Jan 02, 2009 05:32
After a four month LJ hiatus, where to begin? meh, a list, easy. then some. Although I guess this will be more for my own future reference than anything.
-The move to Allston, sept. 1st
Free couches are great, moving them is a bitch. Moving was the right decision. love it here.
-The Colonel's wedding, October.
Great to see everyone. The gps leading us to the random dirt road in the middle of the woods in Nowhere, RI was a point of interest.
-Novemberfest, Royalston.
Yeehah. Was unusually warm for November. 10 people was a little cramped for the house. Will be great when the renovations are finished next year.
-Caroline's party, December.
Very nice. Was well fed and boozed. Couldn't ask for more. Got to see Worcester from train. Do not miss.
-Adam and Colin's visit, December.
First serious snow. Laughed at them for the 11 1/2 hrs it took on the bus to get here from New York. Continuous snow from Friday to Monday. Trudged to the Aquarium, favorite was the Cuttlefish tank. Otherwise, food, booz, + good times.
-Christmas, Texas
Same old. Got out to Lafonda on Main again in San Antonio. Something about that neighborhood, palm trees, unkempt victorian homes rotting into their lawns... a decadence that faded in the 1950's... and the best Mexican food I've ever had. etched in my mind, for all time.
-New years.
Wombat haus first, then to the Independent. then back. Fun at first, then annoying. Drunk. Couldn't sleep, so trudged back home at 5 am. bitter cold.
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Work ended around Thanksgiving. This was the most Beautiful Autumn I can remember. It was made better since I was able to be outside for most of it. Beyond that, it's been one of the best years I can remember. Perhaps the best of my life.
Now all that remains is the Winter; long, cold, dark. I used to like this season, now it's only a hardship. I guess that's the way it's supposed to be, a pause to explosive life, perpetual summer. Something to be endured, a period of time that gives context to everything else. I could never live in a place where it was warm year round.
I thought about applying for some other part time job for between now and March, but first Thanksgiving came, then Christmas, and then, well... it was already Christmas and what the hell, March is just around the corner aint it? meh. Besides, I now have the luxury of liking snow. I don't have to be anywhere. Just buckle down, get out my painting supplies, and begin to work my way through the 8 gig worth of Italo Disco music I recently torrented, and melt the time away. Could be worse.
then spring, beauty, growth