Aug 13, 2004 12:21
I don't think I have much to say right now but I know if I don't update it'll get away from me and I'll end up with too much to say. Nathalye, the exchange student we're getting from Quito, Ecuador, comes today at 5. I hope she's alright but I'm sure she will be. You don't get stupid people applying to spend a year away from home with strangers; obviously these people are strong, at least I like to think so. There are just a lot of parties coming up in the next week or so. It should be alright, so long Nathy doesn't get overwhelmed. But I'm sure parties in the US can't be that interesting as compared to parties in other countries.
Other than that this is a diary of what is and what can never be. I miss being in Australia, despite how anxious I got about things over there. It seemed like something troublesome was always on the cusp of the day, waiting to spill over. I never felt quite safe there, but I can't decide if that was a good thing or a bad thing. I liked being in control of myself, in control of what I did, what I said, my past. When people don't know your past, you can portray it any way you want to. I never lied, but it seemed that all the things I grew up with in the States were exotic and far away. I liked that, being the one that was always too far away.
Nina finally sent me an email. Judging from it I can't tell if shes doing better or worse. She's been sober for about three weeks, which is fantastic. I don't know and I don't care to expend upon it right now, it's not my life.
So anybody in the States hear those political commercials? The Republican National Convention has been pushed back by Bush so that it coincides with 9-11 better. Hey, way to capitalise on the pain and suffering of others, dipshit. If I knew someone who got killed, I'd personally head up there to paint the town with what I think of it. The nerve of some people. I hope that man has a heart attack or falls dead under some questionable circumstance. What happened to the good old fashioned assassination?