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aaaaaaaah shit, it deleted everything again.
haven't written in a week, and for good reasons. let's start w/ last tuesday, july 20th, shall we? piano tuner came at 1. he did an ok job, but to my "trained" ear, he could've done better. he really should come back and retune the string he spliced that i broke, because it was destined to go out of tune anyway. and he did something to one of me keys, because it sticks real easy now. looks like i'm not going to call him again. still no word on dr. powell's acceptance, or dare i say it, non-acceptance to GS.
wednesday: today we were supposed to leave for the wedding in topsail, but changed our minds a couple days before. so had lesson w/ tamar, but dr. p couldn't have it on that day, so we scheduled it again for the next week. still no word from GS. as i was packing that night, i remembered an item my brother received from a friend for safe-keeping, or something. in today's "mature" society, it is regarded as childish, and not likely to be found in the hands of any other respectable person. but i found quite a good use for it. pokemon on game boy kept me entertained for hours on the long drives i encountered during the next few days. i played it on the 2 hours up to topsail, the 6 hours to greenville saturday to pick jeremy up, and the 5 hours back home. (don't ask me how we lost an hour: 2+5=7, not 6. i think the folks were wrong about it being only 2 hours.)
thursay: made it to wilmington where we were staying (because there really isn't anything special in topsail itself). didn't do anything that day but play me gameboy.
friday: very nice day indeed! saw me aunt carol and uncle bobby (me grandmother's sister and brother, and father of the groom). let's see, i think matthew is considered me great cousin, the son of me grandmother's brother. you figure it out. the wedding itself took place in a nice little chapel at 5, and the bride was beautiful (heather). it was a small wedding, close family and friends only (not that i had seen matthew, or his sister suzie, in YEARS). and after the wedding, we all headed over to this REALLY expensive-looking clubhouse in a myrtle-beach-like golf course housing development. it was decided that i would sit w/ the "younger people" so as not to be bored. by name, laura, kathleen, suzie (not me cousin), emily, and andy were cousins of the bride, and emily and andy are siblings. anywho, i had a ton of fun w/ them as the night progressed and the dancing heated up. yes, i, little timid mr. josh, danced a little, esp. w/ ms. emily. kathleen and suzie, i know, were under 21 (because they couldn't get anything straight from the bar), andy was 25, and emily is a rising sophmore in college, possibly a junior. but yeah: they tried loosening me up, but w/ my parents there, well...you know how it goes. but i only really danced alone w/ one person: emily, and that was a "final dance" after her cousins left and there wasn't really anybody else to dance w/. i didn't really care about me folks at that point, i just wanted to have fun. so we danced to some jazzy/pop song. it was nice. the reception (organized by heather's father, i believe), was very beautiful. the food was awesome. the dj was great. i had fun, and that sorta made me a little more content about going to GS. that evening at the hotel was awesome was well: i walked in, just after 11, and there were about a dozen ants on the table. and in case you didn't know: i really don't like bugs. but we packed everything and proceded to move to another room, but they couldn't procure a cot for me, so we got the presidential suite (oo la laa!!!). there were 2 twin beds pushed together for me folks, and i got the lovely and most comfortable sofa bed. there was a shower, large jacuzzi, 2 sinks, AND a private toilet. unfortunatly, we it was after midnight by that time, and we had to get up at 4:30 to leave by 5 to pick jeremy up at greenville by 11. and get this: if you REALLY want to know how much of a spaz i am, i spent a lot of time trying to make the bed neat and comfy, even though i was getting up in less than 4 hours!!! ah, sometimes i wish i were dumber. we ended up getting up closer to 5, though. and i ruined things: i felt sick, and i figured it was from lack of sleep, or something in the food the night before. so i tried letting it out the other end, for like..30 mins, still feeling like i'm bout to puke, but nothing happened. i went in the car and curled up in a cute little fetal position w/ jackets over me and slept on and off for 4 hours, sometimes for an hour, then 40 mins, then another hour. after the first hour, though, i felt a lot better. probably lack of sleep. (sorry laura, don't know how you can do it.) we got to GS just after 11, but apparently they held the awards ceremony on campus from 9-11. we didn't miss much though, just passing out the certificates of completion. we missed his concert while we were in NC. everyone keeps telling us that his bow broke during it, but he kept right on going, plucking, w/o a face change. everyone was SO proud of that. but I know the truth: he would've rather plucked anyway, and his face doesn't change ANYWAY unless it's to sneer at someone or take jest at their faults. but yeah...played me gameboy on the way back home, to realize that it's going to be a LONG HAUL once a month to get back home. i don't think we did much anything else saturday.
