I’ve created a tag dedicated to the things posted on my tumblr that point to what I’d call a perfect night. Check them out.
Those of you following along for a while know that my dad died when I was seven, a result of a year’s failed battle with cancer. It’s always bothered me to know that it bothered other people that I lost a parent when I was young. Right after his funeral, I came back to 2nd grade and found that kids in every clique and my teacher treated me differently, as if I were fragile. I felt guilty about this because I basically hadn’t seen him much in the six months prior, and even in the time before that, I didn’t feel as connected to him as I had when I was much younger.
This is an extremely personal post, so while I encourage you to read it, I’m putting it under a cut so as not to darken your dashboard.
Finally, as my first rush of Sherlock has come to an end, I can post one of these. Before, all the names of the blogs I followed were really embarrassingly fangirl. Instead, these are a lot of normal people now.
Also, I would like to say thanks to all of my followers! I never know why people follow me- my collection of stuff is so… erratic- but I appreciate you nonetheless! I never hear from you because I don’t like to ask for asks, but I wouldn’t mind it…!
Putting this under a cut because I’m embarrassed and experiencing some serious self-loathing.
So this weekend, we went to Phoenix (more specifically, Cave Creek, AZ) to visit Zack, Joe’s brother. He recently bought a house, and I think he’s the first person Joe and I know in our generation (within our family and close friends) who has bought a house. It was wonderful! I loved sitting out on the porch in the sun, and Joe loved all the gardening opportunities. Now, I can feel both of us silently wishing we had a house, but to talk about it too much would just make it frustrating. So here are pictures of Zack’s place, since I know family will see this.
Another trying day at work. Also pissed off Joe. Curling up now.
One of Kathy’s many birthday month celebrations! Happy birthday month to her!
Hey remember that one time when I was drinking and had some spending money because it was my birthday?
Here are the fruits of that evening AND all of this evening’s labor of putting it together! I’m getting a lot of satisfaction out of having built it, because I had to assemble a circuit and everything. And honestly, it is beautiful in a quiet, dark room. Definitely worth the money, everyone. It was only around $25, with international shipping and everything.
PS: Don’t follow the directions in the box. Watch the youtube video on their website.
Random things on my mind lately:
Well, that’s probably about it for tonight.
THESE are some good people— Mandy, Kathy, Joe, and Tyler (and me)! (So is Jacob but he doesn’t appear much in my set of photos from that night…)
I had a fantastic New Year’s Eve- great friends, good drinks, no terrible misbehavior, still managed to get up in time for a 7:30AM shift on New Year’s Day.
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A list of things done over the last several days (read if you want, but it’s more for myself…):
Today: the cold I’ve been avoiding admitting I have really hit me hard and I don’t want to do anything ever again. Ugghhh.
Had a weekend away from Los Alamos… and I’m actually ready to be back.
AKA “The shit I tell my mom on the phone so she knows what’s going on in my life” or the “I ran out of letters to write until people get back to me so here’s what I have to say”. It’s a long post, so click Read More to read more.
Things are going great this week. You read earlier than I am turning things around, as far as my diet and habits go. Well, as Joe said today, the world is smiling on me. Despite sleeping rather terribly, I have been forcing myself to get out of bed by 9am every day, which proves wonderful for my view of this town. Literally. Our view outside our northern window is actually pretty killer, with a sweeping view of all of the mountains. The only thing that prevents me from taking a great picture of it is the Los Alamos High School gym, at the bottom of the view.
The clouds have rolled over the mountains every morning, creating dense fog for those nestled more tightly into them. It has rained nearly every morning this week, and many late afternoons as well. To think, just three months ago, these mountains were on fire for lack of precipitation. Now, there is actually a green hue to the mountains, though it is a bit patchy. The air has a constant chill to it. It’s about 12:30pm here, and it’s only around 58 degrees fahrenheit. Also, there is something so much more beautiful about mountains when big clouds roll over and allow the sun to peek through in patches.
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