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i've been spending more time on this, than the other.
it's 2:30 in the afternoon, and i am still in my pajamas sitting in my sleeping bag.
i had one pint last night, surely not enough to warrant such a headache. laying there cursing to myself, i realized it isn't a hangover headache. it's a being-kicked-in-the-face-repeatedly headache. i went to the mirror to look at myself, sure enough, my eyes are swollen and puffy.
damn sinus's.
the people i've met on this trip, as i've mentioned before, are wonderful. everyone i have come in contact with has welcomed me into their lives (and homes) as if they've always known me. even though i didn't exist to them days before.
i don't know if i'll ever be able to properly express my gratitude. "thank you" just doesn't cut it.
the couple i am staying with at the moment, they are so perfect. i didn't know that love like that actually existed. they fit together so completely.
i met a photographer here. a wonderful photographer. it makes me happy to make friends with people in the same trade.
he's so down to earth. not at all pretentious and snobbish as he could very well have been. he sure has the talent to warrant it if he wanted. well, not warrant.. perhaps i should have said would be typical.
he excitedly told me to e-mail him pictures of the trip. i sent him my flickr link, my webpage,, and the blog for the trip.
it made me nervous. he's just so good. my talents are obviously nowhere near his.
i'm not sure what the agenda is for today. apparently it's summer out. the only summery clothes i have are various t-shirts, and a black dress. the black dress is more for that horrible dead heat, not this faux summer in the middle of march.
it almost seems silly now to have packed my winter hat, scarf, & big mitts.
but this time last week i remember having to bundle up in lisa's winter things.
i can feel the swelling & puffiness is starting to go down. i should be able to leave the building in a couple of hours without getting horrified looks. not that anyone looks anyone in the face here. i still have my small town mentality, i guess.
i met up with my dear friend jeff yesterday. we went grocery shopping then out for supper. he took me to the most amazing vegetarian restaraunt. i was in heaven. i could actually et everything on the menu! no wondering what ingredients were used, no passing over a loved dish in fear of it being contaminated.
everything was safe to eat! there were a variety of things, all different levels of vegetarian/vegan. so much food. and the desserts! oh my! so many! i coulnd't fit dessert onto my plate though. it was just too much.
oh! there was even CEASAR SALAD! oh how i miss it. it makes me sad when people eat it around me. that and gravy are the only two things i really miss.
it's funny, my relationship with jeff. we've been friends since grade 4 or 5. he moved after grade 7 to the country. we saw each other as often as we could for the first bit. but slowly drifted apart. every couple of years he'd call me and we would talk for hours as if we saw each other every single day. it was literally as if no time had passed. there's never any awkward silences. we just go on and on, never stop talking. when we go our separate ways, we know it could be years before we see or hear from each other again.
this has been going on for the better part of maybe 15 years.
it's like we can just look at each other, and we know what is going on in each others lives. the talk is just for fun.
he's like my other half. i miss him terribly.
i'm incredibly thirsty, and just realized i have a big thing of ice tea in the cooler. joy! i should stop my disjointed ramblings and go drink it. then take a shower.
hopefully a shower will release the rest of the sinus pressure and soothe my swollen eyes.
i've only ever been this swollen after a night of crying. which hasn't happened in many years.
i hope i never become one of those artists who seem to create a wall. only allowing artists of similar mind in, shunning the rest.
i've met a fair number of people like that. i don't ever want to be like that.
it's 2:30 in the afternoon, and i am still in my pajamas sitting in my sleeping bag.
i had one pint last night, surely not enough to warrant such a headache. laying there cursing to myself, i realized it isn't a hangover headache. it's a being-kicked-in-the-face-repeatedly headache. i went to the mirror to look at myself, sure enough, my eyes are swollen and puffy.
damn sinus's.
the people i've met on this trip, as i've mentioned before, are wonderful. everyone i have come in contact with has welcomed me into their lives (and homes) as if they've always known me. even though i didn't exist to them days before.
i don't know if i'll ever be able to properly express my gratitude. "thank you" just doesn't cut it.
the couple i am staying with at the moment, they are so perfect. i didn't know that love like that actually existed. they fit together so completely.
i met a photographer here. a wonderful photographer. it makes me happy to make friends with people in the same trade.
he's so down to earth. not at all pretentious and snobbish as he could very well have been. he sure has the talent to warrant it if he wanted. well, not warrant.. perhaps i should have said would be typical.
he excitedly told me to e-mail him pictures of the trip. i sent him my flickr link, my webpage,, and the blog for the trip.
it made me nervous. he's just so good. my talents are obviously nowhere near his.
i'm not sure what the agenda is for today. apparently it's summer out. the only summery clothes i have are various t-shirts, and a black dress. the black dress is more for that horrible dead heat, not this faux summer in the middle of march.
it almost seems silly now to have packed my winter hat, scarf, & big mitts.
but this time last week i remember having to bundle up in lisa's winter things.
i can feel the swelling & puffiness is starting to go down. i should be able to leave the building in a couple of hours without getting horrified looks. not that anyone looks anyone in the face here. i still have my small town mentality, i guess.
i met up with my dear friend jeff yesterday. we went grocery shopping then out for supper. he took me to the most amazing vegetarian restaraunt. i was in heaven. i could actually et everything on the menu! no wondering what ingredients were used, no passing over a loved dish in fear of it being contaminated.
everything was safe to eat! there were a variety of things, all different levels of vegetarian/vegan. so much food. and the desserts! oh my! so many! i coulnd't fit dessert onto my plate though. it was just too much.
oh! there was even CEASAR SALAD! oh how i miss it. it makes me sad when people eat it around me. that and gravy are the only two things i really miss.
it's funny, my relationship with jeff. we've been friends since grade 4 or 5. he moved after grade 7 to the country. we saw each other as often as we could for the first bit. but slowly drifted apart. every couple of years he'd call me and we would talk for hours as if we saw each other every single day. it was literally as if no time had passed. there's never any awkward silences. we just go on and on, never stop talking. when we go our separate ways, we know it could be years before we see or hear from each other again.
this has been going on for the better part of maybe 15 years.
it's like we can just look at each other, and we know what is going on in each others lives. the talk is just for fun.
he's like my other half. i miss him terribly.
i'm incredibly thirsty, and just realized i have a big thing of ice tea in the cooler. joy! i should stop my disjointed ramblings and go drink it. then take a shower.
hopefully a shower will release the rest of the sinus pressure and soothe my swollen eyes.
i've only ever been this swollen after a night of crying. which hasn't happened in many years.
i hope i never become one of those artists who seem to create a wall. only allowing artists of similar mind in, shunning the rest.
i've met a fair number of people like that. i don't ever want to be like that.