I have some pretty fond memories of this place. The time I spent there with Rabbit and Wolf was the best part of last summer, hands down. When I'm missing Rabbit I think about playing like silly wood nymphs among the trees and moss covered boulders as the sun was going down. The light was perfect and we hadn't a care in the world. It was divine. Thinking about that time always makes me smile.
Last night I got a chance to talk with Rabbit. It had been probably a month since we last talked. It was good to hear she's doing alright. I'm sad I can't be there for her. The most I can do is offer an ear, but I wish I could do more.
I'm really looking forward to having a chance to see my dear Rabbit again this summer. It'll be so great to hang out with her again (and ole Wolfie too of course!) Woo summertime, can't get here soon enough!
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Monday, February 25, 2008
Bone-able!
So Monday is here again, my busiest day. A six hour shift at the coffeeshop, a few hours off then four hours cleaning plus travel time. I can't do anything with Monday other than work. That's alright though, the money's decent.
Pet came to visit this weekend, which was fun! He took me out to dinner and we had a great time, I even wore some crazy pants I bought for Burning Man, hehe. I learned a new word from Pet: bone-able. It made me giggle.
Is winter over yet? Seriously, I'm starting to go a little crazy. Recently Pine found a job opportunity for a month in Florida shuttling college students around during the spring break season. I almost went for it, until I learned a drug screen is required. Uhmm....maybe not. I just won't tell my mother that's why I'm NOT taking the job. And there's a lot of paperwork I'd have to scramble to take care of and move out and quit my jobs etc etc. I'll just stay here for now and welcome the spring in Missouri.
Pet came to visit this weekend, which was fun! He took me out to dinner and we had a great time, I even wore some crazy pants I bought for Burning Man, hehe. I learned a new word from Pet: bone-able. It made me giggle.
Is winter over yet? Seriously, I'm starting to go a little crazy. Recently Pine found a job opportunity for a month in Florida shuttling college students around during the spring break season. I almost went for it, until I learned a drug screen is required. Uhmm....maybe not. I just won't tell my mother that's why I'm NOT taking the job. And there's a lot of paperwork I'd have to scramble to take care of and move out and quit my jobs etc etc. I'll just stay here for now and welcome the spring in Missouri.
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
The newest arrival
The doorbell rang today. Finally, after so many excited weeks, I got to hold my very own Burning Man ticket in my wily, skinny fingered hands.
Sunday, February 17, 2008
Weekend Madness
This weekend's been mixed. For most of yesterday I hung out with my new friend Comic (what I'm calling him for now), which was pretty enjoyable. We went to the Pinnacles for a hike, had dinner, hung out, talked a lot and had dessert. He's probably the nerdiest person I've ever hung out with, but not overly socially awkward and a really sweet guy. It was good. He'll probably be leaving CoMo soon though, which leads me to think I'm developing a knack for befriending people who have plans to leave town soon. Ah well.
Today was a little crazy....I spent a lot of the day dealing with my car again, this time a flat tire. At least it was on a day when I didn't have to go to work! I ended up having to buy a new tire, which kinda sucks but hopefully it'll last a while. I did finally learn how to change a tire on my car, so that's good right? I was really stressed and frustrated there for a bit and was nearly babbling and fighting through tears when I called my parents to ask their advice. What's up with that?! I generally handle stress well, but for some reason I was really struggling with it today. When my roomie and I finally made it back to my car with the new tire to put it on, two people I knew happened to be around and provided moral support and a really nice lady came by with a fancy power tool she had to screw on the lug nuts. How nice was that? By that time I had overcome the crazy anxiety. I'm still picking that one apart...what was it that made me nearly fall to pieces over a flat tire? Hmm...I'm really grateful to all the people who ended up helping me out today: two of my roommates and a friend for providing rides, at least two strangers for helping out and more friends giving moral support. It reminds me that people can be good ;-)
Today was a little crazy....I spent a lot of the day dealing with my car again, this time a flat tire. At least it was on a day when I didn't have to go to work! I ended up having to buy a new tire, which kinda sucks but hopefully it'll last a while. I did finally learn how to change a tire on my car, so that's good right? I was really stressed and frustrated there for a bit and was nearly babbling and fighting through tears when I called my parents to ask their advice. What's up with that?! I generally handle stress well, but for some reason I was really struggling with it today. When my roomie and I finally made it back to my car with the new tire to put it on, two people I knew happened to be around and provided moral support and a really nice lady came by with a fancy power tool she had to screw on the lug nuts. How nice was that? By that time I had overcome the crazy anxiety. I'm still picking that one apart...what was it that made me nearly fall to pieces over a flat tire? Hmm...I'm really grateful to all the people who ended up helping me out today: two of my roommates and a friend for providing rides, at least two strangers for helping out and more friends giving moral support. It reminds me that people can be good ;-)
Friday, February 15, 2008
Inspiration and Thoughts for Rabbit
It seems recently when I sign in to post something, I just don't know what to say and give up before I even start. Blogging feels rather useless sometimes.
