one of my few

SH called me on Friday! And just when I accepted that he was never going to talk to me again. How is it that some people are just so comfortable? He's definitely one of my few. Family is comfortable b/c you've known each other forever, grown and become different people; but friends are a different story, especially when you've moved around military-brat style like me. Only years together determines if your relationship is one of the few, years fortified not just by good times but by bad ones and drama too. I have no clue if this relationship goes both ways, but I think I'll always feel this way.

Came home again this weekend to continue the game of musical chairs with the cars. It's inspection season.

Loving the beautiful hot days where being outside is such a pleasure. It's delicious - so much better than inside.

it's 90 every day and i love the parkway

Been forced to run/walk for the past couple days. Walk downhill, run flat or uphill. Then I come home and ice my knees. Working so far, but tomorrow will be a rest day. Have to drive up to PA again anyway. Hello bridge toll.

I heard there's a giant snapping turtle in one of the lakes at work and if you give him bread you will see him come up out of the water like Swamp Thing. Am I the only one who remembers the cartoon from 1991? It got cancelled real fast - I watched the reruns of the same 5 episodes.

So ugly he ruins my blog. But he's made of plants!! I love plants.

Talked with CK yesterday and told her about Memorial Day, seeing Bud. She asked if I saw him on purpose. If anyone did the purposing, it's him - BG is my friend. I liked it better when I was remembering all the same things and not new ones. I'd rather go in the other direction as in towards CH, but since I'm injured, have barely even seen him. Plus, I wouldn't have thought much about him in the first place if it wasn't for CK putting ideas in my head and the fact that I don't meet enough single guys in their 20s.

half an orange

The first thing to go when under stress is my appetite. Guess Bud still has some effect on me, but other than that, I've spent the day catching up on sleep. I need to make 8 hours a habit during the week.

Had half an orange for lunch.

the grad party beat all other grad parties

I did it. I went to BG's graduation party and had fun. Like in a TV reality series, BG's parents got her a car with bows on it and the works.  Her family is so awesome. I also talked to Bud for a long time. Looks like time heals all wounds, and yadda yadda yadda. I get that it wasn't meant to be. I'm surprised it doesn't hurt more, but glad. There's still the potential to mess myself up. I don't want to go through that again.

After the family party, people 21+ went to South Street in Philly. I went to high school about an hour away from Philly, but I never did make it to South Street after I turned 21. It's good to be in Yuengling land for Memorial Day weekend. And BG has all these 20-something cousins that all live around the Philly area, so they go out together. My family is spread around the country - I wish I could go out with my cousins on a regular basis. If wishes were horses...

As always in Philly, you can't go without mishaps (I got snippy in the parking lot, grid detours, lack of cash for a cover charge, gas station ineptitude, a sculpture that looked like Tamagotchi poo but was actually a giant blob of paint, etc.). I get stressed out in cities, but it's good for me. One can't be chill 24/7 - definitely not healthy. Anyway, good conversation, and good times meeting people. I wouldn't have missed this grad party for the world. Being in such a comfortable setting only proved to me that I need to make more friends near my apartment. I want a positive, fun, energetic social network.

Yeah, Philly!

last weekend (?)

I can walk fast(ish) again! I'm so happy. I don't think I dare risk running until Monday, but at least I'm healing. At least I can bend my knee without pain. I won't take walking for granted again. Walking downhill unfortunately still causes twinges of pain, so no walking fast. Yesterday I wasn't having a good time with my legs and the fact that I couldn't run, so I came home and went directly to sleep and when I woke up my leg felt better. I thought it would wear off, but it didn't. I picked up some work paraphanelia from the employee gift store for Mom, and while shopping I could concentrate on looking and not on the correct placement of my foot.  Before E has her baby, I need to buy her a onesie - it'll be so cute! I'm practically an aunt already. I'd go wild if I weren't on a budget :-).

Hope to be able to hit the trail soon.

It's my last weekend with Doop (the Toyota Yaris). I dread having my car back - so many trips to the gas station. With the Yaris, I filled it up twice in one and a half months. If only it didn't have to get inspected.

Listening to Lee Min-ho's charity album. He publicly admitted that he can't sing, but the music is pretty good. I've liked him since I developed an emotional dependency on his time-travel sageuk Faith. Yes, you can find me singing in Korean to my favorite song from the soundtrack. Before Faith, I'd watched 3 of his dramas and enjoyed them, but even the awesome of City Hunter never really translated into liking Lee Min-ho.

Mini-album cover

Since work was so crazy two weeks ago, I got to leave after 7 hours - yes to strolling out of there at 3:30. I actually went 55 on the parkway.

Turns out I'm driving the grad party girl to her own party. Yay for not having to worry about getting lost or what time to get there. Philly, here I come.