Sep 05, 2004 11:49
yesterday i read 'one flew over the cuckoo's nest'. i just imed nate to tell him that i was reminded of him; to clarify! one of the chronics in the book (or lifers, if you prefer 'girl, interrupted') is named 'ellis': a victim of Too Much Electroshock Therapy. and so! he spends the rest of his days nailed to an imaginary crucifix. so i wasn't really reminded of nate, so much as nate kept superimposing on this other ellis. kind of unsettling.
just after mass now, with the family milling around in the wake of my grandparents. lots of Utility this weekend; we built some shelves, and painted a room, and i sold some books. i'm looking forward to moving into the apartment, despite how comfortable it is here. despite the advice that i continually give my dad. it is hard to enjoy awesome full-family dinners with zwieback and split pea soup and home-canned peaches when i remember how wickedly things are going to change. but, things always change.
i hear my father explaining these things to laura, now.
anna stomping around.
time to leave, time for lunch.