Mediocre people do exceptional things all the time...
Sooo, my Boston trip ended up being about 18912489 times longer than anticipated. Hence the prolonged absence. I was there for FIVE DAYS, which was way longer than expected, but it was fun and stressful all at the same time. I think we may have found a place - it's not finalized yet but we're going through the process and whatnot right now. Spending so much money on an apartment still puts knots in my stomach, but we wanted to be in an area that we could be excited about and in a room/building that wasn't falling apart. I think we also just were getting really exhausted by the whole process and so we were like "okay, okay, this will work." My nerves are starting to get the best of me about next month, but I'm also starting to get really psyched. The "turning point" for me came when Alicia and I were eating an AMAZING Mexican dinner at a restaurant in Harvard Square, and all of a sudden the entire place like ERUPTED into this MAD CRAZY SEA of cheers, hoots, hollering, etc. I was like, "WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON, IS EVERYTHING OKAY?!?!" Turns out it was just that the Red Sox had scored. At that moment I was just like, "You know what, this might be a fun place to live after all." Kind of a random anecdote, I know. But I definitely am already starting to fall in love with the city, especially since we were able to explore so many different parts of it over the course of our apartment hunting.
On another subject, I've been really concerned about my best friend from school lately. I haven't really talked to her since early June, which is UNHEARD OF for us. We've texted a few times, but she hasn't returned my last few. I know she was having some school/family problems and she joked about "running away from home" of sorts, and I'm pretty sure that's what's actually going on. Granted, she's 21, and last time I talked to her she was staying with different friends/family members in a series of extended visits, but I'm just really concerned about her. I know she's been going through some tough stuff lately, and I just hate not being able to contact her. Her cell is broke (except for texting), so I can't call her, and she hasn't been on facebook in weeks (SOO unlike her). I don't know who she's with, so I don't know of any other ways to get a hold of her, and I just really want to check in and make sure she's okay. She's pretty much my other half, the only person who I can confidently say knows me better than I know myself, and it's just killing me not being able to get in touch with her. She has a tendency to go "MIA" and just try to escape from it all when things get tough, and she doesn't like to talk about the details of what's been going on, but I definitely know the jist of it. Anyways, that was kind of long-winded, so feel free to ignore this... but on the other hand, if anyone has ANY suggestions at all, I could definitely use them.
And finally, on a lighter note... Big Brother THIS SUNDAY. I'm wayyy more excited than I should be about this. Delightfully wonderful trash TV at its finest. Last summer was pretty badass though, so it might be hard to top. The awkwardness that IS Julie Chen will undoubtedly come through though, if nothing else.
On another subject, I've been really concerned about my best friend from school lately. I haven't really talked to her since early June, which is UNHEARD OF for us. We've texted a few times, but she hasn't returned my last few. I know she was having some school/family problems and she joked about "running away from home" of sorts, and I'm pretty sure that's what's actually going on. Granted, she's 21, and last time I talked to her she was staying with different friends/family members in a series of extended visits, but I'm just really concerned about her. I know she's been going through some tough stuff lately, and I just hate not being able to contact her. Her cell is broke (except for texting), so I can't call her, and she hasn't been on facebook in weeks (SOO unlike her). I don't know who she's with, so I don't know of any other ways to get a hold of her, and I just really want to check in and make sure she's okay. She's pretty much my other half, the only person who I can confidently say knows me better than I know myself, and it's just killing me not being able to get in touch with her. She has a tendency to go "MIA" and just try to escape from it all when things get tough, and she doesn't like to talk about the details of what's been going on, but I definitely know the jist of it. Anyways, that was kind of long-winded, so feel free to ignore this... but on the other hand, if anyone has ANY suggestions at all, I could definitely use them.
And finally, on a lighter note... Big Brother THIS SUNDAY. I'm wayyy more excited than I should be about this. Delightfully wonderful trash TV at its finest. Last summer was pretty badass though, so it might be hard to top. The awkwardness that IS Julie Chen will undoubtedly come through though, if nothing else.