long awaited update

so things havent been super exciting to be able to write about really. so we'll do the number system.

1. the relay for life was good. b county raised around 41k, which is pretty darn good for such a small place i think. it's always hard to look at all the names of friends, family, and strangers. it was extra hard because the Stranger's grandad probably wont make it through the summer and that was weighing on both our minds. We're going to be making as many trips to KY as we can in the next couple of months.

2. my couch has a fold out bed and i slept on it last night and its amazing and i'm half tempted to live down here. i have no idea why i like it.

3. we're going ahead and moving the Stranger's stuff over here. there really isnt a point in waiting around til the end of summer when we can just get it done. which equals a banging tv for me (plus) but arguments over where all the clothes are going to go (minus). it's working out though. if anyone wants an older tv, let me know.

4. the CRJ and Mrs. CRJ are coming in friday which is super exciting. i've been working longer hours to get shit done so i can take time off and visit. it should be good.

5. weird thoughts on my mind. keepin busy.

6. i really want to take a nap right now. but no. i've got work to do.

7. they sell buckeyes at the amish store at home, this made me very happy.

8. i want to go swimming very very badly.

9. i'm starting to miss pottery. i need a new craft to take up. any ideas?

10. the stars have been out really bright the last couple of nights. i think i saw a shooting star.

in lighter news, for my birthday i would like a penguin. like this.

Dear Insurance Company,
It is not wise to tell the crazy person that you are unsure whether she needs her medication and will not allow RiteAid to refill her prescription until you discuss with the crazy person's doctor whether there is something else (re: cheaper so that they dont have to cover as much) that can be substituted.

Dear Doctors Office,
It is not wise to lose the crazy persons charts and then tell the crazy person that "well, hopefully we can find this and get it straightened out" when the crazy person has not had medication for two days.

Dear Rite Aid Pharmacist,
You're a snotty beotch and I know you were judging me. This is my middle finger for you.

livin in the land of compromise

so this whole business of moving in with someone is bullshit. not that i dont want to live with the Stranger, bc I do. and not just bc it guarantees dinner cooked for me every night. (well. that might be 30% of it) but this whole compromising space is killing me.

I HAVE TO SHARE HALF OF MY CLOSET. i've never heard such blaspheming in my life. granted, the Stranger is bringing with him some bitching..... and my mind just blanked... i want to say 'furniture that holds clothing' and cant think of the word for the life of me. anyway, he's bringing those things. BUT STILL. i had to go through my clothes and sort out things i dont wear/havent worn in awhile. it was painful in the beginning. but once i got started, i was quite proud of myself. plus i let my intern go through them and she took two bags home, so we both left that feeling pretty good. BUT STILL. if there is anyone on this planet who is a clothing junkie like me, it is the Stranger. He too is a sucker for sales. Between the two of us we spent over 400 dollars online at Express the other day (but the coupon! oooh the glorious savings!). so we're both going to have to learn compromise until at least next april when we can get a bigger place with more closets (we're already looking at some out on the lake, yay!)

I'm also struggling with the fact that I have to let him put up some of his art. Mostly bc that means I have to put up a large black&white photo of the UK flag. Maybe I can hide it in a closet?

So we're slowly but surely getting his stuff moved over. we're not in a hurry since we have a month and a half to do it.

Other than life with the Stranger, it's been a weird day. tempers flaring, misunderstandings all over the place. feelings hurt. I frankly am to the point of just giving up. Bc whats the point of fighting anymore. I'll most likely be killed in the morning. (figuratively, not literally.)

upcoming motivations

things are a brewing folks. as of august 1 i have a roommate. yes, it is the Stranger. logically and financially it makes sense. here's hoping we dont kill one another.

in october i've been invited to a masquerade ball. a full blown, fancy ball gown, sequined mask masquerade ball. i've decided i want to make my own mask, bc thats the kind of crazy person i am. i wanted a pretty dress (that if i get invited to something exciting like this again, i can re-wear) and found this:
it was a decent-ish price (i mean hell, you gotta spend -some- money to get a really nice dress) and i can dress it up more with jewelry and maybe elbow length gloves and of course, a mask. i'm so ridiculously excited for this that i'd be ok with skipping my birthday and going straight to october.

what else. the relay for life is this weekend, so if youre near b.county on friday night, i'll be out at holly gray park.

much love

someone's old KY home

home again, after a weekend in the bluegrass state. it was a good trip but for all the driving (even though, lets not kid ourselves, i slept most of the time).

it was good to see the Stranger's family and where he grew up. it's not much different from the good ol B County. lakes, mountains, humidity. good people. and a bluegrass show!

seriously, look up Goose Creek Symphony. they are not a typical bluegrass band. they're like the grateful dead, elvis, rusted root of bluegrass. complete with moonshine. the fiddler was amazing. i can't say enough.

it's hard though, getting to know his grandad knowing he's going to die soon. i enjoy being around him a lot. the whole family, really.

i dont have much else to say really. it was a quick trip and i'm exhausted.

oh. i do have a bigass bruise on my thigh. because while at the bluegrass show i got knocked down/tripped over some hippies and bounced off a chair railing. it was graceful. i'm a holy mess. but that's pretty normal for me eh?

i would like to learn to play the steel drum. but maybe i should work on the ukulele first.

i wish i had long curly hair.

i'd like to be able to look people in the eye and know whether they were lying or not.

i like to drive down country roads in the evening time.

i think antique jewelry should be cherished. i've always wanted a cameo necklace but never owned one.

i once had a locket when i was in elementary school and i put a picture of my friend that was a boy in one side and my cat Fred in the other.

i want to live in a two story house always bc it feels safer. especially when i'm yelling out the window at my drunk neighbors at three in the mornin to stfu.


i finished Beach Music and i thought it was wonderful.

i always feel like i am not (enter positive describing word here) enough. sometimes its harder to turn off more than others.

the stranger is starting to notice more of my OCD tendencies, as i have rubbed that place on my head bare again. wait till i tell him my theory about Dr. House and aspergers.

speaking of the stranger, he's taking me to the bluegrass state this weekend. i am 82% nervous. i hope everyone whom i've not yet met likes me.

i think all soup should be served in a bread bowl.

i wish the stars were out right now.

i wish i'd taken a sleeping pill earlier but it's too late to take it now without messing with me.

maybe i shoudl give one to the dog.

i'm going to try and sleep. have a lovely night everyone.