hm. so it’s been a while, eh?
well.
ive been home for a little over a week now. my sister & nana came to visit. i didn’t get put on the boat schedule anyway. and it was kinda cool, casey and i got along pretty well, and all four of us did a bunch of stuff together. i didn’t do much besides work & hang out with my family.
and now, it’s week #2. casey & nana have gone, and it’s back to normal. charlie’s in the shop, unfortunately. there’s a big long story about how i slid backwards down a hill, because my brakes didn’t work, and ended up getting stuck with a stalled motor directly on the railroad tracks. but i won’t go into it. i brought him into dunn tire to get fixed up, and it’ll cost me a cool $900 bills. but it’s necessary. it won’t be done till thursday, probably, so i’ve been a little bit stuck at home, but not too bad. dad let me borrow his car tonight, and i went over to have dinner with alec and his friend-thats-a-girl amy. both nice kids. amy is new, hadn’t met her before yesterday, accidentally running into them at the grocery store. so they invited me over for a delicious vegan meal, and that’s what we had. we watched old episodes of the office (before pam & jim were together!) and had a nice time. there was a party later on at kyles, he told me, so we decided to check it out.
check it out we did. apparently kyle & mike have parties every tuesday. who knew. i mean, i knew, but i forgot. so there were a handful of kids i’d met, and a handful i hadn’t, but they were all super nice. they mostly just play beer pong, but in honor of the late michael jackson, a super-tall girl had dressed up like she was headed to a funeral, and demanded michael jackson hits be playing all evening. she could not stop dancing, and no one minded. she was cute. and there were others; quite a few, actually, and i can’t remember most of their names. alyssa, who was silly and reminded me of another alyssa i used to know. amanda, who was also cute, and we got along nicely. gary, who is abby’s boyfriend, whom i’d met but forgot – he is way too nice for that girl. she’s not like she used to be, but he’s a very nice guy and gets bossed around a bit. and who knows, a bunch others. i played a little beer pong, cuz it’s a fun game, but didn’t have much to drink. i never do – partly, i don’t care about drunkenness, and partly i always drive. it just works out that way.
it was a really fun night. it’s a shame i’m not around more often. but working on the boat, and being at camp… even if it isn’t permanent, it’s just getting to the part where i’m gonna have to start giving up things i want to do because i have to work. i guess when we get to that point, i can evaluate. it gives me confidence to think of it as a hobby, rather than a job that i need to make money.
i miss living in california. but things are going well here.