so its been a while since i really posted...

[elvendoll]

...and i don't know if this entry will give the past few days justice, especially as my thoughts are not cohesive enough to make one continuous entry (yup, list time again)

• Friday night i got home to find the internet connection still down... the long story is that i spent two and a half hours on the phone with att broadband, over two phones, speaking to 5 people, two of whom were supervisors, and one of whom hung up on us (adam was helping juggle phones). in the end, i hung up with the promise that the connection would be up Monday. i then did my best to relax, put on a tested outfit, and headed off to the club. it was actually rather pathetic - for the first time in about two years, i was ready to go before 10 (yes, i think lack of internet had a lot to do with this : ) ). well, getting into the club, i remembered why going early isn't such a good idea - it was almost empty, and very few people that i knew... by 10:30, i decided that i'm in a good mood, but way antsy, and left the club to go to a friend's house - where i had an enjoyable time just hanging out : ). i ended up leaving there in time to be near home at 1:45, and decided to pop back into the club to see if there was anyone i wanted to say hi to, and perhaps even go for a snack with - well, only two more people that i knew then when i left at 10:30 - which made me really glad that i'd left - but also made me contemplate what its like for people who go there without expecting to see lots of friends/acquaintances...
  
• i slept in Saturday morning, and was fairly grumpy during the day... but, as time for the evening came nearer, and i started running late, in the rush of it, i did start feeling better. and i had a pretty good time at the party : ) i was sad to see some people i don't see often leave early in the night, but i also enjoyed seeing everyone - in a way, how good it is to see lots of people i don't see often enough all at once does a lot to balance the fact that i don't see them as often as an ideal world would have it.
  
• there's an amusing story about Saturday night that i've told a few people, but want to record for posterity, also - when i got in (at 5am), my left leg was a bit asleep, which i thought was slightly odd, but was just too tired to care. so, i just went to sleep. and in all of my dreams, i was limping to the left leg; there was no pain, but i also couldn't stand on it - and this was "normal" within the dream world. i woke up in the morning, in the fetal position, and at some point, my hand rolled over my left knee, and i felt something odd - turns out, when i was putting on my tights, i also put my hairband onto my leg, and it was cutting off my circulation!
  
• something also from sat. night - i wore my corset for most of the party, and as a result of sitting in it at odd angles, my back was hurting a bit, and 3 different people attempted to fix it - getting all the knots out of my neck/back is almost impossible, but, the end result has left me more content with my back muscles the last couple of days...
  
• Sunday morning i got up early (for me), and, since i was up (and wanted breakfast) i went to the first meeting of a book club - i think it got off to a good start, and it was good to see/spend some time around meaghan and megan - now, i am still only like 40 pages into our first book (haven't really made time to sit & read like i've been wanting to) but am being a good kid & writing some (way too brief) notes. and, much like i thought, reading the book makes me miss professor nelson's class. but, it also gave me an idea for a new lj-booky community that would actually be different from all the other ones... i just need to figure out if i want to spend the effort to try to make something substantial of it...
  
• after the book club, i trekked up to salem, ma, to see my grandma's cousin - i had a ton of baby clothes for her granddaughter (stuff abi has grown out of), and wanted to see the jamaica package stuff (we're going to be roomates for the trip, and i decided to let the adult be responsible for the important papers : ) ) - had dinner there, and spent a lot of time just hanging out and showing baby pictures of abi.
  
• after all that, i went to tobi's to hang out, talk and crash on the couch. it was really good to spend time chilling with her - i miss doing that more often...
  
• trying to fall asleep on her couch, i suddenly realized how similar it felt to be spending the night at my great aunt's (and great-grandma's) apartment in russia, when i was little. it was the only place i had to sleep on a couch back then, and the sound of a loudly ticking clock and the feel of being on a couch that brought it back. i don't think its possible to describe it in words, but its really odd, in a good way, to suddenly be able to remember what it felt like to be that young again, like time had warped, and i was 7 years old, at their house again - its almost magical how the world/perceptions/feelings just warped - and within a few minutes, the old world faded again, and became just as out of reach conceptually as it had been before - like, i can remember being 7, but i can't feel the feelings that i felt then anymore... not outside of that moment. actually - i think moments like that is part of what i like so much about spring - i loved spring when i was little, because it was bright, snny, blooming, and once again, i could spend my evenings outside, playing with my friends. or, into junior high, days of waiting for the school bus at 6am, and being able to tell from the fresh smell of a morning that it will be a warm, sunny day and looking forward to it. and i have tons of happy summer memories too - mostly from the summer house. and, to me, its absolutely wonderful to be triggered back into those days, and probably gives me a more pleasant association with those seasons.
  
• work has been more busy the past couple of days, and monday night saw me coming home and almost shake from anger - the internet connection still wasn't up. *roar* it took another hour and a half on the phone, being told even bigger lies, and being hung up on again before the internet was turned back on. it took me an hour and a half and a nice vodka tonic to calm down from that *shakes head* but, despite feeling like i'd rather stay home and read, i went to ceremony, and actually had a very good time. we missed all but the last song of scissoerkiss, which is a shame, and the club was filled to near clausterphobic levels, but it was really good to see lots of people out & about & to spend time chatting (even if briefly) with them : )
  
• today, i had a busy lunch. i went to school to make a payment on past tuition, got gas, went to the bank, and got some food. it was somewhat of a daunting process, which i am glad is over, but there's other bill-chore stuff to do tomorrow that i'm not looking forward to, either. first, m1 still hasn't charged my cc, which isn't a good sign. then, i also didn't see a charge or email about the gift certificate i got her for her birfday, which needs straightening out, and for some reason, the only bill-view from my cell phone provider isn't showing my last two payments - i have the emails confirming them, so i hope its just that thier site is being lousy. *sigh* and after thats all settled, it'll be time to do the house bills.

but, i did want to spend time reading tonight, too...

Comments

[kittypie.livejournal.com]

hey babe
just wanted to let you know that i got the gift certificate, finally, this morning (SMOOCHES and THANKYOUs again!!!) and i am now the proud owner of a really cool KLIMT poster. thanks sweetie! it will be hanging on my walls very soon. it will go well with this whole "clean/organized room" thing i've got going here... hehehe.
love
kira