I had an inspiring day on Wednesday. First I found out one of the regulars at the coffeeshop is a burner who attended Burning Man for the first time last year. So as soon as I saw him I said, "so I hear you're going to Burning Man." That started a long, excited talk and ended up making me think about BM for the rest of the evening. Then, I noticed a guy looking through a seed catalog from Baker Creek and I just had to mention it. So, we started talking about seeds and growing things and permaculture and land and....it was good. He's just started working with Big Canoe, a local organization I've been interested in for a while. I gave him my email and told him to contact me if he ever wanted my help playing in the dirt. Even if I never hear from him, it was just cool to connect with someone who is into growing veggies as much as I am. So...that was cool, connecting with some like minded folks. I always love that.
There's just not much else worth writing about, except....
My dear, dear friend Rabbit has been on my mind lately. She's going through a pretty rough time right now and I so wish there was something I could do to help her through it. My heart goes out to her when I think about what she's going through. Dearest Rabbit, my thoughts are with you. I send you lots and lots of love, strength and courage. If I could give you a hug, I'd give you a million!
I had an inspiring day on Wednesday. First I found out one of the regulars at the coffeeshop is a burner who attended Burning Man for the first time last year. So as soon as I saw him I said, "so I hear you're going to Burning Man." That started a long, excited talk and ended up making me think about BM for the rest of the evening. Then, I noticed a guy looking through a seed catalog from Baker Creek and I just had to mention it. So, we started talking about seeds and growing things and permaculture and land and....it was good. He's just started working with Big Canoe, a local organization I've been interested in for a while. I gave him my email and told him to contact me if he ever wanted my help playing in the dirt. Even if I never hear from him, it was just cool to connect with someone who is into growing veggies as much as I am. So...that was cool, connecting with some like minded folks. I always love that.
There's just not much else worth writing about, except....
My dear, dear friend Rabbit has been on my mind lately. She's going through a pretty rough time right now and I so wish there was something I could do to help her through it. My heart goes out to her when I think about what she's going through. Dearest Rabbit, my thoughts are with you. I send you lots and lots of love, strength and courage. If I could give you a hug, I'd give you a million!
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
It's in the mail!
omg...omg...omg...OMG!! I just got the email confirmation from the Burning Man folks that they shipped my ticket! WEEE!!! Oh to actually hold that ticket in my hand will be sweet deliriousness. Most definitely not as sweet and wildly delirious as actually being there, but...good enough for now ;-)
Sunday, February 10, 2008
Great Hike and Lovely Willow
Now here is a lovely looking sunny day....too bad it's only 20 degrees. So that leaves me sitting inside wasting time on the internet and wishing spring were here. I've had enough of this winter! Cabin fever has set in and while hope remains that I will not become permanently crazy, I am still feeling rather wily.
I had the opportunity to enjoy the nice weather yesterday by getting out for a hike at Three Creeks. I had been wanting to go back out there for quite a while. It was one of the first places Owl took me when I first came to CoMo and I had only been back once with Rabbit and Wolf last summer. I had been really wanting to explore it more. I went with a friend and his lady, who turned out to be not quite hardcore hiker material, but she endured it rather well without complaint. Along the way we ran into a fellow hiker who was looking for the cave I had been wondering about. (The cave that Owl and I just happened to have a little romp in ;-). I couldn't recall exactly how we had gotten there and it wasn't on the provided map. So, he invited us to come along with him to find it (he had one of those fancy GPS dealios) and me being the adventurous type, was all for it. My friends agreed and off we went! It didn't take us too long to find, although it took us a while to problem solve our creek crossing, but we made it without getting very wet. My friends ended up heading back before getting to the cave. I was sorry they had to miss it, but maybe another time. It was just as cool as I remembered, although we stayed out considering this is the time of the year when the bats are hibernating (don't want to disturb them). Then I helped my new found friend find a cache, as apparently he's into geocaching. We quickly found it, wrote in the logbook, took a few pictures and were on our way.
So this guy....we ended up talking during the whole hike. It was really enjoyable! We seem to have a lot in common, at the very least we both really enjoying hiking. I felt like we made a good connection, and that makes me happy. Making connections like that with like-minded folks doesn't happen too often, so it's always a really great feeling when it does happen. We both were interested in going hiking together again, so we exchanged information. Woo hiking buddies! I'm VERY excited about this, it's been a while since I've had a good hiking buddy. While I enjoy going by myself at times, it can make a hike much more enjoyable if the company is right. I talked with Willow later in the evening and she claims it is serendipity.
