Hokay, so...

Tonight may have been the Apocalypse.

Ashley and I saw a movie, and then walked to the Mudlounge. Time frame: around 9pm.
1. On the way, I saw that the downtown library (the one that is open late) was closed. I didn't think anything of it at the time, but it came to be a harbinger of doom.
2. We saw a freakishly long line of people outside the Outland Ballroom, and they were scary and rude.
3. THE MUDLOUNGE WAS CLOSED. Like, the staff were inside cleaning up, it was only just closing.
4. When we walked back, we saw a HUGE line of people outside Remington's--there's never ANYONE at Remington's.

Then we went back to the parking garage. As we drove off we kept hearing a clanking sound, so I pulled over and
5. A piece of my car was hanging off and dragging the ground.

We talked about what we wanted to do--I suggested pie at Perkins, and we settled on Sonic--and drove on.
6. Sonic was closed.
7. Perkins was closed.

We went to another Sonic, seriously shaken up.
8. We drove through a couple of stoplights that were not functioning.

We finally got our food and headed home.
9. The power had gone out in our absence.

...The storm occurred at like 5 this evening. LONG before all these events.

It was a really, really creepy hour and a half or so. Things seemed pretty touch and go for a while there. At this point I think it looks like we'll survive...

Alanis

you've already won me over in spite of me
now don't be alarmed if I fall head over feet

blahblahblah

I don't know what I'm getting myself into. I don't know what I want to get myself into. I really wish I was going back to school this week, because then I would get my BRAIN back--I'm good for one week of break, but two is just too much time to myself. Especially when I have something massive to spend all my time over-analyzing... yeah, yeah, #firstworldproblems #omg2weekspaidvacationhowawful #whinewhinewhine #maniamsogladinever*wentunemployedicompletelylosemysenseswhenimbored

(*and in summer 2008 when I was unemployed I was a mess!)

things are shaping up to be pretty odd

I've been an iPod owner for five years, and I never messed with the whole On-the-go Playlist thing...until now. muahaha. It's actually pretty handy! That said, I present: the drive-home playlist.

If We Ever Meet Again - Timbaland ft. Katy Perry
Your Love is my Drug - Ke$ha
See you Again - Miley Cyrus
If I Fell - Evan Rachel Wood
Ooh Ooh Baby - Britney Spears
Candyman - Christina Aguilera
Making Out - No Doubt
Shut up and Drive - Rihanna
My First Kiss - 3OH!3 ft. Ke$ha
Burnin' Up - Jonas Brothers
Don't Let Me Down - No Doubt
Head Over Feet - Alanis Morisette
I Can't Do it Alone - 3OH!3
I Got Nerve - Miley Cyrus
Wannabe - Spice Girls
Cuidate - La Oreja de Van Gogh
Again Again - Lady Gaga
I Wanna Hold Your Hand - Beatles

I've gotta feeling

I put a lot of stock in signs and feelings. Probably too much, considering how logical I otherwise tend to be. But you know...so far it works out pretty well...

:-*

coworker: "I don't mind not kissing anyone, because I think that there's a lot that goes into kissing, a lot of complicated emotions, and it means a lot to me."

me: "yeah, I used to believe all that Prince Charming stuff, but all but one of the guys I've ever kissed have been just random guys at bars or parties, so it hasn't meant anything to me in a while."

all but one

sweetie, you're coming up on Summer 2010. two years. get over it.




(nb: it's not HIM i can't get over. clearly. it's the situation--that that's the ONLY semi-normal romantic relationship i've ever been involved in...i just find it kind of depressing.)

Happy Easter!

The mom of one of my students invited me to Easter dinner--which was particularly awesome since I had been despairing of being alone. Actually, at the instant when she called to invite me, I was making myself pokemon kraft macaroni and cheese and thinking, "man, for Easter dinner I'm gonna be eating leftover pokemon macaroni." I was soooo touched that she thought of me, though! :) lovemyjob, lovemykids it was so funny, when my student first saw me he had a huge smile on his face, and then in a split second it changed to this huge "wtf" face...hehehe. But we had a great meal, and I helped hide easter eggs, and then I helped my kiddo find easter eggs... :)

Today was such a beautiful day. It's even easier to be joyful on Easter sunday when it is so nice out! hehehe.

in other news, I didn't have time to clean joe jonesie's cage this morning, and it smells to high heaven. consequences. hahaha