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I saw the old westfield crew (ha, i don't say things like crew) yesterday. jpax and ebbs came to get me so we could all go to miranda's shower which was actually pretty fun, we basically claimed a corner and sat with brett (her husband) and talked and (frighteningly) won most of the baby shower games. i left my prize in jessica's trunk. i'm always doing things like that. they all seemed to like the hat, brett even more once he was made to understand that i'd actually knitted it myself. hehe.
after the shower, we took brett home and i met his cats who are very lovely and like to chase ribbons and tumbleweeds of their own hair. then we dropped off ebbies at home and i saw her mom for five minutes who looks the same except she let her hair go grey which i like a lot, it's pretty. then jessica and i went to meet steven and a friend from hazeldell for lunch which was fun. then they took me to see the new shopping place, an outdoor mall sort of place. we played in sur la table and then jessica got coffee and everyone used the bathroom at starbucks. once brett and manda joined us, she used it twice. i guess tiny elbows in the bladder will do that to a girl. ebbs eventually came too and we all talked and laughed until it was time to take me home. manda rode along because everyone else was too tired.
we got to bloomington without much difficulty, only a couple u-turns were necessary, despite the heavy fog. they came in to see the house and pee (manda again) and then headed back home. it was rather surreal to see everyone again, especially under the current circumstances -- the bat baby approaches -- but in general it was really nice and i hope i can do it again soon.
i told miranda i'd make colin drive me up there when he gets back to bloomington and that i would defenitely be up in november once the bat baby really does come. i feel like in one day we all managed to re-cement relationships that had been suspended for a long time. years actually. it was just a good feeling. i hope i can make it work out better this time, make a real effort to stay in touch and not lose these friends who are some of the best i've ever had.
today has been a less than excellent day. i was scheduled to work at 9 and got up at 8 feeling like i hadn't slept at all. i was dragging so much that christina sent me home at 10:15. so i missed the opportunity to spend more time in westfield with old friends because i had to come home and work...for an hour...gr.
after that, i came home and crashed on the couch, trying to nap. at first i couldn't sleep, no matter how tired i felt. eventually i dropped off only to be woken (the first of three times) by the smoke alarm that casey and matthew kept setting off while they were making lunch. obviously not really their fault but irritating none-the-less. so after a few hours or partially sucessful napping i continued to drag about, reading some, watching some dvds, etc. basically feeling sorry for myself that i wasn't having a good time with people and that i had nothing to do and was SO TIRED. and eventually, that sharpened into the pinpoint angst that accounts for most of my self-pity, namely, that i miss my boyfriend and if he were here right now he would be able to make me feel better but since he's not, i'm doomed to misery. obviously, stupid and not true, but some days are worse than others. what can you do.
hopefully tomorrow will be better. i work 3-close in the sandwich lab which might suck but at least it will occupy my time. and i can sleep in a lot which should help. so, on that hopefully note, i will sign off and wish you all a good night.
after the shower, we took brett home and i met his cats who are very lovely and like to chase ribbons and tumbleweeds of their own hair. then we dropped off ebbies at home and i saw her mom for five minutes who looks the same except she let her hair go grey which i like a lot, it's pretty. then jessica and i went to meet steven and a friend from hazeldell for lunch which was fun. then they took me to see the new shopping place, an outdoor mall sort of place. we played in sur la table and then jessica got coffee and everyone used the bathroom at starbucks. once brett and manda joined us, she used it twice. i guess tiny elbows in the bladder will do that to a girl. ebbs eventually came too and we all talked and laughed until it was time to take me home. manda rode along because everyone else was too tired.
we got to bloomington without much difficulty, only a couple u-turns were necessary, despite the heavy fog. they came in to see the house and pee (manda again) and then headed back home. it was rather surreal to see everyone again, especially under the current circumstances -- the bat baby approaches -- but in general it was really nice and i hope i can do it again soon.
i told miranda i'd make colin drive me up there when he gets back to bloomington and that i would defenitely be up in november once the bat baby really does come. i feel like in one day we all managed to re-cement relationships that had been suspended for a long time. years actually. it was just a good feeling. i hope i can make it work out better this time, make a real effort to stay in touch and not lose these friends who are some of the best i've ever had.
today has been a less than excellent day. i was scheduled to work at 9 and got up at 8 feeling like i hadn't slept at all. i was dragging so much that christina sent me home at 10:15. so i missed the opportunity to spend more time in westfield with old friends because i had to come home and work...for an hour...gr.
after that, i came home and crashed on the couch, trying to nap. at first i couldn't sleep, no matter how tired i felt. eventually i dropped off only to be woken (the first of three times) by the smoke alarm that casey and matthew kept setting off while they were making lunch. obviously not really their fault but irritating none-the-less. so after a few hours or partially sucessful napping i continued to drag about, reading some, watching some dvds, etc. basically feeling sorry for myself that i wasn't having a good time with people and that i had nothing to do and was SO TIRED. and eventually, that sharpened into the pinpoint angst that accounts for most of my self-pity, namely, that i miss my boyfriend and if he were here right now he would be able to make me feel better but since he's not, i'm doomed to misery. obviously, stupid and not true, but some days are worse than others. what can you do.
hopefully tomorrow will be better. i work 3-close in the sandwich lab which might suck but at least it will occupy my time. and i can sleep in a lot which should help. so, on that hopefully note, i will sign off and wish you all a good night.