Claudia and Duffy

Late-night tooth scum

Mmmmmm.

And thus begins my day off!

It's been a good past couple of weeks. I really like my job, even when I'm groaning because I have to get up and go yell at people for being noisy at one in the morning, or explain to someone that they have to follow the rule that was made for the benefit of the many even though it inconveniences the one, or feel the pain of people in tragic family circumstances, or scrub paint on the cement in front of the building for hours because of someone's careless spilling.

Although that last one was cool, too, because I saw many students (including new freshmen) who didn't have to be there scrubbing away (for 4-5 hours on some of their parts) and having a good time together, even though it didn't seem like they were getting much of anywhere. It was the coolest sight I've seen for a while. They put on some old DCTalk and everyone was howling away to it as they scrubbed and picked at that infernal paint.

And I have really enjoyed praying with people.

It's been a little hard to get used to living alone, although I love all the room in my apartment. I've never had room to put all my stuff away before, or the opportunity to easily live without surfaces being completely cluttered all the time. It's a beautiful thing. And while I like having free reign in decorating and housekeeping and kitchen-wrangling, I do miss brushing my teeth with friends.

Oh, you know what really weirded me out the other day? Convocation. I was sitting with 5th North in their corner as is my wont, but when we got to the responsive-reading part of the ceremonies, I had to read the faculty/staff part instead of the student part. Very, very sobering. It made me laugh.

Anyway, I'm off to bed, to sleep for eight straight hours, then get up and go shopping for some blue jeans (all 3 of my old ones - bought three summers ago - are wearing out all together and have been transformed into shorts and skirts and bellbottoms.) Pending finding them early in the day, I will also go hang out at some book shops, blissfully by myself, and then meet with Bob from Aflack, who will sell me some cancer insurance. Then, tomorrow night, my mom and brother are coming to stay for a few days, bringing me a piano and a good-sized Lego collection. Huzzah, huzzah!

Posted by tuggy at 08.31.04 01:03