we still don't have internet at the apartment, but i managed to sneak into the computer lab at nick's school for a few minutes. it's pissing me off soooo bad that we can't get internet at the new place. they're supposed to have free wireless internet...but they've been 'working on it' since we moved in ( Read more... )

it's moving day again. i'm relaxing a bit until nick gets home from work ( Read more... )

do me  a favor.    it will only take a few minutes.  go to  http://www.ohio.com/mld/ohio/entertainment/    it's the beacon journal website.      under "area entertainment" it will say "festival schedule, listen to mp3's..."  click there.  you'll have to type in some info real quick, but then they'll be a list of bands that are playing there.  ( Read more... )

nick and i are in our first stages of moving into the new apartment. this morning we started moving all the little stuff like bathroom extras, winter clothes, and other stuff we won't need for the next 3 days. on the first trip there we looked around and just took it all in. we have so much more room and closet/cupboard space. we sat out on the ( Read more... )

i went to the doctor this morning. i had x-rays for my back and i'm scheduled for an MRI at the hospital later tonight at 8. so far, the doctor says it could be something as simple as lumbago (fancy word for chronic back pain) or it could be lumbosacral neuritis. i tried searching that on yahoo and some medical websites and got no information. ( Read more... )

it's been a while.  lots to update about.

week of july 17-23:  lindsay and dave came down for a visit.  we drank a lot, played a lot, and had a great time.  we went to newport, game works, the aquarium, and the beach.    the day after they left me and nick went to see dmb at riverbend.  riverbend is like blossom, it's an outdoor ampitheatre.  it's ( Read more... )

stemp and dave are coming down here tomorrow for a few days. i've been so excited and busy preparing that i totally forgot about the dave matthews band concert on thursday! i got the tickets fed ex on friday and almost peed my pants. i ordered the tickets back in march, and just forgot that it was july 21st. i think it will be the 15th time i' ( Read more... )

we went out last night with people from work. katie is leaving for afganistan in a week. well, she's going to georgia for training and a briefing. she'll be there for a month, then in afganistan for 15 months. so we had a huge party for her at the back porch in west chester. it's the coolest bar i've ever been to. it's literally a back porch ( Read more... )

john mitchell died on wednesday. i've been updating about him for the past few months. a few weeks ago, a friend died and he was at the funeral saying, 'we're all dropping like flies.' and now he's gone too. my heart is a knot, i can't take a steady breath. my heart is breaking. he'd been getting worse and worse the past week. he was holding ( Read more... )

i got off work at 4 today and me and nick went to the beach for a while. it was 98 degrees when i left work...we HAD to go to the beach. it was so hot it was hard to breathe, there was a smog warning and an ozone alert. so now we're back home and it's just starting to cool off ( Read more... )