) and youth group advisors (four out of six) is phenom. i'm also happy and relieved to be somewhat splitting my time between the east bay and san francisco, so that i get to see all the people i love (that live in this small but exciting part of the world, at least) on a regular basis.
my boss just came by and asked me what i was doing this weekend. i mentioned catching up with a long-time high school friend (yes, old school yruu friends, leah brann now lives in san francisco and we had a glorious, dan-buzzell-accompanied reunion last week) and appearing in lingerie, fishnets, knee-high black boots and angel wings in in a political action. ahh, saturday in the city...
i am amazed, and really impressed, with how much more balance i have in my life right now. this doesn't mean that i'm still not experiencing that grand sense of "what the hell is life about? what am i doing, who am i being and why?" and combination of doubt and wonder that seems most appropriate for a young adult and seminarian. but i have a much more manageable workload, a much greater ability at setting boundaries and articulating my needs, and perhaps even a dose of good self esteem. not bad, not bad.
and next week i get to visit boston for a few days, in which i can't wait to spend as much time as possible with amelie and oliver and my family...
to share random bits of my life:
last night once i got off work i went to megan and debbie's. i love, love, love that they live here. a bus ride (or car ride, as debbie is quite generous) from my home, a 30-second walk from school. i'm so glad to get to spend more time with them and have a friend and peer at school whom i have a lot of ideas and experiences in common with. i love hanging out with their (now ELEVEN!) animals, as they just became foster parents to four new bunnies. i love how relaxed i am spending time with them, how little i worry, how contented it feels.
after they dropped me off i had initially planned to go to bed, but found three of my roommates in the living room (we now have disorientingly impressive digital cable) and we ended up having an hour-plus long conversation about school politics. impromptu strategizing over conflict and crises is what i, ironically, live for. i was commenting to friends last night that now, after almost a month of living in this beautiful house, i feel comfortable and at home. i have an enormous room covered in pictures of loved ones, with more than enough space (seriously - barb left approximately a dozen bookshelves) for my possessions and plenty of space for anne's kittens to play. the room is actually an addition to the house, with huge ceilings and a loft/attic space and a skylight directly above my bed so i wake up with (er, sleep through) the sunrise. it's attached to the kitchen so i also wake up to coffee grinding and laughter. my roommates are wonderful and sharing a living space with fellow seminarians (five out of six) and youth group advisors (four out of six) is phenom. i'm also happy and relieved to be somewhat splitting my time between the east bay and san francisco, so that i get to see all the people i love (that live in this small but exciting part of the world, at least) on a regular basis.
my boss just came by and asked me what i was doing this weekend. i mentioned catching up with a long-time high school friend (yes, old school yruu friends, leah brann now lives in san francisco and we had a glorious, dan-buzzell-accompanied reunion last week) and appearing in lingerie, fishnets, knee-high black boots and angel wings in in a political action. ahh, saturday in the city...
i am amazed, and really impressed, with how much more balance i have in my life right now. this doesn't mean that i'm still not experiencing that grand sense of "what the hell is life about? what am i doing, who am i being and why?" and combination of doubt and wonder that seems most appropriate for a young adult and seminarian. but i have a much more manageable workload, a much greater ability at setting boundaries and articulating my needs, and perhaps even a dose of good self esteem. not bad, not bad.
and next week i get to visit boston for a few days, in which i can't wait to spend as much time as possible with amelie and oliver and my family...