i had a very long post thought out about how people in this town wouldn't know art if it bit them in the ass, but yesterday was a long and stressful day, and i'm still tired. even after a good eight hours of sleep last night and a two hour nap today.
and that means that no, i did not sell anything. plus it was hot and i got a sunburn, but my new fabulous sunglasses were handy and there were a couple of guys who made an ice sculpture.
my mom applied for art in the park (heritage days) and i think she would sell a few things if she gets it, so keep your fingers crossed that she gets to go. not only does she deserve to finally make some money off of this, but it would get my dad to shut up about it for once.
stephanie and grant get back on thursday. i'm trying not to think about them being in england.
apparantly my dad owns the new white stripes cd. and i do not. this is certainly an interesting turn of events.
i feel like everyone has been talking about the last year, and i know that's an exaggeration. personally, i can't believe it's been a year, specifically since nothing has happened for me. i feel like i'm living in limbo, or stasis or something and it really is not an awful lot of fun.
everyone keep your fingers crossed for saturday and that i can sell something(s). it'd be great to actually put money into my savings account instead of taking it out.
i made a new photo album of my time this last weekend in clarion for my reunion. i took pictures of all the places in town i spent any significant time at. except the grocery store, i don't mind forgetting i ever went there. (of course, i have a few scars to remind me.) it was the same weekend as the teddy bear reunion and festival in the park, so there were a ton of people in town and things to do. merrilee and i ran into scott almost right away on saturday, so he was with us most of the afternoon walking to the high school, then down the highway to snack village for ice cream and cheese balls. merrilee and i got a tad sunburned.
then we went to the reunion, which wasn't as bad as i expected it to be. there was a time at the beginning when i had to call laura, but i got over it and talked to a bunch of people i haven't seen in five years. ryan told me that star trek reminds him of me, and i kind of laughed at that. i suppose there are much worse things to be remembered as. after it was over, we were supposed to get ahold of megan and hang out and see what the clarion bars are like, but we couldn't, so we didn't go to the beer garden. but i heard the next day it was pretty fun, so i'm sort of sad but not at not spending $5 to get in.
it was so weird to go back. i drove past the house, and nearly had some sort of breakdown, it was too twilight zone-y. i don't think i can really explain it, it's just one of those sort of things that you have to experience. it wasn't really bad, just kind of freaky. overall, i'm glad i went though, i think it was one of those things i would have regretted had i backed out.
this morning we had a big storm with the dark sky and electricity going out and rain coming down like cats and dogs. it was kind of fun, except that storms like this always upset the dog. and when there is no electricity, i can't watch star trek.
today is day two of looking at online job ads. by this point i have a) given up on the entire state of iowa and b) seen so many ads that i can't look at words anymore. my whole head just hurts. i would have given up again, but yesterday i had an epiphany. it went "hey dumbass, yahoo! has newspaper listings for various cities that you might be interested in living in!"
and while that is nice and all, i just wish some days that someone would just give me some money and then i could do what i really wanted.
does anyone have bill gates' phone number?
on friday, mary and joel got married. it was a beautiful wedding, and mary looked absolutely amazing. i have to say that i was dreading going since i am not the biggest fan of attending weddings, but i'm glad that i went. it was really great to see the delphis that were there, but i did enjoy the wedding as well.
i also am glad i went because since i was in davenport, i went and hung out with erika and david for awhile. david was much happier this week, so i'm assuming he is feeling better. erika has started feeding him cereal once a day, and it's pretty amusing. she would stick the spoon in his mouth, and he would have this look of surprise on his face that i should have taken a picture of, but obviously did not.
but i have to say, there is definitely no place like home. i'm still not recovered from my last trip, and i have to make another one this coming weekend to clarion. i guess i have some reunion or something to go to. i don't know how badly i want to reunite with anyone, but i will get to see merrilee again, and i will probably see megan too since she will be around. and after that, i can sleep in my own bed again.
well, i just decided that i didn't care to write about visiting cornell. the two people who read my blog were there, so i'm sure they know what happened. and the main reason that i post is to put up photos, and those are all in an album for your convenience. but i do have this photo of the two baby cardinals whose stupid mama built a nest in a bush right next to our front door. she did it last year too. but this year, two of the eggs actually did hatch, hence two baby cardinals. they're kind of ugly, but they are also kind of cute in that they are baby somethings. i'm such a softie. also, i don't work today, so i am a happy softie.
i know, i haven't written anything in a long time. i just finished editing my photos from my camera, and some of them are now in a photo album. i trust you are all smart enough to deduce which one it is. i will put more up later, but right now i feel like watching tv in my pajamas since i have the house to myself.
