summer 2008
i have no idea why i started one of these besides the fact that i am bored and wanted a place to post surveys and bad poetry (ohnoetry!) where they wouldn't bother anyone.
and maybe i need a place to ramble and rant too now that my boyfreind of the last 3 years graduated and moved to california and is now my ex. we still talk, but only once every week or so. i miss him a lot but i'm happy he got out of connecticut and is having a good time.
it really was the worst time for him to leave though. my parents are recently divorced and we had to sell our beautiful house in colchester, so we're currently staying at my grandparents' in portland, ct while we search for a new place. my grandfather is a cranky old bastard who still treats my mom like she's a teenager, telling her when we can and can't go out, and my brother and i can't have company over because he's embarrassed of the cramped living quarters. it is a little cramped. my mom and i are sharing bunkbeds and my brother lives in a pantry, but don't feel too bad for him, the pantry has cable. Still, neither my brother nor i have cars (he's 16, i'm 20) and the absense of people our age to hang out with is taking a toll on us. so far the real estate search has been dissapointing. all the houses in our price range are falling apart, and the apartments are all either too expensive, or won't take dogs (we have a puggle, and in fairness my brother is more likely to trash the house than he is). So needless to say, everyone in my family is a little tense, a little depressed, and a little crazy at the moment.
i'm the lucky one i suppose because 33 days from now i will move back into my dorm where i have no own bedroom and i will see my family once a week (an increment in which they are easy to love). still, the time is dragging by because i couldn't find a summer job and really have no social life. it's been nice to have a chance to read for pleasure, but i am dying to be back at eastern and busy again. i stage manager at the harry hope, which along with classes, keeps me pretty busy on it's own, but i will finally be turning 21 right before i move in and am looking forward to being able to go out to the bar with my roomates.
i'm also pretty fortunate to be going up to vermont on sunday to spend the week with my best friend, robin. we won't be doing anything too crazy because we're both poor, but we are going to see my favorite band, gogol bordello, in concert, which will be the high point of my summer, and any time spent with robin is worthwhile. i miss her.
-Michelle
and maybe i need a place to ramble and rant too now that my boyfreind of the last 3 years graduated and moved to california and is now my ex. we still talk, but only once every week or so. i miss him a lot but i'm happy he got out of connecticut and is having a good time.
it really was the worst time for him to leave though. my parents are recently divorced and we had to sell our beautiful house in colchester, so we're currently staying at my grandparents' in portland, ct while we search for a new place. my grandfather is a cranky old bastard who still treats my mom like she's a teenager, telling her when we can and can't go out, and my brother and i can't have company over because he's embarrassed of the cramped living quarters. it is a little cramped. my mom and i are sharing bunkbeds and my brother lives in a pantry, but don't feel too bad for him, the pantry has cable. Still, neither my brother nor i have cars (he's 16, i'm 20) and the absense of people our age to hang out with is taking a toll on us. so far the real estate search has been dissapointing. all the houses in our price range are falling apart, and the apartments are all either too expensive, or won't take dogs (we have a puggle, and in fairness my brother is more likely to trash the house than he is). So needless to say, everyone in my family is a little tense, a little depressed, and a little crazy at the moment.
i'm the lucky one i suppose because 33 days from now i will move back into my dorm where i have no own bedroom and i will see my family once a week (an increment in which they are easy to love). still, the time is dragging by because i couldn't find a summer job and really have no social life. it's been nice to have a chance to read for pleasure, but i am dying to be back at eastern and busy again. i stage manager at the harry hope, which along with classes, keeps me pretty busy on it's own, but i will finally be turning 21 right before i move in and am looking forward to being able to go out to the bar with my roomates.
i'm also pretty fortunate to be going up to vermont on sunday to spend the week with my best friend, robin. we won't be doing anything too crazy because we're both poor, but we are going to see my favorite band, gogol bordello, in concert, which will be the high point of my summer, and any time spent with robin is worthwhile. i miss her.
-Michelle