Fire and Ice

Some say the world will end in fire

Some say in ice

From what I've tasted of desire

I hold with those who favor fire

But if I had to perish twice

I think I know enough of hate

To say that for destruction ice

Is also great and would suffice

~Robert Frost

Powerful words. I felt like sharing them. I have always wanted to write a book, but lately the feeling has intensified. I have taken to writing down any thoughts or conversations I have with myself in the hope that inspiration will strike, but still I have nothing. Well, I shouldn't say nothing; but very little still. Any ideas for a solution will be greatly appreciated.

The weather has been quite lovely the past few days. The temperature dropped significantly and it has been overcast and rainy. My favorite. It makes me wish I lived somewhere else. If only the cost of living there weren't so darn expensive.

Two weekends ago: Louisiana. Last weekend: Houston. This weekend: Fort Worth. I love seeing my friends but I am ready for a weekend with a chance to relax. I will be glad to see my parents though. I miss them. There's just something about unconditional love that is irresistible. Not to say that we get along in the least. :) I have a hair appointment Saturday afternoon. Then it's off to watch a movie with friends and later The Cutting Edge. Afterward we are going to eat at Ol' South for old times' sake. Bound to be full of adventure for sure. Now if I can simply make it through this week...

My heaven will be a big heaven

I am super stoked about EPL starting back up next week. Liverpool vs. Tottenham on the 16th. I may have to go watch that somewhere. It's just the start of the season so they'll all be starting out easy, but it doesn't matter to me. I'll finally have a decent sport to watch again. My bet's on my Liverpool to win the title. Any takers? We were so close last year only to have victory snatched from our wee hands in the last minutes by the red devils. Only thing that makes me nervous is that Alonso got traded to Madrid and we have Aquilani who is still unproven and untested for the most part. Rafe is a good manager though and I trust his judgement.

On another note, I'm reading a book, Among the Thugs, about Man United fans and football hooliganism. It's a very interesting read and I strongly recommend it. I think that Slaughterhouse Five will be my next undertaking after I finish with this one. I think it will put me over 10 books that I have read this summer. Not too shabby.

I am just about completely moved into the new apartment. It's cute and fits me pretty well I think. I'll take pictures and post them at some point. I have a reading corner in my bedroom. I absolutely adore it. I can just sit in my chair and read the day away if I so choose. My closet is pretty crowded, but I managed to fit everything in.

Marie is coming down tonight. I'm glad because it means a girl to hang out with. It's something I haven't gotten too much of down here yet. My cousin Ally may be coming down Sunday as well. Alex and Rebecca are planning on coming down around the 16th and I'm hanging out with Erin sometime next week. I also got a catering job that will basically let me work the hours I need to work when I can. Should be good for now. I don't really start until the end of the month though. I also don't have to wear a pink bowtie. Thank God. :) Just biding my time till I make it big you know.

End or beginning?

I am currently laying in rebecca's bed updating from my mobile. This evening I single-handedly (Read 'with the help of my mom, dad, brother, rebecca, nate and marie') packed all of my physical possessions into a tahoe, a corrola, and an 8" x 5" uhaul trailer. It's sad to see my apartment so empty and lifeless. I love minimalism but I cannot stand white walls. More than anything though I'm sad to leave Rebecca. We went a year without each other before but it was terrible and we both hated it. This past year has been so great living with her. We both get on each other's nerves sometimes, but we never fight and we always settle our differences very quickly. A girl couldn't ask for a better best friend and roommate.

The last few days have been interesting to say the least. I got to see keaton for a couple of them which I was very happy about. I also managed to cram in packing, visiting with friends, and a kid cudi concert. I've gotten aproximately 5 hours of sleep out of the last 70 or so. I will definitely be crashing soon. I'm getting slightly nervous about moving but not nearly as nervous as I should be or would be regularly. I shall update more later with pics of the new apartment and stuff. Wish me luck and good fortune. :)

Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn

Things I've learned today:

- Some things will never completely add up, so there's no point in trying to force it; all we can do is try to understand it to the best of our ability and be open-minded.

