Upsy Daisy, Tighty Righty

So I'm feeling a little exhausted, and a little lonely. At the moment, discouraged comes to mind as well. In all of this apartment business, I've realized that it was solely I who searched for a new place to live, I who called landlords and subletters, ran around with forms and made awkward last minute arrangements to get things signed and sent etc. Even when I asked people to do things (ie: current room mate, future room mate...) they said they would do it, and I trusted them, and then they didn't and I ended up having to do it by myself. I'm having trouble finding dependable sources these days. Sigh.

Happy things have certainly happened, though. I went out to a movie with Kit the other day, and had an excellent time. It was surreal however because it was the first time I'd seen a movie with anyone but my boyfriend in an immensely long time. It was kind of nice, a new and fun experience. I intend to do a lot more of those. The two of us decided that in the new place we'd have a house warming party, and I could not believe what an excellent idea that was. I can't wait! I'll have all two people I know over and it'll be a blast! Haha, just kidding. I probably know three...

I also went out for dinner with a good friend the other day as well, we'll call him Art. That was a lot of fun, too. Surprisingly so. I didn't think we'd have much to talk about considering the circumstances, but we did. My boyfriend had a surprisingly fun time, too, so that was a delightful little treat. It was such a fantastic meal, too. Really top notch. Good to see old friends again.

I saw "Bride Wars" and really enjoyed it. Perhaps not the deepest movie ever made, but it was fun. A little goofie movie snack, because every so often we need those. I've just finished seeing "Seven Pounds," and "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," and "Marley & Me" so I needed something with absolutely no real moral, no real thinking, and no actual emotions. It was nice, it was a holiday from movies. I suggest you see it, but don't take a boy along because I don't know if I've ever seen a girlier movie in my life. Although, he did get a laugh or two out of it, because of the ridiculous nature of the actresses, when it came to things having to do with weddings. Ridiculous, yes, but fiercely realistic. There's actually a scene where the one finds the engagement ring hidden in the house, and in her impatience holds her own personal engagement party before he's even asked the question! Pretty realistic...

So yeah. I'm up, and I'm down. I'm left and I'm right, and I can not wait to be stationary and quiet for an afternoon in my new home. Still no final word on that, either, I might add. They needed cosigner forms, so that's in the process right now. But hopefully by the end of the week we've got some concrete information, and I can actually get excited about something!

I've bought a 2009 Datebook, and I'm pretty sure I love it more than I've loved anything. People, animals, books included. It's Celtic themed, and the pages feel so delicious, and are just begging to be written on. It makes me want to make more plans! I don't know why I didn't buy one sooner, I'm already 14 days in! Think of all the plans I've missed!

Was looking through some of my olderish paintings and found one that I absolutely adore, but am stuck with because I painted the foreground before the background, which means I can't do anything further and it can never be finished. But that's okay, it still looks delightful, and makes my heart smile. Which is all the currency I need in this world.

The picture's a little dark, but it almost captures the essence of the piece.


I also played a rip roarin' game of 9-Tile Scrabble the other day, with the man. It was a lot of fun, and we made some really interesting words! I don't know if anyone else is interested in this sort of thing, but I think the words you make when you're playing scrabble can really dictate some things about your life! As well as this, I think that words alone are just beautiful, so even without my prior philosophy I would love the final work we come up with when playing scrabble. If I were a teacher I'd assign my class to write a story using all of the words from a scrabble board. Wouldn't that turn out interesting? Maybe I'll write a story.


Maybe. Who knows.
And yes, "tranq" is an official word, in the scrabble handbook.
I challenged it too.