the N Cal chronicles Part III - change? phsaw! we laugh at your change! we have our own!

[katekat]

Ok, so, um. It's been nearly a month since I last posted! I've been on LJ a lot because of Summer of Giles, but haven't really been checking my own journal much. But I have news!

I WENT TO SOUTH DAKOTA AND INSTEAD OF GETTING A TSHIRT I CAME BACK WITH SUNBURN AND A NEW BOYFRIEND.

The sunburn was from walking up Bear Butte. The boyfriend was cuz I made a pass at my best friend and he caught me. Or something like that.

There's a whole story there, and I will get into it, I think, in some later post. But for right now I have a totally new way of seeing someone who i have always loved, and who has seen the worst of me over 15 years, and i'm liking it. we're doing the long distance thing, but he's already planning a trip out in September.

So the rest of the South Dakota trip was, in a word, FUN. I'll do a picspam in a minute so you can see how green and pretty it was.

Since then?

• moving Mom was both less hellish and more exhausting than i expected it to be, and unpacking was even more, but it's mostly done
• i discovered the "joys" of intermittent internet access and reaffirmed my hatred of AT&T (and i am now bound to them with a wireless contract, so that's going to end well).  but i now have a smartphone so can join the crowds of people who get pinged at all the time.
• my dog killed a skunk (though didn't eat it).  (so that was fun - i have a skunk wash recipe for those who want it though).  luckily she was covered on her rabies shot and we got her a new booster anyway, and i washed her FOUR TIMES.
• i got new shoes that are so ridiculously comfortable (compared to my last pair) that i don't want to wear anything else
• i have watched more documentary-style true crime 'dramatizations' on Investigation Discovery Channel than I care to actually admit to myself.  There are lots.  It's kind of amazing the evil that people do.  My mom is a total junkie for the channel though.
• i am leaving for Lake Tahoe with the parents today.  I plan to introduce my stepmom to the Marvel Superheroes movies (Iron Man through Avengers) and sit by the pool a lot.  

and there you have it, an LJ post. HA.

Comments

[littleotter73]

I missed part II and am finally catching up on part III. I blame missing part II on getting ready to leave for France (we left on the 5th of July).

Congrats on the new boyfriend! Long distance can work. I've seen it in action. And while it sucks, it's easier now than it was years ago because of the whole video calling and texting, as you know. :)

I enjoyed the photos. Thanks for posting those. Can't wait to see the photos from Lake Tahoe. Another place I'd like to go.

UGH! SKUNK! We've smelled skunk in our backyard before a few years ago, but thankfully the dogs have never tangled with one.

Oh, smartphone. LOL. Yeah, it's a blessing and a curse.