(props to Carla for the post title - we're seriously considering having tshirts made!)
Greetings, gentle readers. I know some of you have been bugging me for an update about my recent voyage to Madison to visit my Morgan. (Yes. My Morgan.) The delay in posting was because I needed some time to myself to process the week.
I went down on Friday, expecting to enjoy a long holiday weekend & return on Monday. The following Sunday evening I finally managed to drag myself into the car and onto the highway. Such a delightful week.
I am deeply, infinitely happy. I think back to the things I wrote about TheBoy this summer and wonder what I was thinking; the difference is as extreme as that between cheap, generic chocolate bars and fine Belgian truffles. That was enjoyable, but ultimately shallow, like a waterbug skipping from gold to green on the flickering surface of a stream. Pleasant enough for a short time, but I long for the deep, endless freedom of the ocean. I need someone who expands my world and makes me fearless and helps me to learn something new every day.
So yeah. Go buy one (or more) of Morgan's Drums so that he can move here sooner & be with me. (If you're lucky, you'll get one of the drums I helped with! Be sure to admire the fine fabric-wrapped rings!)
Oh, and I must see the movie Snakes on a Plane! Why? Because of the name! Such a great concept! "On board a flight over the Pacific Ocean, an assassin, bent on killing a passenger who's a witness in protective custody, let loose a crate full of deadly snakes. "
Les Savy Four (from KP & Jenell)
FOUR JOBS I'VE HAD:
-- the person who works on an assembly line to stuff those little goodie bags Target used to give out to shoppers on the day after Thanksgiving
-- waitress (2 weeks)
-- the person in my college's central records office who tracks down "lost" alumni when their mail is returned to us
-- researcher at the office of Foreign Commercial Service at the American Consulate in Frankfurt Germany
FOUR MOVIES I'D WATCH ON REPEAT:
-- Monsoon Wedding
-- Emma
-- Sense & Sensibility
-- Pride & Prejudice
FOUR TV SHOWS I LOVE:
-- Lost
-- Gilmore Girls
-- The Simpsons
-- Antiques Roadshow
FOUR CAREERS THAT APPEAL TO ME:
-- interior designer
-- trust fund baby
-- artist
-- mommy
FOUR JOBS (FILLED BY PEOPLE I KNOW) AT WHICH I WOULD BE TERRIBLE:
-- Medical Advisor for NATO
-- college Dean
-- special-ed teacher
-- waitress
FOUR VACATION LOCALES I'D LIKE TO HIT:
-- New Zealand
-- Italy (especially Cinque Terre & Tuscany)
-- New York
-- Hawaii
FOUR WEBSITES I VISIT DAILY:
-- metafilter.com
-- boingboing.net
-- nytimes.com
-- all my friends' blogs
FOUR FOODS I LUST AFTER:
-- vegetable korma from India Palace
-- perfectly ripe nectarines
-- Ben & Jerry's "Karmel Sutra" ice cream
-- roasted root vegetables with rosemary & olive oil
FOUR CHANGES I'D MAKE TO THE HOUSE:
-- Finish the upstairs bathroom so that it has things like... oh... decent hot water pressure. And a shower.
-- add a fireplace
-- new countertops in the kitchen (not that there's anything wrong with 70s sunshine yellow....)
-- appliances that actually work properly. (yes, dryer - I'm looking at you.)
FOUR BEERS I LIKE:
-- I don't like beer. Cider, yes. Plum wine, yes. Pina Coladas, yes. Peppermint schnapps, yes. Cosmos, hell yes.
TAG:
-- Jenie
-- Jimmy
-- Javier
-- ah heck. I dunno.
I am deeply happy.
I woke this morning, half-expecting long-predicted rainstorms, only to find myself bathed in sunshine and God's smile.
five things about myself that other people (maybe) don’t know, courtesy of Jen
1) In third or fourth grade I was accused of trying to burn down the school at recess. (I wasn't, for the record.)
2) Carpet makes my skin crawl. I'm not sure why, but I tend to find it disgusting, even if it's new.
3) I think that getting my ears pierced was one of the most painful things I've ever experienced. They hurt for 2 weeks. And the first time I took the studs out I almost passed out; my roommate had to put them back in for me.
4) I want to live somewhere isolated enough that I can walk outside naked and not worry about the neighbors seeing me.
5) I once read the Brothers Karamazov (all 800+ pages) simply because the guy I had a crush on was reading it & I wanted to be able to say, "Oh! You are? So am I!"
I spent a lovely week and a half in Vermont playing with my adorable niece and watching her get spoiled rotten with a billion and one Christmas gifts. We read stories, she pretended to be a cat & meowed at everyone, a family tradition (finding Santa's footprints on Christmas morning) was passed down to a new generation, and everyone built a 7.5 foot-tall snow mouse in the front yard. Then I spent a wonderful new year's weekend hanging out with Morgan.
Two weeks away from my freelance projects has left me a bit behind, so there won't be much blogging this week. I'll be back soon to add the rest of the books I read in 2005 to the list.
I am content. I am happy. I hope that this new year brings all of us much joy. I suspect that it will.