real life takes so much work

So... I need to blog more. I notice that I have turned into that blogger who blogs HUGE blogs every few days or almost every other week. I can't help it though. I always lose track of the time and although this summer feels lethargic, it isn't. I've actually managed to stay relatively busy.

I've started stocking my arsenal of summer friends. It's not to say we won't be friends all year round, but summer is a pretty pivotal time period where you need your resources. I just need to actually make dates with these friends and not turn into a summer recluse who only works, cleans, eats, andsleeps.

As Adam reminded me, I forget to talk about seeing Star Wars at midnight on opening night. I will be brief. We got there 2 hours early, the place was packed and we BARELY found four seats together. People were dressed up the characters and several light saber fights went on, entertaining the crowd. It was a good time with all those geeks and dorks and nerds. It was comforting, haha. On another movie note, when we saw Madagascar, William cried during THE PREVIEWS! Come on! It was for Dreamer with Dakota Fanning. Why cries during a preview? Sheesh!

Anyways, last week, I spent my time getting acclimated into summer life. I got my room together, or rather clean that is. I went on the CCA interview, which went pretty well. I am waiting to hear back from them and I really hope I get the position. I liked the people and the location, and it seemed like a great place to grow. I also talked to Travelers, and they were very formal. They knew exactly what they needed and asked a lot of more technical questions. I'm not sure if they are what I want, but I need to keep my options open.

I spent the weekend in Connecticut with my longest, and scruffy friend Tom.

We watched all three of the original Star Wars on Friday and they were pretty good. Leia: "I love you." Han: "I know." :-) I kept falling asleep, but only for a few minutes. I am glad I am now a complete human being, now that I've seen all the Star Wars. We then went to see Episode III in digital projection and HOLY CRAP. It's so weird. I was staring too hard and could see the pixilation. And when the green preview screen comes up, it REALLY is GREEN! So green, it's almost painful, but awesome. The best part is that I realized that the thingy is the Death Star. I know... if you are a Star Wars fan, you shake your head in disgust, but really... I can't help it that I didn't know. :-P Anyways, time spent at the Mullers is always pretty low-key and chill. Although, I do admit, Tom's mom has a way of making me feel uber guilty about my dislike of vegetables. I sometimes guilt myself into eating green beans or something while I'm there. And while I was backing out of their garage, I almost hit the beam... but I just nicked the plastic flapping thing. But as I was reversing, I kinda crept onto their lawn. Oops.

Drew's graduation party was nice. It was very buggy and hot. And I got lost twice on the way to his place. The directions I had weren't that great. But I found my way there and chatted it up with Stu, who is officially one of my summer friends. It's a shame when you meet people who you spent four years with and never really knew. But Stu is here for another two years, so I will get to know him now. And Braga was hilarious as usual. That kid... really... something different, haha.

I got an AC on Monday because sleeping Sunday night was excruciatingly hot. As William was working on installing it, he dropped two screws INTO the AC. Well... then he tried to pick up the AC with his less than strong muscles and shake it out. The image that comes to mind still makes me chuckle. Watching him shimmy with an AC and try futilely to get the screws made me lose mybreath in laughter. Oh William... how unmanly you are at times. :-)

I spent some time with Joe Vaughn. He was in need of an outlet for his more whipped side. We watched Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and man, he is the worst person to watch a movie with if he has seen it already. He was totally ruining some stuff. But seriously... one of the best movies I've ever seen. The ending, where Jim Carrey says "OK" just really... spoke to me. It says a lot about love when people are willing to go through it all over again, knowing it might not work out, just because they know some parts were so good, it's worth it. Amazing. I think I will watch it again for detail. But I also have the Godfathers with me too. Netflix rocks!

The goal for this week is to get some time with Carla. She is hard to reach. But it's her birthday and she is a favorite of mine. Let's hope she returns my messages and emails! Plus I really want to see Sisterhood of theTraveling Pants. :-)

William leaves next week and I will be a little lonely, but at the same time, Laura is back tonight and that makes me very happy. It will balance out William a little bit, but not completely. And right now, I really miss Erie, or more my friends and family in Erie. Everyone is in Erie right now, celebrating Mrs. Huzinec's retirement and I just hate that I am here, and not there. Hanni is in Erie for the next two years doing grad school for a master's in education. Becky is still finishing out her BA. My brother and mom and sometimes dad are still there. I admit... I am a little nostalgic for time with them. Oh well, I will see them sometime this summer, just notnow. Deal with it Vonda.

Lee and Lisa are moving to Boston in July and if I got the CCA job, I would contemplate moving in with them, or maybe Molly or something. We will see. It all depends on how this works out with money and the job and the availableapartments.

Lesson I am quickly learning: Real life takes so much work.