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jianantonicI suppose I need to get ready for work, so this will be quickish.
Last night I swam 13 laps at the pool. That's 650m - I double checked my math to be sure, Jer. I even did a whole quarter of a lap butterfly. As I've had absolutely no professional training, would call myself a poor swimmer, and most of my swimming friends even have trouble with butterfly, I am quite proud of this. Though I shudder to think that people may have been watching me. Hehe. I did some shopping after that, but midway through shopping, I got a bad feeling in my tummy like my bowels were giving up, so I paid for what I'd gotten already and headed home immediately, though I never did shit myself. Yay for that.
Jer came home shortly after I did and we finally had our full-length feature discussion on income. We agreed that he would accept Jan's offer to be a full time night auditor, which gives him all the same benefits that I have, pretty close to the same pay, and neither one of us is leaving the mountain all that much. The only bummer is that he has to rearrange his sleep schedule, and very little of his sleeping concurs with mine. But I'll be okay, because it's not like he's far away, and we'll both sleep while the other is at work and spend all of our afternoons together. I think this is a great plan, as I'd much rather have awake time than sleep time with him. He will not be starting school this fall, but will continue to research and weigh options for a possible spring semester beginning to a Master's. This is all I ask, and I am very happy.
Today, Jer has the afternoon off, so both of us are going to find Ben and Danny in town and do something with them. Probably eat Indian food, but nothing is set in stone yet, and we haven't tracked down Danny yet, either. Then tomorrow I'm going out with Gina. Yay:) Saturday is back to Charlottesville for a meeting day...
Emily V - did you get the beads yet? If not, I can meet you downtown on Saturday and we can pick something out. I can probably also assemble and have it ready for you before I go back home that evening. Let me know.
One final thing (I guess this isn't short after all) about friends. This is important.
When I was in middle school, I was a Republican. Well, I thought I was. Mainly I had two reasons for feeling that way. One, my parents were Republicans. Two, I was pro-life, and that was the only political issue (at the time) that mattered to me. For some reason, as middle school students, my circle of friends and I were blind to the vast majority of social injustices in the world, but we all had serious opinions on abortion. Practically daily at the lunch table, we'd get into it. Serious screaming matches and the like. And I'd get so incredibly frustrated with my friends who were pro-choice and wouldn't listen to my side. (I want to make it clear now that I no longer ally myself with either side of this argument - I just think it's important that people are well-educated and have access to contraception, thus diminishing the problem before the debate over abortion is even an issue). Anyway, I'd get so worked up and angry at my friends for not seeing eye-to-eye with me. And yet, we'd get it out of our systems for the day and head out to recess and all be as close as ever. Four square, basketball, whatever, we were still best friends.
I know that many of my opinions are radically different from many of my friends', and we still get very worked up, and I think I can speak accurately for us all still to say that we get pretty frustrated with one another still. But that's one issue and it doesn't make or break a friendship. Shit, the friendship might be pretty monotonous if we actually agreed on everything (though we'll never stop trying to convince, I'm sure). So, while it makes me sad, and at times insanely frustrated, that my most passionate opinions are not shared by all, I'd feel a lot worse if I didn't have a group of pals who could scream at me until they're blue in the face about why I'm wrong and then put it behind them and go play four square with me. Or whatever.
I have to go to work in a few minutes, so I should probably put on some pants.
Peace.
Last night I swam 13 laps at the pool. That's 650m - I double checked my math to be sure, Jer. I even did a whole quarter of a lap butterfly. As I've had absolutely no professional training, would call myself a poor swimmer, and most of my swimming friends even have trouble with butterfly, I am quite proud of this. Though I shudder to think that people may have been watching me. Hehe. I did some shopping after that, but midway through shopping, I got a bad feeling in my tummy like my bowels were giving up, so I paid for what I'd gotten already and headed home immediately, though I never did shit myself. Yay for that.