Sunday: went to mass, me 2nd-to-last mass here!!!!! i didn't play though; didn't know if i'd be back in time.
today: didn't do anything. got the folks upset, so we didn't go to the movies, which was fine w/ me because i didn't even know we were GOING. man, i might love me brudder, but it's nice when he's not around. that's not to say i didn't have me spouts w/ the folks while he was gone. in fact, practically all day thursday, while we were traveling, they were upset w/ me. but by the evening, she cooled down. really, i think it's lack of sleep. she goes to bed late, and gets up early. she watches too much TV, even though she thinks i watch twice as much as her, and she has to have everything her way, as i've told you before. and she gets mad when i make fun of pa for his loud, incessant chewing. GUYS: IT'S ME WORST PET PEEVE. DON'T CHEW LOUDLY AROUND ME. it makes me twitch and writhe in discomfort. i think he blames it on his dentures, but i don't completely buy it. she's either grown accustomed to it, or she doesn't care. but i DO. it's awful. he makes eating applesauce like being in NY while a road is under construction. it's AWFUL. and don't get me started on when he chews gum. it sounds like he's lapping up niagra falls in his mouth. in case you're wondering, i made fun of him today, and nan got mad, but that only lasted like 15 mins, so all is well...for now. i will probably elaborate more on the wedding, if i get enough people asking me about it. and i'm sure i'm forgetting something...but what else is new? so yeah..until later!
haven't written in a week, and for good reasons. let's start w/ last tuesday, july 20th, shall we? piano tuner came at 1. he did an ok job, but to my "trained" ear, he could've done better. he really should come back and retune the string he spliced that i broke, because it was destined to go out of tune anyway. and he did something to one of me keys, because it sticks real easy now. looks like i'm not going to call him again. still no word on dr. powell's acceptance, or dare i say it, non-acceptance to GS.
wednesday: today we were supposed to leave for the wedding in topsail, but changed our minds a couple days before. so had lesson w/ tamar, but dr. p couldn't have it on that day, so we scheduled it again for the next week. still no word from GS. as i was packing that night, i remembered an item my brother received from a friend for safe-keeping, or something. in today's "mature" society, it is regarded as childish, and not likely to be found in the hands of any other respectable person. but i found quite a good use for it. pokemon on game boy kept me entertained for hours on the long drives i encountered during the next few days. i played it on the 2 hours up to topsail, the 6 hours to greenville saturday to pick jeremy up, and the 5 hours back home. (don't ask me how we lost an hour: 2+5=7, not 6. i think the folks were wrong about it being only 2 hours.)
thursay: made it to wilmington where we were staying (because there really isn't anything special in topsail itself). didn't do anything that day but play me gameboy.
