[21 Dec 2009|02:07pm] kaleidoscope5 we got some new neighbors yesterday.  i saw them for the first time this morning.  two guys, who look to be about 25 years old, that are either stoners or just chain smokers.  they have a little baby laptop and one often sounds like he might actually cough up a lung. hooray for new neighbors. i already like them. post comment

[20 Dec 2009|08:47pm] boringramblings [ music | Taken on HBO ] yesterday i spent watching movies in the club house. i made a few new friends, those of which i don't remember their names. the power never came back on til 1pm today. last night i played circle of death with caity and her roommate. i made it to work this afternoon, but i was let go early. seeing precious with shauna tomorrow. seeing avatar in charolette tuesday. i might walk downtown in a few minutes. the roads are gross, but asheville is still pretty. i bet this snow will stick around through christmas. we got a lot. true, more than i'm used to seeing. brittany murphey died. sad? she was only 32. that's only 7 years old than me. i guess i always thought she was older. post comment

[19 Dec 2009|02:27pm] boringramblings we got over a foot of snow, and the power is out in my apartment. doin great. 1 comment|post comment

a week in the windy [18 Dec 2009|04:30pm] kaleidoscope5 this wednesday was quite possibly one of the most reverent funeral services i have ever attended.  it was fitting for paul's grandpa.  the man has translated the bible into two languages and has spent the majority of his marriage overseas doing missions with his wife in Bolivia and Nigeria.  i've had the chance to get to know him and to hear stories over the past few months since paul have been living in the carolinas.  i know that this has been a blessing to paul (and me), but i almost feel bad that paul's siblings didn't have the same chance.  to my knowledge, they haven't spent any significant amount of time with either sets of their grandparents...which breaks my heart a little because of how much i cling to mine. grandpa perry's passing was unexpected...complications with a pacemaker surgery.  it was hard for me, personally, because everything happened during the first time i have been away from paul since being married.  i didn't know whether to get an early flight home from chicago, or just to wait it out.  waiting it out ended up including driving with paul's siblings back to SC instead of flying home.  the road trip was an exhausting adventure, but a good opportunity to spend some time with them. david got sick the night before the funeral.  stomach bug.  aka...he spent all morning throwing up and didn't make it to the service.  kind of tragic.  that meant that i spent all morning running from place to place, picking up ginger ale and trying to make sure that he was doing okay by himself while everyone ventured off to the funeral/burial/luncheon.  poor kid didn't have his mom there...i didn't know what else to do. rewinding a few days, i went to visit my students in chicago.  they still make me cry in their cuteness.  i spent an evening visiting with taylor, a couple evenings with aaron, joe, and caitlin, and a few out in wheaton with paul's parents.  i have not missed friends like i miss this group of people.  at one point, the morning after a long night of whiskey and game playing, i realize that aaron is lap dancing me from the side, joe is practically mauling caitlin's boobs as she giggles loudly, and everything feels entirely perfect...right down to the lady gaga tunes playing from someone's laptop.  that short little scene was the closest i have felt to normal in months.  it was hard to leave.  really hard. at some point, probably not much more than a year ago, paul informed me that he had no desire to move from wheaton.  he loved it there.  today, he's utterly broken-hearted at the thought of moving back to the chicagoland area.  i wish i hadn't gotten so attached to people in chi-town.  i take that back.  i wish paul had gotten more attached.  north carolina is not where i belong.  i'm far too cynical and mean and vegetarian and liberal. post comment

[18 Dec 2009|07:22am] boringramblings [ music | TITANIC ] I was gonna see a big gigantic James Cameron movie today in Imax, but it's snowing. So I'm watching Titanic on my dinky tv. I'm getting me some Cameron today, I don't care. I'll be seeing Avatar on the BIG SCREEN Monday, so my money is not wasted. Also, my phone is kaput. Dead. It sucks not being able to get in contact with people. But it sucks even more not being able to know what time it is. Moriah came last night, it was nice. 2 comments|post comment

[15 Dec 2009|10:55am] boringramblings [ music | Outkast - Roses ] Got my grades back. 2 A's, 4 B+'s! woohoo. Changing the Oil in my car. It desperately needs it. I just bought my tickets for Avatar in Imax. Me and Moriah are driving to Charlotte. Yea, we are making it special. Gotta be at work today at 3:30. 3 comments|post comment

[14 Dec 2009|02:04am] boringramblings Rob and Coby were in a movie made by Derek, heh. post comment

[08 Dec 2009|06:13pm] boringramblings i made something that was casual into something serious. my mistake. i just wanted to see where things would go. And they certainly are not gone forever. John Kirtly is in town. I'm sleepy. I have a presentation and 2 papers to write, then I'm done. 1 comment|post comment

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