Archive for March, 2004
Apparently there was a PETA protest this afternoon in which a girl painted up her naked body like a tiger and sat in a cage on the corner of Fifth and Green. Someone told me about this, but somehow I missed it. Damn.
Tonight was Meat Night. To answer Jen’s question, Meat Night is a night when friends gather to have, well, meat. It started out this fall when I moved to Champaign – we had Thursday night “family” dinners, but they were all veg to accomodate Hannah and others. So Sarah and Shawn and I started getting together on Tuesday nights to have various meat dishes. Meat Night has been moved to Wednesday to accomodate our obsessive 24 viewing, and much of the time Mark and Missy join us. Anyway, we had chili, cornbread, salad, and brownies. Everyone bitched about school, and the cats furred all in attendance. The kids went home an hour or two ago, and Shawn and I are just hanging out. My back is aching from leaning over the sink doing the dishes, and I’m tired. For some reason I’ve been not-tired at bedtime the last couple of days – like I’m tired earlier in the day, but when bedtime comes around I’m wide awake. So I suppose I should be thankful for the tired?
March 31st, 2004
So I’m going to put together a FAQ with all sorts of randomness about me, this blog, etc, and I was wondering if there’s anything you’d like to know. Post it in my comments, or email me. Jen, I will answer your Meat Night question herein. That’s all.
March 31st, 2004
Holy crap, this is great. I know the voting is over, but it’s still freaking amazing.
I would be falling down at my job as a Ludo Ninja if I didn’t mention that Ludo is touring and generally rocking the house. I’m hella bummed that they’re not coming through Champaign – they’re going to be in Indianapolis, though, on 4/10/04. Too bad that’s the weekend we’re going to Indy to see Damien, and I just can’t afford two trips in one weekend. Boo. But go Ludo – come to town soon.
No Derrida last night – we were both sleepyish and instead spent most of the night on the couch. I read Paris to the Moon, and Shawn played Metroid. Pretty pretty game, that. We ordered pizza and generally rebelled against Mondays.
Today was cold and dreary and I felt very lady-who-lunches with my little green bag and my skirt with a slit and my Parisian umbrella. I played with my Delia’s wish list and was generally bored. Shawn met me at work – a nice surprise. Right now we’re watching 24 – no terrorist baby yet.
Oh, and a couple of fun things for people with more money than sense:
backpack coffee set
“smart” mug
March 30th, 2004
Monday morning and I overslept, waking at 7:50 to the sounds of birds and traffic and springtime. It’s sunny and cool in my room, and my bed was perfectly warm and comfy. If he had been here, I don’t know if I could’ve gotten up on such a perfect morning. Even the cats, my squeaking crying pawing alarms, slept in this morning, in a tight little catball by the window. God, I love the in between seasons. I went to bed last night around midnight, not entirely tired, and called him, curled up in his soft warm sweater, hugging the bunny he gave me to my chest. We talked for just a few minutes, but it was sweet and let me go right to sleep.
But today will be crazy and I’m sure it’s off to a bad start already by the fact that my ass is on the couch instead of in the shower – but it’s gorgeous out, and I will make the best of it. Happy Monday?
March 29th, 2004
It’s late, and I’m not tired, perhaps as a result of my weird sleep last night. I went back to bed and curled up with my boy and my bunny and got to sleep eventually. I was awake early, but stayed in bed late with him, just enjoying the cool breeze and the warm bed. The kids came over around noon, and we dyed Easter eggs, baked and iced cookies (the boys ate the dough), ate quiche, and got tipsy (except Hannah). The kids went home around 4, and Shawn left shortly after. I have cleaning to do, but I’ve been mainly bumming around. Break is over, and work will be crazy tomorrow. I’ve had such a sweet week-and-a-half, and knowing that I have a busy week ahead of me, followed by a weekend without him (we’re both heading out of town), is pretty sucky in comparison. But that’s alright. I’ll live. And tomorrow night we’ll go see the Derrida movie, and Tuesday there will be 24 (but what about the terrorist baby?!?!) and Wednesday will be meat night, and life will get back to normal. Hope your weekend was as lovely as mine.