- Realization and appreciation are not the same.

- There has been a deluded cougar in our midst and her name is Brandy

3 things. Not too bad for one day. Someone also tried to explain something about baseball to me, but you mention baseball and what I hear starts to sound more like a bee in my ear than anything else. I really should attempt to pay more attention. Unfortunately I just don't care. :)

6 days.

Keeping track of my days

I spent this weekend trying to deal with a migraine. It was a persistent one and would not go away. I didn't set foot outside of my apartment all day Saturday. I had the shades drawn and everything. It looked like the bat cave. I just sat in bed watching movies all day. Ended up going to bed a little after 6 to try to sleep the headache off and woke up this morning at 9. I still had my headache so I took a bunch of medicines and went to my parents' house. I hung around, did a little work on my car (which was caused me to get all sweaty and greasy...no bueno), and jumped in the pool afterwards. I'm getting slightly darker. Slowly but surely. If I weren't couped up in an office for 8 hours a day I would surely be more so. I like being outside. I'm thinking about taking my mountain bike with me to San Antonio. I'd have to find someone to go with me, but surely people down there ride bikes, right? There is only one strictly vegetarian restaurant in SA. It's called Green. I'll have to try it out soon. I already looked up the nearest Central Market, Whole Foods, and Sun Harvest Farms, so I should be ok. Keaton said he was going to try to economize me. I told him good luck. :) My dad would probably love him for that if he could pull it off. He's been trying for years bless his heart. Haha. I'm stuck watching my mom's hedgehog for the week since she and my dad decided to abandon my brother and I to go to Puerto Rico for their 25th wedding anniversary. Ty and I told them they wouldn't even see us if they brought us along, but they said no. Something about paying for two extra people...idk. It wasn't a good excuse whatever it was. I have to check on their dog and my cat as well. AND I get to watch Missi's two kitties while she's out of town this week. That's 5 animals in my care if I counted correctly. Yikes.

Who wants to pack for me?

Morning routine

Just sitting here in bed on a Saturday morning checking my sites and drinking coffee. Only things that are missing...my best friend and my boyfriend.

In the air tonight

Watched the Hangover tonight. Pretty funny. I like Mike Tyson in it. "This is my favorite part!" Jess and I totally do that every time we listen to that song. The only thing I didn't like is that when they're counting cards, the formulas they run across the screen totally don't have anything to do with it. Lol. It was a movie night since Rebecca's not here and I don't have anything to do. It feels like Friday. It's also pitch black in my apartment with the exception of the tv screen and computer monitor and it feels like an iceberg because it's so cold in here. My poor little toes are gonna fall off.

Wish I were going to San Antonio this weekend. Instead I'm stuck here. Going to see HP with Cody at some point probably since the first try didn't work out so well for him. *cough* I'll probably try to spend some time with Jenbug since I haven't seen her much this week. I've been training Salena to take my place. Sad. I'm down to 2 weeks officially as of tomorrow. Next week I get to watch Missi's cats and apartmentsit for her. Anyone down for a party???

We had a several members from the Arlington Chamber of Commerce come to our office for a ribbon cutting ceremony today. Just one of those shitty pr things you have to do sometimes. I tend to avoid large groups of people so needless to say it's not my cup of tea. I snuck downstairs and sat with Brandy and Sam (? - I think that's his name...) for a while. I was starving so I went back up and stole several sandwiches to bring back down for Brandy and me. So I'm her new favorite person pretty much. Brandy, I know you don't wanna hurt anyone else's feelings or anything, but the truth will come out eventually. Denying it would be a fruitless endeavor.

I bought a hookah this week. Yay! Keaton, you need to come up next week so you can take a box of stuff back down to SA for me. And even though you didn't end up going today, you owe me a zoo AND an aquarium trip. Just for fun. And I promise you can swim with the sharks if you want and I won't comment on you wearing your swim trunks when we go. :)