friday: very nice day indeed! saw me aunt carol and uncle bobby (me grandmother's sister and brother, and father of the groom). let's see, i think matthew is considered me great cousin, the son of me grandmother's brother. you figure it out. the wedding itself took place in a nice little chapel at 5, and the bride was beautiful (heather). it was a small wedding, close family and friends only (not that i had seen matthew, or his sister suzie, in YEARS). and after the wedding, we all headed over to this REALLY expensive-looking clubhouse in a myrtle-beach-like golf course housing development. it was decided that i would sit w/ the "younger people" so as not to be bored. by name, laura, kathleen, suzie (not me cousin), emily, and andy were cousins of the bride, and emily and andy are siblings. anywho, i had a ton of fun w/ them as the night progressed and the dancing heated up. yes, i, little timid mr. josh, danced a little, esp. w/ ms. emily. kathleen and suzie, i know, were under 21 (because they couldn't get anything straight from the bar), andy was 25, and emily is a rising sophmore in college, possibly a junior. but yeah: they tried loosening me up, but w/ my parents there, well...you know how it goes. but i only really danced alone w/ one person: emily, and that was a "final dance" after her cousins left and there wasn't really anybody else to dance w/. i didn't really care about me folks at that point, i just wanted to have fun. so we danced to some jazzy/pop song. it was nice. the reception (organized by heather's father, i believe), was very beautiful. the food was awesome. the dj was great. i had fun, and that sorta made me a little more content about going to GS. that evening at the hotel was awesome was well: i walked in, just after 11, and there were about a dozen ants on the table. and in case you didn't know: i really don't like bugs. but we packed everything and proceded to move to another room, but they couldn't procure a cot for me, so we got the presidential suite (oo la laa!!!). there were 2 twin beds pushed together for me folks, and i got the lovely and most comfortable sofa bed. there was a shower, large jacuzzi, 2 sinks, AND a private toilet. unfortunatly, we it was after midnight by that time, and we had to get up at 4:30 to leave by 5 to pick jeremy up at greenville by 11. and get this: if you REALLY want to know how much of a spaz i am, i spent a lot of time trying to make the bed neat and comfy, even though i was getting up in less than 4 hours!!! ah, sometimes i wish i were dumber. we ended up getting up closer to 5, though. and i ruined things: i felt sick, and i figured it was from lack of sleep, or something in the food the night before. so i tried letting it out the other end, for like..30 mins, still feeling like i'm bout to puke, but nothing happened. i went in the car and curled up in a cute little fetal position w/ jackets over me and slept on and off for 4 hours, sometimes for an hour, then 40 mins, then another hour. after the first hour, though, i felt a lot better. probably lack of sleep. (sorry laura, don't know how you can do it.) we got to GS just after 11, but apparently they held the awards ceremony on campus from 9-11. we didn't miss much though, just passing out the certificates of completion. we missed his concert while we were in NC. everyone keeps telling us that his bow broke during it, but he kept right on going, plucking, w/o a face change. everyone was SO proud of that. but I know the truth: he would've rather plucked anyway, and his face doesn't change ANYWAY unless it's to sneer at someone or take jest at their faults. but yeah...played me gameboy on the way back home, to realize that it's going to be a LONG HAUL once a month to get back home. i don't think we did much anything else saturday.
Sunday: went to mass, me 2nd-to-last mass here!!!!! i didn't play though; didn't know if i'd be back in time.
today: didn't do anything. got the folks upset, so we didn't go to the movies, which was fine w/ me because i didn't even know we were GOING. man, i might love me brudder, but it's nice when he's not around. that's not to say i didn't have me spouts w/ the folks while he was gone. in fact, practically all day thursday, while we were traveling, they were upset w/ me. but by the evening, she cooled down. really, i think it's lack of sleep. she goes to bed late, and gets up early. she watches too much TV, even though she thinks i watch twice as much as her, and she has to have everything her way, as i've told you before. and she gets mad when i make fun of pa for his loud, incessant chewing. GUYS: IT'S ME WORST PET PEEVE. DON'T CHEW LOUDLY AROUND ME. it makes me twitch and writhe in discomfort. i think he blames it on his dentures, but i don't completely buy it. she's either grown accustomed to it, or she doesn't care. but i DO. it's awful. he makes eating applesauce like being in NY while a road is under construction. it's AWFUL. and don't get me started on when he chews gum. it sounds like he's lapping up niagra falls in his mouth. in case you're wondering, i made fun of him today, and nan got mad, but that only lasted like 15 mins, so all is well...for now. i will probably elaborate more on the wedding, if i get enough people asking me about it. and i'm sure i'm forgetting something...but what else is new? so yeah..until later!