01.14.03
It’s
snowing in comic-strip land
I’ve decided that my eye doctor’s
building is the coolest one in the city. It
looks like it belongs on the beach…it’s got huge glass windows and high
ceilings and it’s just neat. And
it’s a good thing I enjoy it, because in about two hours, I’m off for my
second appointment in as many days.
So where have I been since I last
updated? Around.
I’ve been doing my cathartic writing in TOD, which is a catch-all for
ideas instead of just a diary. Now
don’t get me wrong; I’ve been thinking
about updating So There for months. I
just haven’t moved on that thought until today.
So why today?
Well, it’s exams again, and if you know me, you know that I always
update profusely during exams. I
didn’t have one yesterday, don’t have one today, and really should be
studying for the three I do have, starting with Stat tomorrow.
Instead, I’m going to take some time out of my busy schedule to…do
this.
But the biggest reason for this update
is that, tragic as it is, my cable modem’s down.
We’re doing construction, which is loud and annoying, and they cut
my cable. I could cry.
We’re trying to get it fixed within a few hours (dad’s going stir
crazy, too), but there’s no promises. Which
means, of course, it could be days
before you see this live.
Does anyone even read this anymore?
The bulk of the emails I’ve been getting are for some UO shard that
apparently shares a name with my site. Whatever.
I’ll keep writing until everyone I know tells me to stop.
I’m stubborn that way.
So what’s been up?
Lots of shit.
I haven’t updated since before the musical…October 24, I think.
(Remember - I can’t check
because I can’t get to the Internet. Waaaah.)
Since then, we’ve had the play, Thanksgiving, Pageant, swimming,
Brunch, Christmas, my birthday, and exams. Well,
there’s more to it than that, but those are the big points.
In brief:
The play was fun.
Not as cool as Dolly, but fun nonetheless. The
cast party at Carolyn’s was a blast too…singing and dancing and eating
really good popcorn. What could be
better?
Thanksgiving was anticlimactic, as
these things tend to be. All I
really remember was having an English paper due the day after we got back.
Bad idea, yes.
Pageant was fine, except that I got
screwed. Seniors always have parts
– angels, kings, etc – and for some reason, Fate decided to drop-kick me
behind the scenery because I was playing flute for two songs.
If I’d known this, I’d’ve not agreed.
If anyone had made any effort to fix things, they could’ve been fixed.
But whatever…it’s in the past. I’m
going to be pissed about it forever, because that’s the way I am, but it’s
done.
Swimming’s been fine…I miss David,
don’t feel totally motivated, and would rather just go to sleep than go to
practice. Fine.
It’ll be over at the end of February.
Brunch was Brunch.
I mean, I’ve never been a particularly huge fan of Brunch, and I’m glad
that I never have to see another one again.
This year, the theme was ‘Willy Wonka,’ and I knew months in advance,
and I didn’t care, and Scooby Doo was way better, no matter how much the
Juniors will disagree. That being
said, I got a cool hat just for being a Senior girl.
Sweet.
Christmas break was wonderful.
I spent most of my time with people not from school – Christine, Stine,
Devon, Andrew, Aaron, Alex, Gentry, Elissa (who is from school, but…), Trip,
Rob, N ed, and even Jeff, who I saw a full one time. Gentry,
Aaron, Andrew and I went out to explore the James River Gorge a few days after
Christmas…I hung out at Rob’s while he and Ned and Jeff played guitar and we
all sang (pure magic)…I saw Trip once, which was lovely, though less than
I’d’ve liked……another round of urban caving…I went to the Team lockin
at Peak on New Year’s Eve, even though I’m technically not Team (I’m just
friends with everyone who is). It
was a blast…doing stupid stuff that we shouldn’t’ve been allowed to do,
running amok in the gym, and setting routes.
Good times, great photos.
My birthday was also rather
anticlimactic, I suppose. I had a
meet that night, and eight hours of high ropes training the next day, which was
way more fun than the meet. We did a
rescue from the high course, which required cutting the rope that we were
hanging from. Now, I don’t know
how many of you climb, but cutting a rope, no matter what
kind of a safety system you’re on, is cause for serious alarm. Of
course, we were all perfectly safe, but it was alarming nonetheless.
I had a medium-sized gathering last
Saturday that was mainly for Team/Passages folk, with the three Collegiate
people that I see every day – Morgan, Carter and Kim.
This turned out to be an awkward mix for a variety of reasons, and I
don’t think many people enjoyed themselves that much. Still,
Rob played guitar and mandolin, and Kitz and Gentry played bass, and I got to
sing a little, so I can’t complain that much.
My parents were being unreasonable, as usual, and wouldn’t let me leave
the house to maybe do something more interesting…but that’s fine, too,
because I’ll be gone in eight months.
It’s about fucking time.
I should get going on those
applications, too. I’ve already
sent off my Davidson one, and I’ve got seven more to send off tomorrow.
I should really get on those.
As should I get on my Senior Speech and studying for those silly
exam-type things. Right.
So this is a rather short update, I apologize, but I’ll be around more often, I think. After Friday, I’m a second-semester senior, which means that I can justify slacking off all I want.
Well, maybe not all
I want, but a good deal more than I’ve been doing.
(Which is saying a lot, because I’ve not done much at
all.)