"you've got to soldier on. sometimes even the right is wrong."
Today was a weird day... I've been in a bit of a coma all day and now that I should be sleeping I feel wide awake. I think I need to stop drinking coffee... it hasn't become a daily habit yet, but I need to be careful. It definitely affects me. That being said I have to go into work early tomorrow so resisting the temptation will probably be harder.
Both of my headlights are out (as opposed to the one I'd been driving with for the last 2 months...) so I'm back to walking the mile to work and home again. It's good for me, but it's been hard losing those extra twenty minutes of sleep or dallying. I'm prone to indulging in lots of both.
The most exciting news is that I have 3 concerts to look forward to. Pat and I will see Moz with Keith, his British co-worker (which should be interesting!) @ the Pageant again in April. Lindsay, Dan, Maryl, Luvie and I will see Coldplay @ Riverport in July. And Nena and I are definitely going to see Travis in Cleveland in April, but possibly Chicago as well... Any excuse to travel will do, but it doesn't hurt that it's for Travis. Fran Healy is my pretend Scottish husband (admittedly one of many). lol, for the longest time my Facebook profile pic was of him and me and I loved the fact that old friends who knew nothing of my long-suffering single-hood thought that he was my significant other! After the twentieth inquiry about our relationship, I decided it was misleading, so I changed it;) Anyway, back to the point... Neners and I are very excited! We saw them in 2007 in Detroit and Chi-town. Detroit ranks amongst one of the best concerts I've ever been to, so I can't wait to see them again.
Today I was also rather nostalgic for Chile. Listening to Viva La Vida always reminds me of walking around Viña, particularly up Quillota passed Santa Isabel, the internet cafe and towards the Mall. I miss walking to the beach and watching the waves crash along the rocky coast before reaching the sand. God, I miss it... Today is another day I wish one could go somewhere simply by wanting it. If it were possible, I'd have been there today. After work, I danced Zumba, which is hilarious, but legitimately fun to do. The irony is that I never danced Reggaeton in Chile, but I know how to do it now. I'm surprised at how easy it is, that I can actually do it;) I think Gonzalo would be shocked, lol. I remember him asking me if I liked Reggaeton when I arrived there a year ago, and I had no idea what it was. Anyway, afterward, I made myself ensalada with cucumbers, palta(avocado), and I substituted red and green peppers for tomato. It was perfect... made me think of lunches with Señora Anita.
Last weekend, I flew to Minneapolis to hang out with Meg! It was so good to see her... I've missed her. We saw a production of The History Boys at her uni and it was without a doubt the best college performance I've ever seen. These actors were amazing. It was so good to see theater and have someone to dissect it with:) She also threw a party for me so I could meet her fellow Communications TAs. They were awesome and she is the happiest I've ever seen her, which makes me happy. I also helped her edit together a video for an Intertextuality performance she had to give, which I loved because it felt like we were making a movie:) She used me for her class by having me chat with her class and then answer questions in the classroom so they compare computer media communication with communicating face to face, which she thought would work particularly well with me as the subject because they don't know me. She asked them what sort of impression they got of my through chatting vs. through talking to me in person. We also watched Atonement and I was happy to be able to share it with someone I knew would appreciate it as much as I do. I'm still utterly obsessed with it, a year and a half after reading it and seeing the film for the first time. I've read plenty of books since then and nothing has elicited as much love from me, which is annoying;) lol, and I'm so mad because I can't find my copy with all my notes and thoughts and reactions. I know it was by my bed before I left for Chile... I remember specifically not bringing it because I didn't want to lose it and ironically, for all of that effort, it's missing. Oh well, I'll just have to buy another, I suppose. Right now I'm reading Watching the English, which has further clarified why I identify with that culture so intensely. The concept of negative politeness, a pathological desire to be unobtrusive, reserved nature as a result of a fear of being intrusive or too familiar. I'm only halfway through it. It's fascinating, if slightly on the dense side. I'm in the rules of work section at the moment and looking forward to reaching the rules of play and sex bits:)
Both of my headlights are out (as opposed to the one I'd been driving with for the last 2 months...) so I'm back to walking the mile to work and home again. It's good for me, but it's been hard losing those extra twenty minutes of sleep or dallying. I'm prone to indulging in lots of both.
The most exciting news is that I have 3 concerts to look forward to. Pat and I will see Moz with Keith, his British co-worker (which should be interesting!) @ the Pageant again in April. Lindsay, Dan, Maryl, Luvie and I will see Coldplay @ Riverport in July. And Nena and I are definitely going to see Travis in Cleveland in April, but possibly Chicago as well... Any excuse to travel will do, but it doesn't hurt that it's for Travis. Fran Healy is my pretend Scottish husband (admittedly one of many). lol, for the longest time my Facebook profile pic was of him and me and I loved the fact that old friends who knew nothing of my long-suffering single-hood thought that he was my significant other! After the twentieth inquiry about our relationship, I decided it was misleading, so I changed it;) Anyway, back to the point... Neners and I are very excited! We saw them in 2007 in Detroit and Chi-town. Detroit ranks amongst one of the best concerts I've ever been to, so I can't wait to see them again.
Today I was also rather nostalgic for Chile. Listening to Viva La Vida always reminds me of walking around Viña, particularly up Quillota passed Santa Isabel, the internet cafe and towards the Mall. I miss walking to the beach and watching the waves crash along the rocky coast before reaching the sand. God, I miss it... Today is another day I wish one could go somewhere simply by wanting it. If it were possible, I'd have been there today. After work, I danced Zumba, which is hilarious, but legitimately fun to do. The irony is that I never danced Reggaeton in Chile, but I know how to do it now. I'm surprised at how easy it is, that I can actually do it;) I think Gonzalo would be shocked, lol. I remember him asking me if I liked Reggaeton when I arrived there a year ago, and I had no idea what it was. Anyway, afterward, I made myself ensalada with cucumbers, palta(avocado), and I substituted red and green peppers for tomato. It was perfect... made me think of lunches with Señora Anita.
Last weekend, I flew to Minneapolis to hang out with Meg! It was so good to see her... I've missed her. We saw a production of The History Boys at her uni and it was without a doubt the best college performance I've ever seen. These actors were amazing. It was so good to see theater and have someone to dissect it with:) She also threw a party for me so I could meet her fellow Communications TAs. They were awesome and she is the happiest I've ever seen her, which makes me happy. I also helped her edit together a video for an Intertextuality performance she had to give, which I loved because it felt like we were making a movie:) She used me for her class by having me chat with her class and then answer questions in the classroom so they compare computer media communication with communicating face to face, which she thought would work particularly well with me as the subject because they don't know me. She asked them what sort of impression they got of my through chatting vs. through talking to me in person. We also watched Atonement and I was happy to be able to share it with someone I knew would appreciate it as much as I do. I'm still utterly obsessed with it, a year and a half after reading it and seeing the film for the first time. I've read plenty of books since then and nothing has elicited as much love from me, which is annoying;) lol, and I'm so mad because I can't find my copy with all my notes and thoughts and reactions. I know it was by my bed before I left for Chile... I remember specifically not bringing it because I didn't want to lose it and ironically, for all of that effort, it's missing. Oh well, I'll just have to buy another, I suppose. Right now I'm reading Watching the English, which has further clarified why I identify with that culture so intensely. The concept of negative politeness, a pathological desire to be unobtrusive, reserved nature as a result of a fear of being intrusive or too familiar. I'm only halfway through it. It's fascinating, if slightly on the dense side. I'm in the rules of work section at the moment and looking forward to reaching the rules of play and sex bits:)