I am not a fan of feeling helpless, though I'm getting my fair share of practice these days.  A few key words just keep circling my brain... Alabama, my home, devastated, ravaged, destroyed.  Tuscaloosa, the city of my sister and brother, of aunts and uncles and grandparents and cousins, torn up.  Birmingham, Phil Campbell, Huntsville, Cullman... ( Read more... )

I finally put up a Christmas tree this week!  I still haven't decorated it, but I will do that tonight.  I've got the tree and a couple wreaths and lots of lights up.  My little house looks and smells mighty nice.  I have been really excited about getting a tree, although I actually just got really homesick once I did.  I missing being able to call ( Read more... )

I guess I really decided to drive to Birmingham on Tuesday, but I let myself believe it was just an option up until I left for work yesterday.  I got off a few minutes early and hopped in the car, making it to the theatre at 11:50.  Jen, my trusty spy, gathered movie going information so that my arrival was a complete surprise.  How wonderful ( Read more... )

It's 1:51 am, CST, and I am awake.

Fancy adjectives and colorful prepositional phrases have become an addiction, but the buck stops here.

The buck stops here?  What does that even mean?

While I'm avoiding this journal because I feel some neurotic need to impress you with my verbage, the days are flying by and my life is going going going.

So.  ( Read more... )

This weekend has been pretty great thusfar.  After work Thursday I ran home to grab a few things (including a letter from Jessica!), then headed to Cullman with Jeff, who is taking care of his pets this weekend.  We went to eat and then visit Noel her roommate Landon and their friend Josh; funtimes, as always.  Later Jeff and I headed home and went ( Read more... )

So this morning I have been more scatterbrained than usual, and it's highly frustrating.  A partner and I lead the discussion on a piece by Dante we just read in Literary Criticism- by lead the discussion, I mean the professor talked for 43 minutes before asking us to hash over any high points of the reading in our remaining seven minutes.  There's ( Read more... )

Clarissa Explains It All + The Adventures of Pete and Pete + Are You Afraid of the Dark + a big orange couch + an overflowing popcorn bowl + some of the greatest people this side happy?

My Saturday night was wonderful.  Yes, we had a SNICK night.  T.J., Lindsey, Graham, O'Brian, Jessica, Jonathan, and I got together at my apartment and watched ( Read more... )

Friday after class I headed to Birmingham; the drive down was less than pleasant because of traffic and construction, but I arrived safely, so I suppose the drive wasn't to bad after all.  As soon as I got there I met Tyler, Lance, Britni, Mark, Jennifer, and Melissa, and we were off to see Rent!  It was amazing, as was expected, and it affected me ( Read more... )

Wednesday night was a good night.  Upon Lindsey's suggestion, the four Mullen children decided to become drunken piles of cheap wine and skewed memories.  It was amazing.  Graham, Meagan, and I had class/school/work at 8 in the morning, but we decided anyway.  It was a bad decision.  It was a decision I do not regret.  I'm in love with my family.  ( Read more... )

I'm gonna be straight with you... I think I've had to much wine tonight.  It was not intentional.

Bo is not to good.  I called Britni and bawled to her for a bit, then Matt called me (which made me feel VERY special) and I talked to him for a bit, too.  I called Lindsey and told her; I hope that was the right decision.  The thing is, there's ( Read more... )