when the tryptophan wears off...

     today was interesting. you might think that there would be an interesting story to follow that statement, but there isn't one. sorry to disappoint. it's only interesting as i look at it and turn it over in my head and wonder. it was fairly normal, actually, which means quite boring--another seemingly insignificant day in an uninteresting life. it started slow. i set my alarm for 6:45am and slept until roughly 8:30. i ran around packing, only to realize that hurrying wouldn't matter because i had to wait for the mail to come anyway. so i put up my grandma's christmas tree for her. then on my way out i forgot to check the mail box (i was expecting a movie--i love netflix) and was nearly to the interstate when i realized i'd forgotten. so i went back. it hadn't come yet, so i went back inside and turned on the game. that's right, all you kansas people, mizzou rocks. it was kinda funny having to start the game on a station that said "this is jayhawk football" and finish on a station that said "mizzou football" (when the mail finally did come, i started driving to columbia, listening to the game as i went, ultimately having to change stations between kc and here). made it a little odd to get used to booing when the announcers got excited on the first station, only to have to switch over and get used to cheering again when the announcers were excited, when i had previously been used to booing.

     i arrived in columbia much later than i had hoped, but no worries. i raced to ellis before they closed (early because of the holiday) and printed the bulletins for church tomorrow, then made a trip to wal-mart where i spent much more than i have and ended up not having much for it. watched another few episodes of smallville (the disc i received from netflix--kind of ashamed to admit it, but it's terribly addicting) and wrestled with a bit of loneliness, mostly because of something insignificant that happened. dang dramatic irony. life's so full of it. ended up being not a big deal at all. had a little blue bell peppermint ice cream (the best) to calm my nerves and fatten me up, then i spent roughly an hour playing spider solitaire with brandon, or rather watching brandon play spider solitaire and pointing over his shoulder at things he'd missed. then we plotted how best to deck out our house in multicolored christmas lights. i came back upstairs and finished off the smallville disc and decided to do something of a journal entry for once on xanga, rather than the usual. and here i am. not a bad day, after all.

     i'm amiably skeptical, but there seems to be a buzz in the air. could be the fact that there are only two weeks left of classes (i only have one final on monday of the third week). could be something else. but the thought that there are only two weeks left of the semester and that there's actually a chance that i might see the other side of it is very refreshing. true, i'm going to be working like a (insert colloquialism of choice here), but there's still that chance. and maybe, just maybe, things might be starting to work out. oh, and if you would, please be on the lookout for a good girl that's just absolutely beautiful and doesn't mind a guy who's a little chubby and just the tiniest bit (just a little) neurotic. because as much fun as it is to play spider solitaire with brandon and watch smallville on dvd, ...yeah. you get it. later on, friends.