(no subject)
today i went to work. le duh. we are finally in the swing of things, hosting our second round of volunteers. they are from aarp and provide me with much entertainment, such as the women who sat outside on jessica's front porch talking and ignored anything she asked them to do.
i am currently a runner. i hate being a runner. it is stressful. it is like dealing with children because you are constantly responsible for making sure everyone has what they need and getting it to them in a timely manner. it does not make me look forward to shuffling kids around in a car. also the roads are in incredible disrepair and it's enough to make me car sick. i don't get car sick. at least i haven't gotten a blow out yet. today i cleaned up a paint spill in the van, cleaned up shattered glass in the van, my ankles went out from under me on front steps so i fell semi-down the steps, and then i slipped trying to get into the van. so i got myself french fries and a chocolate milkshake for my first lunch from mcdonald's. today i decided that i like burger king more than mcdonald's. mcdonald's fries were not salty enough and they were limp and skinny. and the chocolate shake was not chocolate. burger king's fries were fluffy and salty and good and the chocolate milkshake was chocolate. burger king is just more expensive. tomorrow i refuse to get fast food. i just had to satisfy some cravings. i have been craving french fries more since i have been down here than i ever have in my whole life.
oh and also there was this rank steak or something that someone had thrown outside, onto the edge of a giant puddle at one site. it almost made me literally gag and if i had been around it a little longer, it probably would have. the flies were attacking it. and it was just so incredibly nauseating.
today the weather was actually cool in the morning! i read the weather this morning and it said it would be in the 60s and go into the high 70s but i didn't believe it because it is always so dang hot here. but it was indeed chilly and i did not sweat on the way to work today. in fact, there was no instance of dripping sweat today at all. holla.
then after work i was planning on going to a bike shop to get accessories for my baby that was far away. instead we found out that we had to go to a meeting, which sucked because a bunch of us had gone to a previous meeting in order to avoid going to this meeting. so i rode across town with emily and that was a mistake because emily likes to just take off on her bike and go. i do not. i like to take my precious time and i do not enjoy going in a straight line. i really enjoy meandering. but with emily i was pedaling my thighs off. although she would have had to wait for me if i slowed down because i actually knew where we were going. anyway, it ended up just being funny because she was taking everything very seriously and watching out for my safety and paying attention. it's good that someone does that because i was absorbed in the changing scenery of the city. the sounds and smells and sights. and i wanted to have one of those meg ryan moments in city of angels and lift up my arms and close my eyes, but not only did i not want to end up dead like her, i also do not have that kind of balance and if i wouldn't have died it would have ended up distastrous and incredibly painful.
then we went to a bar when we were looking for food, stumbled upon friends, and had a drink before the meeting. so for the meeting i was buzzed and falling asleep and laughed at the cms because they're goofy and i love them. j is from northern virginia and went to mason. he recognized my zip code and i was like "holla" and now he is my favorite for this fact alone.
then i got an oyster po-boy on the way home and brought it home and ate it and my day was complete and wonderful.
the sky was really pretty this evening while we were on the ferry and leo took a picture of the skyline for me.
i love where i am and i love what i'm doing. i really love my life and i'm happy.
i am currently a runner. i hate being a runner. it is stressful. it is like dealing with children because you are constantly responsible for making sure everyone has what they need and getting it to them in a timely manner. it does not make me look forward to shuffling kids around in a car. also the roads are in incredible disrepair and it's enough to make me car sick. i don't get car sick. at least i haven't gotten a blow out yet. today i cleaned up a paint spill in the van, cleaned up shattered glass in the van, my ankles went out from under me on front steps so i fell semi-down the steps, and then i slipped trying to get into the van. so i got myself french fries and a chocolate milkshake for my first lunch from mcdonald's. today i decided that i like burger king more than mcdonald's. mcdonald's fries were not salty enough and they were limp and skinny. and the chocolate shake was not chocolate. burger king's fries were fluffy and salty and good and the chocolate milkshake was chocolate. burger king is just more expensive. tomorrow i refuse to get fast food. i just had to satisfy some cravings. i have been craving french fries more since i have been down here than i ever have in my whole life.
oh and also there was this rank steak or something that someone had thrown outside, onto the edge of a giant puddle at one site. it almost made me literally gag and if i had been around it a little longer, it probably would have. the flies were attacking it. and it was just so incredibly nauseating.
today the weather was actually cool in the morning! i read the weather this morning and it said it would be in the 60s and go into the high 70s but i didn't believe it because it is always so dang hot here. but it was indeed chilly and i did not sweat on the way to work today. in fact, there was no instance of dripping sweat today at all. holla.
then after work i was planning on going to a bike shop to get accessories for my baby that was far away. instead we found out that we had to go to a meeting, which sucked because a bunch of us had gone to a previous meeting in order to avoid going to this meeting. so i rode across town with emily and that was a mistake because emily likes to just take off on her bike and go. i do not. i like to take my precious time and i do not enjoy going in a straight line. i really enjoy meandering. but with emily i was pedaling my thighs off. although she would have had to wait for me if i slowed down because i actually knew where we were going. anyway, it ended up just being funny because she was taking everything very seriously and watching out for my safety and paying attention. it's good that someone does that because i was absorbed in the changing scenery of the city. the sounds and smells and sights. and i wanted to have one of those meg ryan moments in city of angels and lift up my arms and close my eyes, but not only did i not want to end up dead like her, i also do not have that kind of balance and if i wouldn't have died it would have ended up distastrous and incredibly painful.
then we went to a bar when we were looking for food, stumbled upon friends, and had a drink before the meeting. so for the meeting i was buzzed and falling asleep and laughed at the cms because they're goofy and i love them. j is from northern virginia and went to mason. he recognized my zip code and i was like "holla" and now he is my favorite for this fact alone.
then i got an oyster po-boy on the way home and brought it home and ate it and my day was complete and wonderful.
the sky was really pretty this evening while we were on the ferry and leo took a picture of the skyline for me.
i love where i am and i love what i'm doing. i really love my life and i'm happy.