space-oddity's Diaryland Diary

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camping part 2

we're about to camping again. it looks very cloudy outside, and i'm afraid it will rain while we're out, but the weather channel says 0% chance of rain. go figure. it'll probably pour.

happy weekend to everyone.

2:32 pm - 11.07.03

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green thought and green shade

annihilating all that's made
to a green thought in a green shade.

"what does marvell mean when he says green?"
"grass."
"grass?"
"yeah. i like grass."

...hmm. yeah, so what's up, kids? i've learned today that the same cup of starbucks coffee is 22 cents more on campus than it is three miles or so down the street. what is that? yes, just thought you'd like to know.

dot dot dot.

the same girl always sits next to the guy who always sits behind me in my lit class. everyday before class starts it's like a round of twenty questions. she says, "what-are-you-doing-this-weekend? what-did-you-do-last-weekend? how-do-you-like-to-study? where-are-you-from? how-are-your-classes? how-were-midterms? so-what-do-you-like-to-do-on-your-weekends? and-etc?" and he normally replies with one word answers. strange thing is that i don't think they know each other's name, and she's obviously trying to get him to ask her out on a date for the weekend, but he never gets it. i just want to turn around and moderate.

"hi, my name's leslie. what's your name?"
"x."
"and what's your name?"
"y."
"hello, x. hello, y."
"hi (collectively)."
"say, x, y's been jones-in' for a date for quite some time, why don't you give in and take her out this weekend? then maybe she'll shut up. 'kay? thanks."

it is november the 4th, and it is 80 degrees outside. the end.

2:14 pm - 11.04.03

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the shit

today i was emotion on wheels. this ride wouldn't be so bumpy if i were in, let's say, kansas, but today felt more like san francisco. yes, i'm all over the place with this.

you never know where you'll wake up.

feeling better, though.

12:40 am - 11.04.03

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people are stupid.

update from work. i've only been here for two hours, but already i've encountered two people who didn't know their zip codes, one person who didn't know her area code to her telephone number, and a third lady from new hampshire that spoke with a very, very, oh so very fake british accent. ain't it grand?

people are stupid.

4:24 pm - 10.29.03

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back from the camp

well well well. the last time i wrote i was about to go camping. it ended up a good time. i mean, i didn't wake up in the cold thinking i would be better off dead or anything. seriously, i had a tremendous time. i would love to go again, but time hardly permits. damn the time. damn damn damnit. also, mark did all of the work because he's nice like that. the tent, the fire, the cooking, the etc. so i'd like to go again and maybe help out a little more the second time around. but like i said - THERE IS NO TIME! bah. mark put up some pictures from our weekend. here is the link. check it.

so i was walking to class the other day, and i saw all of these people whirling by with stacks of books. they all seemed to be walking with a set purpose in mind. you know, they're all getting stuff done. checking off lists-to-do. achieving. and then there i am. i am who-am-i-and-what-am-i-doing-here. yeah, there i am. aimless. lacking. something. never with my finger on it. it is a joke. again, i was feeling like a failure that day. but that was tuesday. of course, some days are better than others.

that same day i had a quiz in one of my classes. the kid next to me took out his bible at the start of the quiz and began to read a little. i thought maybe he was just preparing himself with verse before he started to write his essay.. or something. i don't know. after a couple of minutes, he put away his bible and finally started to write on his paper. instead of forming neat paragraphs of text, he started to make a long rambling list of words that covered the entire left-side of the paper. i tried to squint my eyes to see what he was writing, but his letters were too small. time was up, and the rest of us handed in our essays. he took his paper and folded it and put it away in his folder. i've been wondering about that since. maybe it was something as simple as a shopping list. shampoo. ramen noodles. cupcake liners. or, maybe he was sitting there for 15 minutes trying to come up with as many bee gees songs as possible. night fever. more than a woman. how deep is your love. or maybe it was just a hit list. either way, i'm intrigued.

just a hit list.

sorry. i know. i'm away for a while, and then this is what i write. lame. i know. but really, other than this, it's all about the same. my days are busy and uniform. sure, stuff happens, but i just can't remember. or be bothered. or both.

i spend an insane amount of time with mark. the fact that i haven't gotten too carried away with this or that i haven't ruined this yet amazes me. it really does. not quite sure what that means.

and now, here's a picture of my cat libby. courtesy of the mister.

12:27 am - 10.27.03

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