Would You Like to Hear What I've Done for Two Days?

Yesterday, I closed up my building for Spring break

And then spent a lovely hour with my boss, Dan

And my floor partner, Tom...

Tom and I had to do all the reports from room checks...

Since Tom was on duty, I volunteered to go too, 

So he and I inventoried the building for damages, 

And chatted... And it was very nice...

Then I moved across campus for Spring Break.

For starters, they had to place me in a boy's room, 

Because there were no female spaces available in the building... 

But the one boy had moved completely out...

Regardless, housekeeping has not been here, 

So there are pieces of ramen noodle and junk scattered on the floor, 

And the microwave is filthy...

But the big thing was the fact that the bed is lofted, 

However, the safety rail is against the wall

Me being the giant four-year-old that I am, 

I get scared to sleep up there, 

Because I move around a lot in my sleep... 

So I had to drag the mattress to the floor...

And that's where I'm sleeping...

By the time all this was said and done,

It was after 4:00 a.m.

Needless to say, I slept late...

This afternoon... Well, technically yesterday

I picked up my duty phone for the week, 

Then went back to sleep...

I got up, went to Goodwill

And I got three "new" records...

The Lettermen, Elton John, and Englebert Humperdinck...

My Dad always sings the latter at karaoke...

I felt like it was a well-spent 86 cents...

When all that was said and done, 

I went to the library and took out books

Because I've deemed this "No TV week"

Actually, I didn't bring my TV

So I took out five books, 

And finished four of them already...

I finally managed to read something by Kurt Vonnegut

Though it's not Cat's Cradle, which I've reapeatdly tried to read...

It's at least something... 

And I reread Flowers For Algernon and Of Mice and Men

Books I haven't read since I was about fourteen

And it was beautiful... And I understood a lot more 

Well, now it's nearing 3:30 a.m.

And I've been done with rounds for an hour and a half...

It's so utterly quiet with no one here

I honestly jumped at my own reflection...

I think tomorrow I'll be off to the library for more books...

The only one I've got left to read is Gone With the Wind

Which I don't know if I'm ready to start yet...

The hour grows later and later...

Goodnight, and have a lovely Sunday!

The Beginning of the Best Week Ever

So I'm sorry that I didn't have time

To blog about this before...

But this is fantastical news!

You know how I had an awesome weekend?

Well, this week is only getting better!

Awhile back I was really upset,

Because Dan, my boss, got transferred

To another building on campus... Wright Hall

And that was terrible and horrible

So I applied for SRA...

Which means Senior Resident Assistant

Basically, it's what I do now

Only with a bit more work

But double the money

Anyway, yesterday I got a call

To come to the office

And I got offered one of the SRA positions...

In Wright Hall!

I could say more on this, 

But I'm not sure what all 

I'm actually supposed to know...

But regardless, it was exciting news

And everything was right 

With the world again!

Afterwards, I had my job interview

For the Summer break staff

Which went incredibly well

And was very laid back 

I am not nervous at all.

Then today, I had my "Spring Fling."

It was for Swing Dancing class...

We all just got dressed up and danced

And I wore a twirly skirt

Which made me smile, because it flared when I spun

I went to wait for Britt outside her classroom

And I ran into Brett and Meggie,

The people I acted with in The Lesson.

And wouldn't you know it, who else showed up

But Bob Russell (my director) and his wife Sarah.

It was like a little cast reunion right there in the hallway...

After they left, I graded some papers...

I actually got a lot accomplished...

Then, after Britt got out of class, 

I went to Britt and Aud's

We took the dogs for a walk, 

Because it was so nice out.  

I even walked around barefoot a little...

And Aud bought a hookah

So we spent the evening upstairs

With fun grape flavored tobacco

And Sunny Delight

And a table covered in dragons

(Which was much funnier if you were there)

And it was a very mellow, calm evening.

So now I'm home, 

Blogging about this real quick

So I can study for my test tomorrow

And then try to go to bed early...

Happy St. Patrick's Day!  

I hope your week is going as well as mine is!

3:00 a.m. And Awake

Regardless of how this might sound,

This is a HAPPY post

And I want you to know that.

Tonight, after a long week,

I went to go see a movie, by myself

And it was me in the dark

With my popcorn

Really watching the movie

And for a few hours, I was somewhere else

Afterwards, I felt lovely

And real

I ran to do some errands

And I still felt real

And okay

Even though I was by myself

And I realized there's something

I've been hanging on to

For a long time now

And tonight, I'm finally ready

To let that go

While I was thinking all this

In the car by myself

I took out my phone to record it

So I wouldn't forget 

Exactly what I wanted to say

And I hope I never forget

How I've never heard myself

Sound that steady and calm

And I know that I'll be okay

That's What I Get...

 So in my last blog, I wrote that the night had been quiet thus far, apart from the chair... I guess this is my punishment for daring to say the night was quiet...

After that post, people graffitied our elevator 3 separate times... They also overturned all the furniture in the lounge.  I had to call the police to make a report, and when the officers arrived, the one asked me, "Did you realize that someone peed on the floor in the lobby?" Sigh... No, I hadn't...

And then Tuesday night, Kelsey and I were on duty again... More graffiti.  Guess who got to clean all this up?  That's right... that'd be me... Kelsey helped out for three of the graffiti incidents, but the third time that first night, the pee in the lobby, and the lounge furniture... That was all me...

This week I didn't get to post much, because I had a fifteen page paper due.  I was up really REALLY late two nights in a row, and as a result, slept in WAY too late today.  I have a feeling I'm going to be awake for awhile...  

Either way, it's all over with, and I'm just going to try to have a relaxing, low-key weekend... I hope the same for you.

Something to Kill Time...

So it's a Saturday night and I'm on duty 

With Kelsey, for the second night in a row.

Last night someone thought that

It was necessary and appropriate

For them to throw a chair down the stairwell

Which made a ridiculously loud crash...

Tonight, rounds have been quiet thus far

But then again, it's not even 9:00 yet...

I haven't sworn in 2 days straight

And the day before that I didn't actually swear

It was a normal word, used with malicious intent...

So I counted it... Sigh...

Either way, I still haven't had pop...

For now, I'm watching the X-Files in between rounds

And waiting for the weekend to be over.  

Tomorrow, I have a great deal of research to do...

More on My Resolutions...

I have a massive headache right now

Which I think is directly relatable 

To my two lenten resolutions...

I think this headache is a combination

Of caffeine withdrawal...

Because I'm not drinking pop

And something stress related

Because I'm not swearing...

Well, I'm not swearing A LOT...

I swore seven times yesterday

And another five today

And if you actually know me and hear me talk

It could be much worse...

Time to do homework!

Ash Wednesday and Lenten Resolutions

I know that it's only a little after one in the morning

So it really hasn't been Ash Wednesday long at all

But this year, I decided to stop swearing for Lent.

And already, I am seeing how difficult this is going to be.

I knew that I swore quite often, but honestly

I don't think I ever realized that I swear THIS much.

I have carefully calculated each and every word

That has come out of my mouth...

Even though I'm not voicing the swear words

I can still hear them in my mind... 

And there are a lot of them... 

But an hour into this, I haven't slipped up yet.