...and more grand canyon
Monday, November 07, 2005
grand canyon
pic of the grand canyon. i know i should have spent more time there but you can't just pop through like i thought. i was running late.
it really is freaking huge and awe inspiring.
it really is freaking huge and awe inspiring.
homecoming
so. tomorrow i go home. home for the first time in weeks. months even. when did the hurricane happen? August? jeez. its already freaking november? its been a long time since i've been in NOLA. its wierd. now that i've had to evacuate, i am very concious of being here vs. being there.
like, when i arrived in alabama for the funeral for D's mother. i was driving around all "holy crap. this morning i was in california. 5 hours later, i'm across the country in alafreakingbama." people are totally diffrent. my southern accent is kickin in automatically, ugh the weather sucks. and i'm not even in armpit nola yet.
and i never EVER thoght that i'd say this, but the food in alabama is better than the food in California. i'm totally eating my way through this place. cornbread stuffing! real gravy! SALT! food is SALTED here. crazy. i'm actually missing the 4$ calzones that i was getting every other day in Auburn.
my freakout continues. i'm not loving california. what if i don't like coming back to nola? where the heck will i end up?
i'll just transfer from WF to WF until i find a place that i like? will i be blackballed at WF as someone who transferres too much? gah.
i don't know what to expect when i go back home. i don't know how i'll feel when i walk into my house again, when i try to go out with friends, try to go out to eat, shop for a refrigerator, there's a curfew now. no more partying till all hours of the night. which is what i want to do since there is no partying in the OC. every bar is like in some town 45 minutes away. i'm used to 8 blocks away. hell, i'm used to across the street from work and my house.
but it's Soul Sista's birthday the week i'm home and i'm SURE we'll find something to do and somewhere to go out to. i'm very excited to see her and to be with her for her bday. she didn't think anyone was going to be around for it. yay me.
i also think that Pixel needs a dog. she does so well with other dogs that are totally bigger than her,and she loves the interaction. i'm a bit obsessed with getting her a corgi. i actually want a mini corgi. i don't think they exist, but that would be so cool. but i don't think i can afford another pup right now. not to mention that i'm sharing a 600 sq foot apt, so there's no room for another dog. even a mini dog.
D's mother's funeral was lovely. sad but beautiful. i'm so sorry that she is gone. she was so good for the family. but i think that D is doing well. he is up and down, as to be expected. its going to be a long time before he is ok. and who can blame him. i'm glad to be there for him.
like, when i arrived in alabama for the funeral for D's mother. i was driving around all "holy crap. this morning i was in california. 5 hours later, i'm across the country in alafreakingbama." people are totally diffrent. my southern accent is kickin in automatically, ugh the weather sucks. and i'm not even in armpit nola yet.
and i never EVER thoght that i'd say this, but the food in alabama is better than the food in California. i'm totally eating my way through this place. cornbread stuffing! real gravy! SALT! food is SALTED here. crazy. i'm actually missing the 4$ calzones that i was getting every other day in Auburn.
my freakout continues. i'm not loving california. what if i don't like coming back to nola? where the heck will i end up?
i'll just transfer from WF to WF until i find a place that i like? will i be blackballed at WF as someone who transferres too much? gah.
i don't know what to expect when i go back home. i don't know how i'll feel when i walk into my house again, when i try to go out with friends, try to go out to eat, shop for a refrigerator, there's a curfew now. no more partying till all hours of the night. which is what i want to do since there is no partying in the OC. every bar is like in some town 45 minutes away. i'm used to 8 blocks away. hell, i'm used to across the street from work and my house.
but it's Soul Sista's birthday the week i'm home and i'm SURE we'll find something to do and somewhere to go out to. i'm very excited to see her and to be with her for her bday. she didn't think anyone was going to be around for it. yay me.
i also think that Pixel needs a dog. she does so well with other dogs that are totally bigger than her,and she loves the interaction. i'm a bit obsessed with getting her a corgi. i actually want a mini corgi. i don't think they exist, but that would be so cool. but i don't think i can afford another pup right now. not to mention that i'm sharing a 600 sq foot apt, so there's no room for another dog. even a mini dog.
D's mother's funeral was lovely. sad but beautiful. i'm so sorry that she is gone. she was so good for the family. but i think that D is doing well. he is up and down, as to be expected. its going to be a long time before he is ok. and who can blame him. i'm glad to be there for him.
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