yay for being off tonight!

i'm busy busy busy due to the new addition of a 2^nd job in my life, so i haven't had time lately to blog or, rather, the time i have had has been occupied elsewhere.

i'm actually liking the new job and i'm happy that i don't have to quit the club to keep it. working at 5AM is a little strenuous, considering i have to get up at 3:45 to get ready, but i get off at 10AM and have the remainder of my day to do whatever i want...with the exception of club days. like today...i have no obligations except spending time with matt after he gets off work. this makes me happy. i think napping is going to happen sometime soon as well. working 40 hours is going to help my money situation immensely and soon i should be able to move to lake orion. woo!

went to the rennaissance festival again this past weekend, but this time my family came along. they really enjoyed it, which made me happy because it's really not their kind of thing.

in the reading segment of my existence, i'm still on a feist kick. about to start servant of the empire, book II in the empire trilogy, written alongside janny wurts. It's much more politically oriented than the riftwar saga, but i'm liking it anyways. the best part about these books is that i don't have to buy them since matt already has them all! it's so great to be finally dating a guy who i can share libraries with. i've even been reading his x-men comics. i can't wait for him to finish the harry potter series so i can throw more books at him.

this friday is crystal and tony's wedding, and then early saturday morning matt and i are leaving for chicago to stay with alisha. i'm so pumped to see her, selena, and dale, even if it's only for a day, and i can't wait to show matt around my favorite parts of the city. i've decided we're doing lunch at macy's foodlife and dinner with the old roomies at flattop. i want to get to quimbys, stop by millenium park, and show matt the theatre if there isn't a matinee on saturday. and maybe navy pier if there is enough time and money left over. we're going to listen to david sedaris' audiobook on the way down and it's going to rock!

"dunk it in the toilet"

i feel like i should update since i nag matt about his blog. not sure if much has occurred in the last 6 days...

got drunk on friday with matt and then mandy came over and joined in. she was her normal drunk-self, spinning around in circles and talking loudly about nothing. it was quite funny. we had to take the tequila away from her.

finally went to the rennaissance festival on saturday and LOVED IT! i've talked my mom into going now and probably ash and my dad will tag along as well. matt and i showed up right when it opened: me in my wrap skirt and him in his kilt. gandalf was there as well. the guy was amazing and not even part of the festival. he just walked around with his staff, just chilling. we saw the joust and i dragged matt to every jewellery stand there. we ended up getting matching puzzle rings, which are really sweet. i love mine. i play with it all the time. i desperately want a peasant shirt and skirt for next year but they're not cheap.

last night i stayed in lake orion and we watched jim gaffigan's beyond the pale dvd. that man is hilarious. i will never look at another hot pocket the same way. when i left the apartment in the morning i was attacked by a rabid goose. i swear it was frothing at the mouth. it chased me to my car while i screamed like a little girl.

i'm applying to sub for lapeer county. i'm getting a background check and finger printing done on friday. applying to teach is making me feel like a criminal.

i read a lot today and i'm finally on the last novel in feist's riftwar saga. can't put the darn books down. someone should totally make a film or two or three out of these books. they'd rock.

today is wednesday, which means top chef in two hours!! yes i'm excited.

yay fall is coming!

hmmm... what can i write about?

i'll start as usual with my current reading list update. i finished wuthering heights a few days ago. wasn't thrilled by it, but i'm glad i finally read it. if emily bronte had written any other novels, i probably wouldn't have run out and bought them. i plan on staying away from her poetry as well. i also finished gaimon's neverwhere, which i enjoyed. didn't completely wow me, but it was good enough to push me towards more of his work and make me want to see stardust. well... on video at least. ty got to hang out with the guy. i'm totally jealous.

started feist's rift war saga i few days ago. already on the volume II. loving it...possibly more than martin's song of ice and fire series, as much as matt protests against its being the superior read. i recommend this series adamantly for all fantasy nerds out there.

my dad's oldest biological brother harold is in town for a week, staying at the cottage. went to dinner with my parents and him a few days ago and brought matt along. then he came over for a bbq this evening. he's a cool guy...a lot like my dad. i have a new respect for his past and his recovery now that i'm older. man has had a tough life.

took matt, bridgett, and ken to sweet lorraine's on wednesday night. our tab came to $136.00. i love splurging on over priced delicacies when it's not my money. mmm...french onion steak tenderloin. they are coming over friday after work for a sleep over and/or hang out night, possibly accompanied by nikki and nantais. i also let amy and bores know, but amy has to work super early on tuesday and i have yet to hear back from christy. then on saturday or sunday we're finally going to hit the renn fest. my mom said she'd give me a bit of money to splurge and i'm excited. i know i'm going to want to buy everything. never been before and it should be good times. plus, my boyfriend is going to be wearing a kilt and knee highs...so how can that not be fun?

still

no matter how many times he says i love you, it's still hard to hear.
i still get scared sometimes.
i'm still me.