Weddings and Weekend Happenings

It seems like everyone is getting married these days, so Steven and I gave in to peer pressure and set a date. OK, not really, but we did finally set a date. We're getting married next April, planning on the 26th. We're going to have the ceremony at Galbreath, and the reception will either be in Walter's rotunda or one of the hotels in Athens. So that's pretty awesome. Lauren's getting married next month, someone else in October, another friend in December, and Abby's getting married next spring, too. Things will definitely be busy, but finally in a good way.

Speaking of Abby... she's coming to visit today! I'm excited. Now that she's in C-bus permanently, I don't get to see her as much, which is actually pretty silly seeing as she's only 90 minutes away. But anyway, the weekend is off to a good start, and it looks like it will just get better. So, I should clean before she gets here, so it looks like I'm going to cut this one short.

More later.

frustration and I feel old

We'll do it someday, Steven.

New season, new quarter

I have decided to do a reading list once a month, so here goes:

Books bought in March:

1. "Lords and Ladies," Terry Pratchett
2. "Witches Abroad," Terry Pratchett
3. "Equal Rites," Terry Pratchett
4. "The Gunslinger," Stephen King
5. "Anansi Boys," Neil Gaiman
6. "Darcy's Story," Janet Alymer
7. "A Long Way Down," Nick Hornby
8. "Jane Eyre" (second copy), Charlotte Bronte
9. "A Picture of Dorian Gray" (second copy), Oscar Wilde

Books actually read in March:

1. "The Big Over Easy" by Jasper Fforde
   
2. "Jane Eyre" * Started
   
3. "A Picture of Dorian Gray" *Started
   
4. "Equal Rites" *Started
5. "Darcy's Story" *Started

OK, so the numbers don't exactly add up... but hey. I bought more books than usual this time, because I got my tax refund, haha. Besides, I don't really think you can be a healthy reader unless you purchase more books with the best intentions, but can never possibly read them all. I will get there, some day. I still have books I bought in high school I want to read, and haven't read yet, and books I want to re-read, and so on. But anyway, I thought doing this about once a month would help me keep track. It's still awesome because I rediscovered Terry Pratchett and how wonderfully witty and hilarious he really is. So I still win. Now on to the real post...

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Sometimes, I just want to write stuff like this:

Today I bought index cards. A dog barked and growled at me, then ran away in fear. I love English classes. I hate work, most of the time.

But I won't.

However, I will do a few, quick updates. =) Steve and I got the house, we're moving in May 1. It's crazy. It's exciting, but it's crazy. Mostly exciting, though. I can't wait, somewhat because I'm really excited about really having my own space, but mostly because I will finally have Oscar with me and I won't have to drive home all the time for a cat. hah.

I am also really excited about my final quarter as an undergraduate. I am taking all English classes -- I had the first two today and they're pretty awesome. I get to read stuff of Oscar Wilde's, the Bronte's and Virginia Woolf's -- honestly, how could they not be? I know the quarter is going to be stressful, but not because of classes really, more because of my sister's wedding and all of those preparations, moving halfway through the quarter, and working 30 hours a week. If nothing else, it will be interesting. Speaking of stress and never getting a break, I am going home this weekend, yet again, for Lauren's first wedding shower. Yes first. She is having three....

Still, I suppose now is the time to indulge her as she is getting married. heh.

Soo excited

OK, OK. I know I do this to myself all the time, but this time I don't think it's too premature.

I hope not, anyway.

So I just have to say it: Steve and I found a house!!! It's about a 10-minute drive from campus (far enough away to feel like we're not stuck in the colloge town bubble but close enough to not be out in the middle of nowhere, hehe). It's a three bedroom, one bath and pretty much perfect for us. It has off-street parking, a little yard and a creek in the back, and I'm allowed to have my kitty and other pets.

It's pretty much a win-win situation all around. Anyway, we will found out by the end of next week if we definitely get it. We have made it to round two (i.e. we have the wife's approval and now just have to meet the husband, haha). The problem is that they wanted to fill the house starting next month, and we can't move in for a few more months... but it's a small, family owned type of rental, so they are sort of particular who they rent to and seemed to really like us. Plus, she seemed really really nice.

Keep your fingers crossed...

(*Still Super Excited*)

The Legend that is Zelda....

OK, really. The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, is seriously the craziest game ever. And by craziest I mean the most frustrating, most difficult, most fun and most exhilarating game ever.

This is my first Zelda game, and my first 3-D game, so I can see why I would have more difficulty with it than most people. But still, Zelda is tough! I am 5 1/2 hours into the game and I am just now really getting started, i.e. I killed the little baby boss and then three creatures of twilight at once and now I'm collecting the Twilight insects. So see, I think that's exciting. Another friend of mine was waaay farther than that by five hours into it! Things just take me forever to figure out, such as... how to walk in a straight line, or ride Epona. Fun stuff like that. Haha.

Basically, it's the end of the quarter and I am obsessed with my Wii, so all I want to do is play it instead of say, write final papers or study for exams. Hence my last few entries have been all about it! What can I say? Once lame, always lame, after all.

Bleh. I will actually write a real entry sometime soon. Say, after March 15th. Then I won't be so busy, or crazy, or neurotic from stress, just suffering from my usual neurosis instead. =P

Welcome to the Real World

Wow... this week could not get any crazier.

On Tuesday I had a job interview for a copy editing postion with The Athens Messenger, and less than 24 hours later they called and offered me the job! So now I'm quitting my PACE job, quitting the graphics lab, and this is my last quarter with Speakeasy. It's all happened so fast I still can't get over it. I'm excited, and I'm terrified, and I'm overwhelmed... and I can't believe it.

I know it's only 24-30 hours per week and that I will still be taking 12 credit hours and what not, but I can't help feeling caught unawares. I just thought I wouldn't have a "real" job until at least June, and now I'm starting in March instead. I'm afraid that it will ruin my last quarter in college, and I'm afraid that I will be so busy that all I will literally do is go to class, go to work, and sleep... and perhaps put work first and then fail and not graduate. Heh. OK, I hope nothing that serious. But still. I mean, everything feels so final now. Now, I am definitely staying in Athens, and now, when I thought I would be finished in June, I'm going to be here another four to five years. And the worst part is, I still don't know how I feel about that. Regardless, I keep moving forward, and really thinking about what I want out of life only complicates things and makes me feel sick, so then I just go with the flow. Go with the flow. Go with the flow... and then I am generally happy.

In other news, happy news: I love my Wii. Really. It's pretty much awesome. Marvel: Ultimate Alliance is totally disappointing. The player control is just a little weird and the screen spins practically uncontrollably when you play with more than one player... But Zelda is awesome, Steve loves Call of Duty 3 although I have no interest, and Wii Sports is probably my favorite just because they're so fun and simple. I love no-brainers, what can I say? =P

And now... I can't wait to get Sonic and the Secret Rings and some Mario games!

Wheee

In an attempt to compensate for my inability to maintain a friendship with anyone for longer than like a month, except maybe people out of state, and certainly out of the country, I have decided to buy my first gaming system since the Sega Genesis.

Needless to say I am super excited about it. I am buying it with four games, but I already have a list of like four more that I really want to get. Luckily, a few are from Nintendo Game Cube, and others don't come out for a few more months.

So, I really really can't wait.

In other news... this weather is really starting to get to me (SAD, can you tell?). It's making miserable and now I never want to leave my room. That's healthy.

Anyway, my order is officially processing as of today, so with any luck, I will get it over the weekend!! Yay, seriously can't wait.

Zelda, Ultimate Alliance... here we come. =)