i went to delaware for an entire week of november. i missed school that week, even though i tried my hardest to get things turned in early the week after i came back was one of the hardest weeks of college in my life. why, i can already hear you asking, was i in delaware? as much as i would like to say that i was reenacting a scene from Bill and Ted's excellent adventure, i was there with my boyfriend to see his family.
so much about john is clearer now that i've met the living grandparents, the gaggle of aunts and uncles, and gone drinking with cousins. the experience was amazing, especially being in a blue state for the election. having lived in a devout red state my whole life, it was strangely affirming to be there even though kerry lost. anywho. john's family loves me. i was really nervous meeting the whole bunch, but after a few days everything was great.
while in delaware, john and i took a trip to Washington, DC (day after the election no less!) to visit with my friend chad, whom i have not seen in quite some time. lunch and dinner were a bit surreal for me, but i loved every minute of it. seeing chad again (even if there were a couple 30 pounds missing. that boy can loose weight!) brought me back home to san antonio and the good old days. tear.
john had his 26th birthday last month. how odd is that, i'm dating a 26 year old. oh well, it's not like he's that much older than me.
thanksgiving this year was just another day where i ate a lot. since i could only get thanksgiving or christmas off from work AND my family is doing christmas this year instead of thanksgiving, i worked. on thursday john and i went to his coworker's place for the meal. we ate in our pajamas. let me tell you, that is the best way to have holiday meals. pajama pants stretch to fit the expanding waistline. after dinner we watched movies and played some pop culture trivial pursuit.
the busiest shopping day of the year was fruitful for me. i had to work a double at work and of course everyone was out shopping not eating, so i didn't make any money at all. but i did get out to Target early that morn (around 6:30!!) to pick up the fourth season of the simpsons and seventh season of buffy the vampire slayer for $17.77 each! hot damn, i'm still loving those sale prices. between my shifts i went and really splurged. best buy had a deal on a wireless-G internet router and laptop card package i couldn't pass up: only $20 after rebates (still waiting on those...)
so now that i've got my desktop and laptop set up on a network, i can use my laptop as a remote control for my desktop! windows xp has a nifty feature called Remote Desktop for network administrators to take control of computers on the network. well, for me this means i can be sitting in my lay-z-boy with my laptop, no wires attached, and have complete control of my desktop. oh, the level of laziness i have sunk to is abysmal. but if you ever get a chance to see it, it's really cool.
December 1st was world AIDS day. did you know that? neither did anybody i talked to on that day. the public schools here in texas made such a big deal about 'freedom week' you'd think they would at least hand out ribbons or something. one of my teachers made a disparaging gay remark that day too. really made me feel crappy.
okay, that pretty much brings me up to last weekend. two words: Dolly Parton. two objects: Dolly Parton's boobies. both were fantastic. john and i went to see Dolly Parton in concert last weekend in Houston. tackiness, boobs, a little lip-syncing (c'mon, nobody goes to see dolly for live music, it's the entertainment they go for!), more boobs, and some great music. she sang a cover of John Lennon's Imagine that was out of this world. chills.
so yeah. today was the last day of classes for me. all i have left is one sit-down final next monday evening, a five page history paper due by next wednesday, and that's all folks! this is my second to last semester and it went by in a hazy blur. it was nice having some classes that didn't tax my sanity to within an inch of, well... , insanity.
how are you guys doing? it's been awhile between posts here, i'm trying on fixing that.
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