corndog eating + funny people meeting = appy fair good times

I really couldn't ask for much more from a weekend. I really couldn't ask for much more period.

The Sweeney Todd tickets have been purchased. The date is engraved on my Salvador Dali calendar. That means it's a go.

The Appy Fair did not disappoint. People watching should be an Olympic sport. As I fought my way through the clusters of middle-aged, corndog-lovin', obese women, I couldn't help but ponder the increasingly inviting prospect of moving. I did, however, really enjoy watching my niece get her face painted. My niece is cooler than your niece.

I attempted to help make some homemade wine today. I'll let you know how it turns out in a few months. Sake is the next project. I like projects.

You have to broaden your search in order to have the ability to narrow your focus and your thinking...

Sometimes things are unable to be written or explained or understood. Where did you go?

I don't know what I want. That is the problem. The hardest thing is not getting what you want, but deciding what it is that you want.

"All that shimmers in this world is sure to fade away"

Some random thoughts for the moment...

millions of peaches, what would you have me do, fermentation, Sweeney Todd!, unity, Fall, focused thinking, disastrous Scrabble, new notebooks, balanced, 8-hour drives, gradual increases, happiness mixed with a little confusion, runner's high, left at low, closing ceremonies, secret surprises, therapeutic thoughts, last semester...

wow, I'm really sleepy...where the hell did August go?

Night,

E

the month of goodbyes...

"I woke up from my sleep to the sound of that voice..."

There is gonna be a lot in this one...There is a lot going on...

Today has seemed long in comparison with the rest of the week. This makes me happy...

When there is too much to comprehend, we shut down, we fail, we freeze - until the springtime comes with its greener grass and bluer skies bringing us its warmth and brightness - and it is then that we begin to thaw...

Everything is deliberate...

It has been quite the month of goodbyes - three to be exact, but I have finally decided that it is not helpful to be sad about this. There is no need to say goodbye when a simple keep in touch will suffice.

I believe a trip to Nashville and then to Memphis is going to have to happen soon.

I am afraid that I will forget what you look like

My class presentation was traumatizing for a few different reasons. However, I think it was worth it because I received a lot of approving nods and an excellent grade is the most obvious outcome. Now if I could just finish that research proposal...

I am ready for Fall. I like Fall. Fall is looking promising...

Even at this point in the game, I still have constant realizations. I had a lot this weekend and I liked them.

I am too hard on myself.

I am paying my graduation fee tomorrow. I am excited about this, but I know that this really means that I can expect the inevitable restlessness to come in the near future.

I think I am more like you. I hate that we never got the chance to talk.

Life gets easier and easier the older I get, or at least more enjoyable.

For the first time probably ever, the 2 for $20 at Blockbuster did not fail me. This makes me pretty happy seeing as how my meager dvd collection was in need of some enhancing.

I had no idea I was so territorial over a parking spot, but boundaries are good and necessary.

There is an ungodly amount of mashed potatoes in my refrigerator and you would laugh if you looked in my freezer...

bloody hell

I have taken one step backward and two steps forward, but progress is progress. I am still confused and probably will be for a little while...

Is it possible to be connected but be detached at the same time? I am going to have to say yes.


I see its beauty and feel its power
to pull me deeper and make me cower
despite reservations, I'm swept under
although I'm hurting, I'm in awe and wonder

I know it needs me and it can hear me
to wrap around me and guide me clearly
in quiet calmness, I'm slowly revealed
although I'm hurting, I'm open and healed

I heed its caution and hear its warning
to keep me covered and start the morning
with perfect protection, I block the night
although I'm timid, I'm safe and alright


Wow, this was long, I am relaxed now...

Night,

E

more random thoughts and less creepy bugs lead to my satisfaction

"And it hurts to want everything and nothing at the same time. I want what's yours and what is mine"

August is here...whether I am ready or not...

As expected, time is rapidly continuing on despite my own reluctance. I like change, but apparently this statement is true only when I have some control over it. I suppose this is normal.

It is imperative that this blog is not as unhappy sounding as my last one.

I am resisting change, but I want change. Why do I make some things so difficult?

It's almost time to start semester 4 of 4. Is it normal to want time to stop, but at the same time want it to go by quickly? I am too indecisive for my own good sometimes...

I found out this week that I was never meant to be a golfer, but I am certain that if I buy my own set of golf clubs I will instantly improve. For sure.

I don't think that my sarcastic personality is all that understood, but hell, most people are generally misunderstood anyway.

So anyways, assuming that you are still with me, I will end this by telling you about how I was accosted by a bug last week. I will try to make this short...

Last Thursday, I was sleeping soundly when I woke up abruptly around 2am with the sudden disturbing realization that...something just crawled across my hand! I jumped up and turned the light on to notice a black beetle sitting comfortably on my pillow. Do you understand how close that was to my face!?

In times like this, rational thoughts are limited and my sleepy self ran to get something to smash it with. It's a good thing I started to wake up soon thereafter and realized that smashing a bug on my pillow was probably not the best way to deal with this situation. It was nothing that a large wad of toilet paper and my commode couldn't handle.

I still cringe a little when I think of that creepy feeling of it brushing against my hand....that's all.

I might have been attacked by a hard, black beetle, but Sweeney Todd is going to be playing at Barter Theatre soon. That makes me pretty excited. I am a fairly excited person these days...

Have a nice weekend and watch out for the bugs...

Night,

E