Speaking of Willow...I very much enjoyed our conversation we had last night. Lately we've been able to relate to each other quite well. We've both been in some very similar relationships over the years, it's actually a little odd how many. Sometimes it's as if we are the only people we know who can relate to us and understand us as well (if that makes sense...) Talking with her always makes me miss having awesome women around me, good, strong, loving and compassionate women who give a damn. So, thank you Willow for being so awesome! I miss you babe!
I had the opportunity to enjoy the nice weather yesterday by getting out for a hike at Three Creeks. I had been wanting to go back out there for quite a while. It was one of the first places Owl took me when I first came to CoMo and I had only been back once with Rabbit and Wolf last summer. I had been really wanting to explore it more. I went with a friend and his lady, who turned out to be not quite hardcore hiker material, but she endured it rather well without complaint. Along the way we ran into a fellow hiker who was looking for the cave I had been wondering about. (The cave that Owl and I just happened to have a little romp in ;-). I couldn't recall exactly how we had gotten there and it wasn't on the provided map. So, he invited us to come along with him to find it (he had one of those fancy GPS dealios) and me being the adventurous type, was all for it. My friends agreed and off we went! It didn't take us too long to find, although it took us a while to problem solve our creek crossing, but we made it without getting very wet. My friends ended up heading back before getting to the cave. I was sorry they had to miss it, but maybe another time. It was just as cool as I remembered, although we stayed out considering this is the time of the year when the bats are hibernating (don't want to disturb them). Then I helped my new found friend find a cache, as apparently he's into geocaching. We quickly found it, wrote in the logbook, took a few pictures and were on our way.
So this guy....we ended up talking during the whole hike. It was really enjoyable! We seem to have a lot in common, at the very least we both really enjoying hiking. I felt like we made a good connection, and that makes me happy. Making connections like that with like-minded folks doesn't happen too often, so it's always a really great feeling when it does happen. We both were interested in going hiking together again, so we exchanged information. Woo hiking buddies! I'm VERY excited about this, it's been a while since I've had a good hiking buddy. While I enjoy going by myself at times, it can make a hike much more enjoyable if the company is right. I talked with Willow later in the evening and she claims it is serendipity.
Speaking of Willow...I very much enjoyed our conversation we had last night. Lately we've been able to relate to each other quite well. We've both been in some very similar relationships over the years, it's actually a little odd how many. Sometimes it's as if we are the only people we know who can relate to us and understand us as well (if that makes sense...) Talking with her always makes me miss having awesome women around me, good, strong, loving and compassionate women who give a damn. So, thank you Willow for being so awesome! I miss you babe!
Thursday, February 7, 2008
Off Time
I've been feeling weird lately, and I'm not entirely sure why. It feels like I was on autopilot for a while and I just sorta came out of that. Maybe it's just a down moment. I don't know really, I just know I feel off. I do know that I'm ready for the summer to get here, I'm ready to leave Columbia and see something different. Maybe I'm just bored...?
Saturday, February 2, 2008
Wolf's bday present and nonexcitingness
Wolf called me last night to thank me for the bag I made for his birthday. I am so glad he likes it! I'm also pretty happy that it didn't get lost in the mail. It was nice to talk with him, I don't get to talk with him and Rabbit much so it's always a treat. I've started to miss all his stupid jokes he makes about me so it's good to get a little dose of that now and again.
Last night I watched Match Point. Lame. It pretty much sucked until the end. I don't recommend it unless you like bad acting.
I now have to wear a really dorky shirt when I work the coffeeshop kiosk at the hospital, yay. I guess at least now I don't have to put as much thought into my outfits when I get up at 5 am. Ya gotta find the positives in things right?
Lately I haven't been very exciting. I'm becoming quite the hermit.
Last night I watched Match Point. Lame. It pretty much sucked until the end. I don't recommend it unless you like bad acting.
I now have to wear a really dorky shirt when I work the coffeeshop kiosk at the hospital, yay. I guess at least now I don't have to put as much thought into my outfits when I get up at 5 am. Ya gotta find the positives in things right?
Lately I haven't been very exciting. I'm becoming quite the hermit.
210 Days
Gawd another post about Burning Man, but this is exciting news! My dear, awesome and wonderful friend Pet just found out yesterday that his workplace just approved his time off request! That means he's officially going to Burning Man with me! WOOOT!!! I am so happy about that! All this time we've been talking and planning but it's been halfway tentative since he wasn't 100% sure he could go. Now for the real deal, yay!
In other news...wait, there are other things to talk about? ha.
In other news...wait, there are other things to talk about? ha.
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