March 28th, 2004
The US Mint has released a new nickel, and apparently will be releasing another in the fall. Oh, and you can get FREE Lesson Plans! from this site as well. “So be on the lookout for these new nickels…they really are history in your pocket!”
March 27th, 2004
A quick blog while I wait for my coffee to perk. It’s rainy here, and a cool breeze is blowing through my apartment. Lovely. Yesterday was a nice day – work was wicked boring and featured such boredom-busters as me climbing in the Sixth Street window to take down decorations while wearing a short skirt. No worries, I’ve done such things before in the Wonderland window – except there I always was on a ladder, not actually climbing into a little window box. It was entertaining, if nothing else, and Neil and I had fun speculating on what horrific things would go up next. Shawn was at my place when I got home – how nice it’s been to come home to him this week – and we hung out for a while, then went to the kids’ for dinner. They made chicken stuffed with feta and pesto, scalloped potatoes, and other tastiness. It was nice to just hang out – we haven’t all been in one place in a couple of weeks owing to schedules and such. Hannah was up for going out, so the four of us went to Nargile and smoked a hookah – and I finally figured out why I could never get mine to work. Now I just have to locate the charcoal. :) It was a nice night and we felt like dancing – talked about summer plans – Sarah and I were accused of seeing everything through a Rockford filter – and we headed home around 11ish. Shawn spent the night, and that was wonderful as well.
And of course we see things through a Rockford filter – that is our common experience, and that is where I’ve spent almost the entirety of my adulthood. I’m sorry that filter excludes some – I’m sure everyone has their own sort of filter, be it their undergrad experience, their current grad school experience (don’t get me started), where they came from, etc. It’s just that we happen to have ten years of history together, which is a pretty fun filter in and of itself. That’s what best friends do. I guess we’re like people who always talk about living in New York or Chicago or some other big city – except not as cool, cos it’s Rockford. :)
March 26th, 2004
Things I have done today:
Blogged for Gypsy.
Finished my non-degree application.
Thought about hating my job.
Looked for a new job.
Had lunch with the boy.
Meat night – just the two of us, but tasty cranberry chicken stuff.
Made my bed.
Enjoyed the fresh air.
March 24th, 2004
The end of a long day, and I’m exhausted. Court went well – I was out of there by 2ish and on my way to the bank, then to the DMV. My drivers’ license photo looks like I have my mouth full of food, but otherwise it was pretty painless. The proceedings were sad but quick – I think the hardest part was listening to the other cases. I made a bunch of breathless phone calls while walking down the street – I was exhausted and excited and relieved and destressed and sad all at once. Part of me wishes I’d had someone to come with me – but grown ups have to do sad and icky things sometimes, and they’ve gotta be able to do them on their own.
Hung out at Espresso for a while, then Shawn met me and we went to ghetto Thai aka Golden Wok for dinner – they reopened yesterday after being closed for several months – someone drove into their entryway around Christmas. I really wanted to celebrate tonight, but there was much work to do just before break for all my friends, so the celebration will wait. I came home pretty early and rearranged my bedroom and my books – the apartment is still a mess, but now there’s some form of order in the book craziness. I’m prepping dinner – I’ve made both sets of potatoes – and am drinking a Smirnoff Twisted V Cranberry (hella tasty). I’m going to finish up the dishes then head to bed.
It’s been a long day, and I’m feeling a lot of things – sadness, relief, exhaustion, happiness, regret, bliss. Things will continue to work things out as they have over the last few months. I’m infinitely grateful for all that have stood by me – and all my new friends. I have so much. I only wish the same for him. Hooray for freedom. I’m off to bed.
March 17th, 2004
A note from the Chambana community:
“UIUC all campus student VOTE
Just a friendly reminder for all the UIUC students in the chambana community to VOTE online for student senate as well as the resolution on the student position on ‘The Chief’
You know you have an opinion….let your voice be heard
http://www2.uiuc.edu/elections/intro.html
you can do it in about 30 seconds from your computer seat…don’t have to get up, don’t have to wait in line…so what are you waiting for? :-D”
March 16th, 2004
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