twice this week people that i haven't talked to in a while have asked me to do things for them. i don't exactly think that's fair. it's pretty crappy actually. part of me feels kinda bad and maybe it's just not a big deal, but i really think that when you don't talk to someone for at least 6 months and then they ask a huge favor from you, i'm sorry, but that's just not cool.

that was pretty random but i just got an email from a guy i knew in africa wanting some registration code for a recording program i let him use while i was there. ummm no?

other than that.... yesterday I DYED YARN WITH KOOLAID!!! probably the coolest thing i've done in a while. actually, it IS the coolest thing I've done in a while. it's super easy too- koolaid, water, vinegar, and a microwave. and oila! you have this:

don't drink and text. it's a very dangerous thing.

"too bad you don't like me.
we'd be good together.
people ask me if we're dating all the time anyways."

wtf, am i in high school? oh and it was to a coworker too. so it's not like i can do my usual passive aggressive thing and just avoid him until it's blown over. i have to see him tomorrow morning.

i'm hungover and i feel like death reincarnated today. which sucks because i'm supposed to be working on my dad's 50th bday present. but instead i'm at parkgrounds (an awesome dog park/coffeeshop a block from my place) piddling online and hoping this americano will inject some life back into me.

my last day at ASCAP is the 28th. oh, i'm so very excited. now it's just teaching, teaching, teaching. hanging out with kids all day. i really feel good about this.

annnddd i'm getting a sewing machine for my birthday! eek! i already have a million ideas. christmas presents are gonna be freakin fun this year. plus i'll have all this free time.

the timing of these two things couldn't be better.

i'm about to be broke-ass. and i'm not looking forward to it.

11 hours and 15 minutes til the magic happens.

i am totally wearing griffindor colors in the office today. i am so freaking excited i can't even explain.

a very VERY happy fourth of july.

pigroasting, homebrew, live bands, friends, good people, laughing, sucking at bocce ball but kicking ass and taking names in badminton, getting to see O again, setting off fireworks at 3am and it not actually shooting up in the air and a piece of it flying into my chest leaving a mark, cabbagetown and east atlanta, taking a half day today at work to sleep in... glorious.

lily allen is the shit.

in case you haven't heard.

i really want to go back to teaching full time. full time as in, making the same amount of money as a 9-5 every weekday, but only working around 20 hours a week (if that).

my dad was a tad drunk last night and he, my mom, and i had some quality time on the front porch. he was asking me about the house and if this is absolutely what i want to do and basically, what do i want to do with my life. for once, it didn't come across as demeaning. i think he genuinely cared. maybe it was the alcohol, but i'll take whatever i can get. but it was almost like he was asking me, "what do you want to be when you grow up?" my answer for the last few years has been that i want to be a songwriter. i know it's something so completely illogical and there's no track in college for it. but i really feel like that's what i'm supposed to do. or at least be in the studio- SOMEthing other than have a "normal" job. i'm not cut out for corporate america bullshit. i'm just not.

so even after last night's thought-provoking moments, i'm still planning on closing on the house july 13th.

i have a headache, i'm vigorously biting my nails, and i have a lot on my mind.

as always, i'm supposed to be working but i'm listening to the simon webb album and playing around online.

this weekend was the shit. i got my window fixed since it was broken into on wednesday. i also got my cd player fixed. and let me tell you, after having at least an hour commute each way to work with just radio can drive you fucking crazy. so now i have a cd player that my ipod hooks up to and i can control my ipod from the actualy cd player. it's pretty freaking rad. then i went to the mall (my once a year excursion... i hate malls.). i scored at lerner's crazy sale they were having. then i went to bj's and we went to a show at the five spot. pretty much it was dancing, drinking, friends, smoking, laughing, late nights.

i like how my life is taking a turn for the better. now if i could just get a job that isn't so freakin boring (and pays more...).

wow. haven't written in here in a while. i haven't written in general in a long time. i should change that.

yesterday my car got broken into in the parking lot where i work. in vinings too! i guess it doesn't matter where you are in atlanta- people suck. jk. just people that break your window, don't take much of value and leave you with the $200 bill to fix the window.

and in much bigger news, i'm buying a house. it's taken a long time to find one that i really liked and could see myself living in (and that didn't need a ridiculous amount of work). i found this one in between turner field and grant park on martin street that's a 3 br/1 bath that is the perfect size for me and possibly one other person. and complete with a fenced in yard so krater can move right in. it has horrendous colors in it right now, but that can easily be changed. we close july 13th and i have to say i'm a little scared/excited/anxious to get in there and start doing stuff to it. i also still need a roommate. i have a feeling home depot and i are going to get really close really fast. but that's cool because i love that store. it gives me a sense of independence.

not only am i buying a house, but i will finally be out of griffin. it's hard to believe that i've been gone from atlanta for pretty much an entire year. (i think 11 months qualifies as being gone for almost a year...). i work in atlanta now and drive 60 miles each way, plus driving to piano lessons after, so my gas bill will be much better (as will my sanity). but still commuting to the city and living here are so much different. i'm ready to have community and friends again. i have friends, but it will be nice to actually be able to hang out after work and it not be such a big deal. plus i can finally go back to trinity on a regular basis. i think all in all, this will be a very good move.

other than that, not much else is going on. i work a really boring 9-5 job that, when people find out who i work for, they're like WHOA! COOL! how'd you score THAT gig?!?! and i think to myself.. if you only knew how much like office space my life is, you wouldn't be asking that. but i just put on a happy face and go "it's alright...".

it's crazy how much life can change in a year. i may have already said this on here or in person, but i've given up on planning. anything. hell, i don't even know what i'm doing for lunch today and it's already noon.