Jer came home shortly after I did and we finally had our full-length feature discussion on income. We agreed that he would accept Jan's offer to be a full time night auditor, which gives him all the same benefits that I have, pretty close to the same pay, and neither one of us is leaving the mountain all that much. The only bummer is that he has to rearrange his sleep schedule, and very little of his sleeping concurs with mine. But I'll be okay, because it's not like he's far away, and we'll both sleep while the other is at work and spend all of our afternoons together. I think this is a great plan, as I'd much rather have awake time than sleep time with him. He will not be starting school this fall, but will continue to research and weigh options for a possible spring semester beginning to a Master's. This is all I ask, and I am very happy.
Today, Jer has the afternoon off, so both of us are going to find Ben and Danny in town and do something with them. Probably eat Indian food, but nothing is set in stone yet, and we haven't tracked down Danny yet, either. Then tomorrow I'm going out with Gina. Yay:) Saturday is back to Charlottesville for a meeting day...
Emily V - did you get the beads yet? If not, I can meet you downtown on Saturday and we can pick something out. I can probably also assemble and have it ready for you before I go back home that evening. Let me know.
One final thing (I guess this isn't short after all) about friends. This is important.
When I was in middle school, I was a Republican. Well, I thought I was. Mainly I had two reasons for feeling that way. One, my parents were Republicans. Two, I was pro-life, and that was the only political issue (at the time) that mattered to me. For some reason, as middle school students, my circle of friends and I were blind to the vast majority of social injustices in the world, but we all had serious opinions on abortion. Practically daily at the lunch table, we'd get into it. Serious screaming matches and the like. And I'd get so incredibly frustrated with my friends who were pro-choice and wouldn't listen to my side. (I want to make it clear now that I no longer ally myself with either side of this argument - I just think it's important that people are well-educated and have access to contraception, thus diminishing the problem before the debate over abortion is even an issue). Anyway, I'd get so worked up and angry at my friends for not seeing eye-to-eye with me. And yet, we'd get it out of our systems for the day and head out to recess and all be as close as ever. Four square, basketball, whatever, we were still best friends.
I know that many of my opinions are radically different from many of my friends', and we still get very worked up, and I think I can speak accurately for us all still to say that we get pretty frustrated with one another still. But that's one issue and it doesn't make or break a friendship. Shit, the friendship might be pretty monotonous if we actually agreed on everything (though we'll never stop trying to convince, I'm sure). So, while it makes me sad, and at times insanely frustrated, that my most passionate opinions are not shared by all, I'd feel a lot worse if I didn't have a group of pals who could scream at me until they're blue in the face about why I'm wrong and then put it behind them and go play four square with me. Or whatever.
I have to go to work in a few minutes, so I should probably put on some pants.
Peace.
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Date: 2005-08-24 06:21 am (UTC)I agree that friendship (and the world, really) would be monontonous if everyone always agreed. Nice sentiments about your buds :)
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Date: 2005-08-24 07:25 am (UTC)That's exactly how I feel (haha, for once we agree!) and I was pondering how to try to express that, but you said it better than I ever could. Thank you.
Saturday works well for me--I'll probably go to TKD at 12, assuming my butt has stopped hurting by then, and could meet you Downtown around 2ish. Does that work for you? I'd have to nab some food, but quick pizza from Sylvia's or Christian's would be fine.
You know, I've got a giant blue ball (snrk) in my room, and we've probably got some sidewalk chalk hanging around the house somewhere...want to draw a four-square on the Mall and play? Or in the amphitheater? All that lovely cement, not being used...
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Date: 2005-08-24 08:48 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-08-24 09:22 am (UTC)Does earlier on Saturday morning work for you? Like 10ish? (Bonus points if you can pick me up from my house, as oh SHIT I'll have no car. Wait. Why aren't they driving Cathy and Tom's car, or better yet the pickup truck?)
Okay. Summary: I have no idea what's going on. :-) But I'll get back to you. :-)
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Date: 2005-08-24 12:48 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-08-24 12:57 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-08-24 01:14 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-08-25 07:13 am (UTC)When I said "double validate" I meant "only be Downtown for 2 hours, then leave/have free parking, then go back again for only two hours or so and again get free parking." Eh, it's not important. ;-)
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Date: 2005-08-25 06:24 pm (UTC)