Going Slowly Crazy

I may be going slowly crazy, but it's a short trip so I'll be there soon enough. This morning I had to go over to my grandmother's house to reset her clocks and reprogram her VCR timed recordings and all that crap after her power went out last night. It's not difficult to program a VCR, but it can be exceedingly trying to do it while someone who doesn't know what they are talking about tries to explain how to do it.

After that I ran some errands... And then several phone calls later it's hard to figure out how I feel about a particular problem, how much should be said to others affected, and other related problems. Sigh.

At least on Wednesday I'm going to Adora's. Get to leave for a bit! And I'm really excited about going. This time the only thing planned for while I'm there is Disneyland. So we'll have lots of time to just hang out.

Sympathy?

Last night my mother accused me of having no sympathy for anybody. Which, I don't think is true in general terms. But for people who know what they're getting themselves into, the risks involved in their activities, and the consequences should they get caught, no I guess I don't have a whole lot of sympathy. I guess I also run low on sympathy for those people I don't like very much - it's a fault, I know.

It also seems to go back to a post I made a long time ago about the possibility of me being heartless. I know it's not true, but sometimes I wonder if other people think that it is. I suppose I shouldn't really care what other people think, but I do. I always have...

Ah well... anyway, I guess that's about it.

In Poor Taste

So I felt that it was in poor taste to spend the whole last post complaining about the heat. This could be because at present I am visiting my Aunt Kathy with my Mom and am therefore in the comfort of an air conditioned home. At present though I think I will give myself the benefit of the doubt and chalk it up to superior morals that force me to compensate for actions undertaken in the weakness of the moment... hahaha.

Anywho... My life has been pretty interesting in the past few days. Friday was spent with Julia - went to the movies, shopping, and hung out for a few hours. Saturday my parents took me to Reno (where I lost $15 - oh well), then Sunday we went to Pyramid Lake... That was an adventure, the car got stuck in a sandy patch on the dirt road and a very nice gentleman with a truck had to help us. With a rope connecting the two cars and boards placed under the front wheels he was able to pull us out. Thank goodness for the kindness of strangers. Although, as my Mom said, it's most likely due to kharma because my Dad helps anyone who needs it and would have done the same for anybody else had the situations been reversed.

The past couple of days have been spent shopping and laying about. I have been on a Jane Austin binge. Reading Pride and Prejudice and Emma in the past few days. I love her novels and am considering acquiring some of her other works. I can't quite figure out my love of her novels and others like them (Jane Eyre), but I suppose it's my feminine side trying desperately to get out. Hahaha.

Looking forward to going to visit Adora. And perhaps Layla while I'm down there. It will be tremendously fun. Yay for that.

Oh, in other news. Got housing info from Santa Cruz - know who I'll be living with and what building and all that... wooo hooo. Hahaha. Anyway, good to know that's settled.

Oh my gosh... I'm Melting!!

My goodness, it's exceedingly hot! Considerably cooler than yesterday - which definitely isn't saying much!! Today it was 108 (yikes), and yesterday it was 115 (double yikes). I can't believe it, but I really do feel I am melting.

Not much to be done in weather such as this. Have been reading and going to air conditioned stores every now and again... It's hard to even eat real food - have been relying on strawberry banana frozen yogurt pops and fudge pops.

Sigh... Not a whole lot going on... Why is it so hot?

New Classes

So, I've registered for two classes for the Fall. Intro to Teaching and Intro Graduate Seminar. Why am I doing this?

Haven't talked to Zachos since summer started. Although, I just read one of his papers. Pretty interesting. Gosh, two more months...

Bad Dreams

I had a night mare last night. It has been a long time since I've had a dream, let alone a night mare. Pretty scary. Can't exactly remember what was going on. Something about visiting this group of people on the island the Boat Club is on that we didn't know was there before. I didn't want to go because I knew something bad was going to happen, but Mom, Dad and Peter were all going, and I figured that if something bad did happen I might as well die with my family then be the only survivor. It was pretty twisted. I was right by the way - bad things did happen. I somehow got separated from everybody else and was in the room with all these "others" that looked normal, but weren't, and had some sort of sticks with pink glowly stuff on the end... I dunno. Whatever.

Hm, in other news. I think I told everyone that it turned out I didn't get to go to Vegas this summer like I was supposed to, but Dad decided that instead we'd go to Reno for the weekend. So that should be fun! Gambling here I come! Hahaha. It'll be good. Maybe I'll actually win a little money - hahahaha - doubtful, but it would be nice. :-D

Um... Yeah, I'm Crazy

Well, I'm still house sitting for my aunt. Have read a couple more books. Watched a few movies. And have started on the Dead Like Me series. It's a pretty cool series about an 18 year old girl that is hit by a toliet seat falling from the debris of a space station that has fallen out of use. She then discovers she's become a grim reaper. It's pretty interesting - touching moments, hilarious moments and a cute guy that I think may become the main love interest (played by Callum Blue - looks and an accent ;-D). One of the things about the series is that the reapers don't get paid, lead "lives" and have to find a way to make a living.

Anywho... so at my aunt's house... It's a very nice house in an upscale neighborhood - a great change from the house in Stockton, but for one thing - there're some sort of creatures living in the attic, or whatever the small space between the ceiling and the roof... I'm pretty sure it's squirrels or (ew) rats or something. I dunno.

Alright, and now I want to share something... hahaha. So I get embarrassed for characters in books and movies and actually have to pause (if possible) and gave them and myself a moment. It's bizarre. And no matter how many times I see a particular movie or read a particular book I feel the same way at the same moments for the same characters...

Hm... yep, my life in a nutshell... oh, except for this. I was watching this movie, Imagine Me and You (or You and Me - whatever) and in the movie a little girl - H - asked her future brother in law Heck (great names, yeah?), what happens when an unstoppable object hits an inmovable one. So I wondered about it too. At the end of the movie they determine that the inmovable object steps out of the way... right... Anywho, what I was thinking was more like a completely elastic collision and that the unstoppable object would simply bounce off and move the other way - but now that I think that I suppose that's not a real explanation because the unstoppable object would have to reach zero velocity at some point (even for a tiny amount of time) before going in the other direction... anyway, I'm crazy, guess that's the point of that story...

Not Surprising

It's not surprising that my life is kind of boring right now. Although, not boring in a bad way. I am house-sitting for my Aunt Kathy and Uncle Bob. It's only a couple days in, but it's been a nice break from my family and Stockton.

I have air conditioning in a decidededly hot environment. I have a Cal King sized bed - all to myself, unfortunately (;-D). I have the tv to myself. As well as freedom to watch, listen to, or do pretty much anything I like. This has been a lot of tv watching, book reading (most recently Dan Brown's Deception Point - good read by the way), and I even went to see The Devil Wears Prada. Pretty cute movie. Including a happy ending and a moral. Yay for morals! Hahaha.

Also trying my best to look at least somewhat presentable at Peter and Melanie's wedding. Trying to eat better (easier when I do the grocery shopping and food making). Been jumping rope - an activity I heard is the best way to get in shape. And resistance training. Woohoo. So exciting.

It would also be nice if I could find a date for the wedding. But I doubt that's going to happen. Oh well. Anywho, my life in a nut shell. Am going home tomorrow for 4th of July. Not sure why, but whatever. Doesn't really matter. It'll be nice to see other people for a while.