Friday night was the big event: the debates. And while we all have our differing opinions about who to vote for and who did a better job, we can all agree that making a drinking game out of it sounds like a good method for improving its quality. Now, granted, my friends are far too politically minded and therefore had a hard time concentrating on when to drink. Doesn't mean nobody got trashed, they just didn't do it to the beat of Obama saying "change" and McCain saying "my friends". I personally stayed pretty far out of the drinking business, but Alex and our roommate definitely got their drink on, as the saying goes.
So did a friend of ours, and upon pumping Alex and I for an answer as to whether or not we were staying in this apartment, it was decided unanimously, that we would definitely be doing so. Sam will be adding us to the lease on Monday. So, I now finally have a new address that I must send to everyone.
That feels like the big news, but that's probably because my other grand headline wasn't much of a surprise to me (at least not in the last week). Others of you may also decide that this isn't surprising, but I was accepted into a graduate program here in town. I will be starting my Masters of Science in Teaching Mathematics on January 5th, and while I am excited for this prospect, I am also a wee bit anxious. Shocked much?
But there you have it, doing something with my degree, or at least moving forward. I suppose I'm one of the lucky ones that graduated and decided that this was where I really did belong. One step closer to the dream, though it feels like a million miles away still, considering normal life hasn't changed much. In fact, normal life is just about to get started again, since Alex goes back to school tomorrow. He's excited about his studio and about the new building that they will be taking classes in. Hell, I'm excited about the new building since I should be spending at least a little bit of time there and its a huge improvement from the mangled monstrosity that was the UO Art and Architecture Department. Don't tell Alex I said that.
Speaking of normal life, groceries are fairly necessary for it. I bid you adieu.
So long, farewell, auf wiedersehen, goodbye. I'd like to stay and taste my first champagne. What?
Okay, I'm going now, its getting too Rogers and Hammerstein around here.
Sunday, September 28, 2008
Saturday, September 13, 2008
2 Days Early, Weeks Off Track.
Well, well, well, haven't we been absent with our blog lately?
Why yes, yes I have.
We've moved. Successfully enough, all of our, dare I say... shit, hath been movethed. It is now taking up a good portion of one of our living rooms. The apartment is growing on me, and while it is meant to be temporary as far as Alex and I are concerned, we have an open-ended invitation to stay, and I do believe I would be akin to that idea. We have moved in with an old friend of Alex's: Samantha. She's pretty cool. The few draw backs to staying are sharing one bathroom and having to live with two cats. I'm not a huge fan of cats. The biggest plus would be cheap rent, and as my father would say "cheep cheep!" (yes, like a bird)
Perhaps some pictures are in order. First off, I need to figure out how to draw up a layout for you to see here. It will take me a little while, but luckily, I've started writing this blog update a day early. See mom, I learned how not to procrastinate occasionally :)
Hmm... Alex doesn't really have a program that I can use to sketch this out. Why don't Mac's have paint?! Ugh!
Okay, maybe some picture pictures. Wait, where is my camera's charging cable? Excuse me? Has anyone seen the charger for my camera?
What the hell, dude? Seriously? No pictures? No nothing? Crap.
Fine, we don't need no stinking pictures! I suppose its not much to look at just yet anyways. The best part so far is the system we have for our bikes. OH! I can show you, just a moment... Now, this is going to take a little bit of imagination, but its the best I've got:
This post is shimmied between our floor and ceiling. Two of these brackets are on the post each with a wide hook on it as well. And on his hook he has a book, and in his book is how to cook! No, no, just kidding, we have a bike on each hook. I had you going there for a moment, didn't I?
So I hope that makes sense. Besides the bike rack we also procured a rack for the kitchen to hang pots and pans from. The kitchen is coming together nicely other than the slight disaster we had last night...
