It's strange...

The things that make me miss you guys. I was out at a party toinght, and when I left, I decided to take the long way, which goes down several gravel roads with no names...and it was dark, and a little bit rainy, and as I was driving through the trees, listening to sad songs in my car, I was struck with a sudden longing for Dublin and all of you. It's weird now, to hear Taylor's voice on the phone, or look at pictures of Ryan...it's like it was all a dream, sometimes. I almost don't believe we would recognize each other, even now, just after a couple weeks. It's so...wrong, I guess, not to see you guys every day. And I suppose in time I'll get used to it, we all will, but there's a part of me that doesn't want to. I sort of like the reminder that something is missing in my life when we're not together.

I guess this is sort of a sad post, but I don't feel sad. Just. Nostalgic, I suppose. I love you all.

GAGH!!!!

Lost the cell phone. Will update when I find it. Am ridiculously moronic.

It's a Christmas Mystery....

Happy Christmas, everyone! I hope you all had great and glorious days with lots of family, food, and presents. I was fortunate enough to have the Christmas story told to me by Isabelle, who is a very adorable four-year-old, so I thought I'd share her version with you.

Mary and Joseph were walking. Well. Joseph was walking, but Mary was riding the donkey. When they got to the hotel, there wasn't any room, so they had to sleep in the barn. With the horses...and the sheep...and the dogs. And then Mary had baby Jesus. And there was a BIIIIIIIG star that was really bright in the sky and the kings saw it and they came to see baby Jesus. And do you want to know what they brought? They brought gold...rice...and oatmeal.

So there you have it. Clearly frankincense and myrrh are out this year. Rice and oatmeal are much better gifts.

So, I, um...got Joyce's Book of the Dark. Yeah. I asked for it. But I'm really excited about it. That, and the kazoo that was in my stocking. My father is crazy.

It just rained all day here, no snow, and I've been going since 8 this morning, cooking, cleaning, presenting....all that fun stuff. I'm ready to just be in my pjs and listen to music and fall asleep quietly in my room.

(Oh, so the other night, I, along with another guy, finished off two fifths of whiskey in about 2 hours. Needless to say I don't remember much of the evening, but I apparently had a pretty ridiculous Irish accent going on)

And Ryan. Every time I see Ryano, I think of that old cartoon, with Lion-o and Cheetara. But I can't for the life of me think of the name of it. Thundercats, maybe? That seems to be something different.

I miss all of you a lot today, sleep well!

The Death of a Crazy Professor

No, O'Connor didn't get hit by a bus.

But I did get a hair cut, and a pretty severe one too. Nine inches off. Which means the front of my hair hits my nose. But I think it's pretty cute. And I' m getting it colored too, next Friday. Reinventing myself for next semester. I'll post a pic when I have time. Love you all :) Howie, safe trip, Ryan, have fun at the bball game, Honie and OC, keep me posted on the trip progress. Aaron...make a post, man. Where are you?

I wanna know, is there anyone on the floor?

Apparently whiskey isn't as good for the teeth as previously thought, because I also had a cavity today. Although when they fill mine next week, I will use the proffered drugs.

Dano, I'm jealous of you and your foot and half of snow; it's just cold as freakin' balls here, which totally isn't worth it if it isn't going to snow. And also of that steak...sounds tasty. Welcome to the world of blogging. It can get a little addicting, I'm not gonna lie.

Taylor. Your bed cracks me up. That's way worse than the Dublin bed, I think. But your room is pretty. I'm going out sometime this week to take pics of Posey County to show you guys, because I know they'll make you smile. I saw it was 62 in Jacksonville today...it's 23 here...and it was snowing in NY, lucky bastards.

My mother has already banned me from calling her a goutish fuck. She, for some reason, does not appreciate it. Dad thinks it's hilarious.

I played the Belgian CD for David and Adi, and they laughed like maniacs. But it's still better with all of us girls dancing around the living room to On The Floor.

Casey, about our spat over Taylor...I have only this to say:
"She's an easy lover, she'll get a hold on you, believe it."
I cannot be held responsible for that.

Apparently, I have to shower every day here, so I'm off to do that and then go to little sister's band concert, and then out TO ORDER MY FIRST LEGAL BEER! :) Am very excited, although I'm sure it won't be nearly as good as anything I had this semester.

Happy Louisiana Purchase Day!!!!!

Love you guys.

Almost bedtime

This jetlag shit is killing me. It's barely 10 o'clock and I can't keep my eyes open. Firstly...Dano, did you see that IU score? We looked really really good tonight...watch for us to go far in the dance, I'm calling it right now. And JJ is gonna break his leg :)

http://www.oldeenglish.org/gymclass.html I know at least Howie and Taylor will appreciate this, but if you want something random to laugh at, go here.

http://drunkard.com/issues/07_05/0705_8_hours.htm And this list made me laugh. Actually, this whole site is funny, but for sure check this out. Reminded me of all you guys.

Ryan, when you get a chance...shoot me an email. I haven't heard anything from you yet, just wondering what you're up to.

All of you have a wonderful evening, and I'm sure I'll post more ridiculous stuff tomorrow. I go to the dentist tomorrow, but rest assured, if I have a cavity, I'll be novicained up. Jeez, Taylor, only you. :) I love you guys!

Oh, and if you guys email me your mailing addresses, I'll post them on the side of the blog so they're handy for everyone. I have Howie's, but that's it.

Back in PoCo

My flight home was...well. Less than great, although Honie and I talked pretty much the whole way home. Which was 9 hours into Atlanta. And as far as typical loud American places to fly into, that was it. People were shouting at us and we had to abandon our bags and it took about an hour and a half to get through customs. But it was no big deal. My parents actually surprised me by picking me up there in Atlanta instead of in Chicago, but they didn't tell me that before I got in, so I actually almost missed them and flew to Chicago anyway, but things ended up working out.

Mike and Jill drove down from Bloomington to meet me when I got home, so we talked for a couple hours and then they drove home, but it was definitely great to see them when I got here. Jill's spending the week with me at home, 'cause her boss let her off work since I just got home, and we're going out for mexican and margaritas tomorrow.

(I'm watching Shrek 2, and the giant gingerbread man...his name is Mungo)

(And yes, Ho-diz, I like the parentheticals as well)

Oh. I went to Nicky's birthday yesterday, and I ended up getting him this little electronic drumset. It was perfect, although I this his parents are going to kill me.

Momma's getting surgery done today, so keep her (and all of us) in your thoughts today. It's nothing serious, but it's still kinda scary.

Love and miss you all. Congrats on the puppy, Howie! Enjoy these next couple days, everyone. Oh, and I know that Taylor, Casey, Honie, and I were all up insanely early today...is everyone getting that?

You're all very welcome!

I told a couple people I was planning on doing this, and, if you're reading it, you got my email. I just think this'll be fun way to keep in touch without sending 75 emails a day, which is what I'm up to, I think, since I've been home :). This is basically just a test post, and I'll see if I can get the site to come up, and make some minor adjustments to everything, just to get it looking all spiffy. Have a great day, guys!