irritation! and crocheting.
I am not normally this irritated, but for some reason, I feel like these four days in the company of my parents here in Quebec to be a terrible burden. Everyone is so passive-aggressive, and everything full of hidden meanings. My parents and I seem completely unable to break out of our old ways of treating one another.
It doesn't help that I am suddenly overwhelmingly lonely and missing Jesse. I know that it's just boredom that is making me feel so bad; if I was working and spending time with friends I wouldn't have hours upon hours to think about it. But without any intellectual stimulation, my OCD has plenty of free time to obsess over things.
I have been doing a lot of crocheting, I have almost finished my pair of mittens/fingerless gloves that go with the hat I recently made. It's exciting, because it means that I can start planning the matching scarf soon! I feel very accomplished in that regard.
I also taught myself how to knit using a couple of books. I announced this to my mother, who said, "You've always known how to knit." *rolls eyes*
It doesn't surprise me that as a child, I thought my cat understood me better than anyone in my family.
I can't wait for Sunday, I can't wait to be back in the States. Although there are so many things wrong with our country these days, it is still my home and I am still committed to making it a better place. And I am overwhelmingly grateful to have someone else in my life who is also committed to the same thing.
If I could stop having dreams where I am stuck as a character in the movie Mean Streets, that would be good too.
P.S. There will be a birthday party in Storrs for myself and Mr. Lloyd, on the 4th or 5th of December! All our UConn/CT friends are welcome to come - you know who you are! It is both a celebration of our birthdays and of my new job. We need to know now, is Saturday or Sunday better, and is Kathy Johns a good place or do you have other suggestions? I'd like to get people like Lena & Hassan, Nuance, etc. to go, so I can say hello, so if you talk to them, spread the word.
Amanda, if you'd like to go, you could come down on the commuter train and Jesse and I could give you a ride! I know it's farfetched, but I thought I'd send an invite in your direction!
Presents, while highly welcomed, are not a prerequisite for attending. I would like to see everyone before my departure, and care not if you have the money to give something. After all, my friends are going to have to get Christmas presents from me in July, as I am completely broke.
It doesn't help that I am suddenly overwhelmingly lonely and missing Jesse. I know that it's just boredom that is making me feel so bad; if I was working and spending time with friends I wouldn't have hours upon hours to think about it. But without any intellectual stimulation, my OCD has plenty of free time to obsess over things.
I have been doing a lot of crocheting, I have almost finished my pair of mittens/fingerless gloves that go with the hat I recently made. It's exciting, because it means that I can start planning the matching scarf soon! I feel very accomplished in that regard.
I also taught myself how to knit using a couple of books. I announced this to my mother, who said, "You've always known how to knit." *rolls eyes*
It doesn't surprise me that as a child, I thought my cat understood me better than anyone in my family.
I can't wait for Sunday, I can't wait to be back in the States. Although there are so many things wrong with our country these days, it is still my home and I am still committed to making it a better place. And I am overwhelmingly grateful to have someone else in my life who is also committed to the same thing.
If I could stop having dreams where I am stuck as a character in the movie Mean Streets, that would be good too.
P.S. There will be a birthday party in Storrs for myself and Mr. Lloyd, on the 4th or 5th of December! All our UConn/CT friends are welcome to come - you know who you are! It is both a celebration of our birthdays and of my new job. We need to know now, is Saturday or Sunday better, and is Kathy Johns a good place or do you have other suggestions? I'd like to get people like Lena & Hassan, Nuance, etc. to go, so I can say hello, so if you talk to them, spread the word.
Amanda, if you'd like to go, you could come down on the commuter train and Jesse and I could give you a ride! I know it's farfetched, but I thought I'd send an invite in your direction!
Presents, while highly welcomed, are not a prerequisite for attending. I would like to see everyone before my departure, and care not if you have the money to give something. After all, my friends are going to have to get Christmas presents from me in July, as I am completely broke.