It all began yesterday across the street from our apartment. A weekly farmer's market is held there and Alex thought it would be nice to purchase some fresh vegetables for dinner; a lovely idea, really. He decided on some squash, swiss chard, and garlic. Little did he know that in his bundle he carried back across the street was an arsenal of disappointment and disgust lying in wait. He placed the items on the counter and got to work, chopping up an onion and some squash and sauteing them, then rinsing the chard and chopping it up to wilt in the pan. Now, you'll have to forgive Alex, because he's a wee bit unobservant. He managed to miss the hundreds of little black bugs all over the counter tops that escaped while the chard sat awaiting its turn in the pot. In fact, they probably escaped before being chopped, while being chopped, and after they got put into the pot. Yes, I'm about 99% certain that not all that pepper was actually pepper in our meal last night, but that part surprisingly bothers me less than discovering the counters covered in the "not pepper" after we finished eating. We spent an hour and a half killing them and wiping down the counter tops. I can't say I was amused.
Regardless of our minor infestation, its been a pretty relaxed atmosphere around here. We have quite a lot of work to do still, but I think we are all a bit hesitant to do so just in case it doesn't work out. Having life be up in the air like this isn't my favorite thing, but then, sometimes life's just like that. I can at least have a little bit of joy in the fact that I have essentially been accepted into graduate school and will be a pseudo-aunt within hours. Who needs solid plans? Things could be worse. I could be having a c-section tonight.
My fingers are tired. I do believe my work here is done.
ps. Alex's sister is the one having the baby, in case you missed the bit about her being pregnant in a previous blog :)
Why yes, yes I have.
We've moved. Successfully enough, all of our, dare I say... shit, hath been movethed. It is now taking up a good portion of one of our living rooms. The apartment is growing on me, and while it is meant to be temporary as far as Alex and I are concerned, we have an open-ended invitation to stay, and I do believe I would be akin to that idea. We have moved in with an old friend of Alex's: Samantha. She's pretty cool. The few draw backs to staying are sharing one bathroom and having to live with two cats. I'm not a huge fan of cats. The biggest plus would be cheap rent, and as my father would say "cheep cheep!" (yes, like a bird)
Perhaps some pictures are in order. First off, I need to figure out how to draw up a layout for you to see here. It will take me a little while, but luckily, I've started writing this blog update a day early. See mom, I learned how not to procrastinate occasionally :)
Hmm... Alex doesn't really have a program that I can use to sketch this out. Why don't Mac's have paint?! Ugh!
Okay, maybe some picture pictures. Wait, where is my camera's charging cable? Excuse me? Has anyone seen the charger for my camera?
What the hell, dude? Seriously? No pictures? No nothing? Crap.
Fine, we don't need no stinking pictures! I suppose its not much to look at just yet anyways. The best part so far is the system we have for our bikes. OH! I can show you, just a moment... Now, this is going to take a little bit of imagination, but its the best I've got:
This post is shimmied between our floor and ceiling. Two of these brackets are on the post each with a wide hook on it as well. And on his hook he has a book, and in his book is how to cook! No, no, just kidding, we have a bike on each hook. I had you going there for a moment, didn't I?
So I hope that makes sense. Besides the bike rack we also procured a rack for the kitchen to hang pots and pans from. The kitchen is coming together nicely other than the slight disaster we had last night...
It all began yesterday across the street from our apartment. A weekly farmer's market is held there and Alex thought it would be nice to purchase some fresh vegetables for dinner; a lovely idea, really. He decided on some squash, swiss chard, and garlic. Little did he know that in his bundle he carried back across the street was an arsenal of disappointment and disgust lying in wait. He placed the items on the counter and got to work, chopping up an onion and some squash and sauteing them, then rinsing the chard and chopping it up to wilt in the pan. Now, you'll have to forgive Alex, because he's a wee bit unobservant. He managed to miss the hundreds of little black bugs all over the counter tops that escaped while the chard sat awaiting its turn in the pot. In fact, they probably escaped before being chopped, while being chopped, and after they got put into the pot. Yes, I'm about 99% certain that not all that pepper was actually pepper in our meal last night, but that part surprisingly bothers me less than discovering the counters covered in the "not pepper" after we finished eating. We spent an hour and a half killing them and wiping down the counter tops. I can't say I was amused.
Regardless of our minor infestation, its been a pretty relaxed atmosphere around here. We have quite a lot of work to do still, but I think we are all a bit hesitant to do so just in case it doesn't work out. Having life be up in the air like this isn't my favorite thing, but then, sometimes life's just like that. I can at least have a little bit of joy in the fact that I have essentially been accepted into graduate school and will be a pseudo-aunt within hours. Who needs solid plans? Things could be worse. I could be having a c-section tonight.
My fingers are tired. I do believe my work here is done.
ps. Alex's sister is the one having the baby, in case you missed the bit about her being pregnant in a previous blog :)
Sunday, September 7, 2008
the lazy blogger's blog
An excerpt from an e-mail I just sent to my most recent boss (slight edits):
I figured I would also take the opportunity to tell you about our moving adventures. I believe I told you that we would be living with friends starting on the 15th (which got changed to the 12th, thank goodness) but I don't think you were around when Alex and I decided to move out last week and pack our stuff in his parents' garage and ourselves in his sister's basement. Crazy.
We decided this over last weekend and started packing on Monday. Tuesday rolled around and we though it wouldn't take much time to get everything together, but when 2 am rolled around we decided to just keep going through the night and get out of there. So we rolled out of Eugene at about 4:40 am, got to McMinnville at 7am, and slept from 8 am until about 4 in the afternoon. I did, however get a phone call at 9:20 for math help from my friend Jenn... she was impressed that I could still be coherent (it helps that she is very mathematically inclined on her own).
We unpacked the truck at about 5 and went to dinner with his mom, which was sushi! Which was amazing! After dinner we made the drive to Portland and put our few possessions and ourselves in the sister's basement. Who by the way is nine months pregnant and extremely generous for allowing us to stay there.
So we're moving in on the 12th, the only difference being that the couple is no longer a couple (they are married, but taking a bit of a break and seeming really mature about it which is kind of nice to see in people our age). I suppose it will be an even bigger help than we expected so that Sam can get on her feet and settled more easily.
I do believe that is about it for me. My sister was in town and I saw her quite a bit which was a really nice transition to Portland. Plus we have a LOT of friends up here :) and they have all expressed how happy they are that we are close.
Addition:
All-in-All its been really nice to just finally be up here, even if we aren't quite settled. That limbo sort of feeling when you don't belong one place or another is never an easy one to deal with. But now I must check on my finances and see how deep the rabbit hole really goes when you move.
later!
I figured I would also take the opportunity to tell you about our moving adventures. I believe I told you that we would be living with friends starting on the 15th (which got changed to the 12th, thank goodness) but I don't think you were around when Alex and I decided to move out last week and pack our stuff in his parents' garage and ourselves in his sister's basement. Crazy.
We decided this over last weekend and started packing on Monday. Tuesday rolled around and we though it wouldn't take much time to get everything together, but when 2 am rolled around we decided to just keep going through the night and get out of there. So we rolled out of Eugene at about 4:40 am, got to McMinnville at 7am, and slept from 8 am until about 4 in the afternoon. I did, however get a phone call at 9:20 for math help from my friend Jenn... she was impressed that I could still be coherent (it helps that she is very mathematically inclined on her own).
We unpacked the truck at about 5 and went to dinner with his mom, which was sushi! Which was amazing! After dinner we made the drive to Portland and put our few possessions and ourselves in the sister's basement. Who by the way is nine months pregnant and extremely generous for allowing us to stay there.
So we're moving in on the 12th, the only difference being that the couple is no longer a couple (they are married, but taking a bit of a break and seeming really mature about it which is kind of nice to see in people our age). I suppose it will be an even bigger help than we expected so that Sam can get on her feet and settled more easily.
I do believe that is about it for me. My sister was in town and I saw her quite a bit which was a really nice transition to Portland. Plus we have a LOT of friends up here :) and they have all expressed how happy they are that we are close.
Addition:
All-in-All its been really nice to just finally be up here, even if we aren't quite settled. That limbo sort of feeling when you don't belong one place or another is never an easy one to deal with. But now I must check on my finances and see how deep the rabbit hole really goes when you move.
later!
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