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home sweet home?
Jan. 7th, 2004 06:13 pmThis entry is full of personal relationship angst, so if you're not interested, ( don't click here )
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1. Do you enjoy the cold weather and snow for the holidays?
I love snow. I love cold weather. But honestly, I have neither at the moment. Apparently, it rarely snows in Edinburgh - winter features more slush & sleet & cold, cold rain. Boo.
2. What is your ideal holiday celebration? How, where, with whom would you celebrate to make things perfect?
Ideal Christmas celebration ... well, Stacy tells me she's never missed a Christmas at home, so I guess we'd spend Christmas with her family. But an ideal holiday celebration would involve seeing my family, too. Trying to mentally work out the logistics of making that happen makes my head hurt. Of course, any ideal celebration would wrap up with a trip up to Ithaca for Hive New Year. So this year is going to be pretty darn far from ideal, but it will be fun nonetheless.
3. Do you do have any holiday traditions?
No unusual ones. Church on Christmas Eve, then come home & open one present. Christmas morning, get up, eat breakfast while opening presents. Sing lots of Christmas carols (with my sister-in-law playing the piano & my brother playing the guitar). Eat a big meal. Watch lots of football on TV.
4. Do you do anything to help the needy?
Not particularly at Christmas, but throughout the year I'm involved in charity work (MANNA) & I donate money.
5. What one gift would you like for yourself?
This year? Clothes. Bought for me by someone with style.
I love snow. I love cold weather. But honestly, I have neither at the moment. Apparently, it rarely snows in Edinburgh - winter features more slush & sleet & cold, cold rain. Boo.
2. What is your ideal holiday celebration? How, where, with whom would you celebrate to make things perfect?
Ideal Christmas celebration ... well, Stacy tells me she's never missed a Christmas at home, so I guess we'd spend Christmas with her family. But an ideal holiday celebration would involve seeing my family, too. Trying to mentally work out the logistics of making that happen makes my head hurt. Of course, any ideal celebration would wrap up with a trip up to Ithaca for Hive New Year. So this year is going to be pretty darn far from ideal, but it will be fun nonetheless.
3. Do you do have any holiday traditions?
No unusual ones. Church on Christmas Eve, then come home & open one present. Christmas morning, get up, eat breakfast while opening presents. Sing lots of Christmas carols (with my sister-in-law playing the piano & my brother playing the guitar). Eat a big meal. Watch lots of football on TV.
4. Do you do anything to help the needy?
Not particularly at Christmas, but throughout the year I'm involved in charity work (MANNA) & I donate money.
5. What one gift would you like for yourself?
This year? Clothes. Bought for me by someone with style.
today's the day!
Sep. 22nd, 2003 08:52 amI'm flying out tonight. But before I leave, I have to:
finish packing
finalize the sale of my car
close my bank account
change my address with the USPS
6 billion other tiny details
::head explodes::
I'm also trying to write a letter for Stacy, but I keep fux0ring it up. Frustration!
finish packing
finalize the sale of my car
close my bank account
change my address with the USPS
6 billion other tiny details
::head explodes::
I'm also trying to write a letter for Stacy, but I keep fux0ring it up. Frustration!
Lesson No. 1 in Ang Management
Sep. 8th, 2003 10:03 amThis is a really obnoxious post. I'm feeling a bit unglued by the return of the evil nightmare, & therefore even more needy than usual. I've disabled posts because I don't want anyone to feel obligated to post a cheer-up message. ( In fact, no-one should even feel obligated to read it. ) I think it helps just to write it down & get it out of my head.
song lyrics
song lyrics
post-party patter
Sep. 1st, 2003 01:35 pmSaturday's barbeque was quite a success, I'd say. We ended up with about 40 guests total, & had a crowd here from 2:00 PM 'til about 11:00 PM. Of course, the Hive (& Doreen) spent the night, & carried on until 2:00 AM or so. Not to mention having started early with a party on Friday night that didn't wind down until nearly 4:00 AM.
Highlights:
Highlights:
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effrontery FINALLY PROVED HER EXISTENCE by showing up & meeting the Hive. Take that, unbelievers! She's REAL!- The neighbors within earshot received quite the education on the current state of lesbian sexual practices by overhearing an out-of-control game of "I Never", which took place on the front porch, after many beers. Hoo boy.
- I received rave reviews from the crowd when I debuted the first meat dish I've cooked in many years, the succulent Meat-On-A-Stick. Here's how it's made: Cube steak, then marinade for at least four hours in (olive oil, balsamic vinegar, chopped garlic, a dab of dijon mustard, parsley, onion salt, basil, oregano, & rosemary). Spear steak pieces onto shish kebab skewers & sear over high heat on grill. Serve warm, preferably while still on stick.
- ( And the Quote Board speaks for itself )
OK, Im drunk. Stacy is asleep. I'm drunk & angry, I might add. In case you haven't noticed, my entries lately have been mostly accompanied by bad-mood emoticons (even if the anxious one doesn't really look very anxious, I've been plently anxious).
Something. Is. Wrong. Something big. I'm either too afraid to confront it or too stupid to identify it. FUCK.
Something. Is. Wrong. Something big. I'm either too afraid to confront it or too stupid to identify it. FUCK.
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The Go-Home Battle ended today
Jul. 7th, 2003 06:24 pmI'm leaving South Carolina this Thursday (July 10th). That will exactly one month after I got here. Mom, while not thrilled about this, has acquiesced. Basically, I told her I was homesick & that I felt she was doing well enough to manage without me. I presented my schedule as a fact, & she didn't argue. So all that strategizing was for naught.
I'm trying a different route home, so as to avoid I-85, the Most Boring Interstate Ever. This new route is also a bit shorter (640 miles, according to Mapquest). I can't WAIT to go!!
So, should I tell Stacy my leave date, or just show up on Thursday night?
I'm trying a different route home, so as to avoid I-85, the Most Boring Interstate Ever. This new route is also a bit shorter (640 miles, according to Mapquest). I can't WAIT to go!!
So, should I tell Stacy my leave date, or just show up on Thursday night?
Stacy hasn't been able to get any reasonably priced transportation to Greenville. USAir: $1,000 round trip for Philly to Greenville (I point out, with some acerbity, that Philly to London is currently $350). Amtrak: sold out. United: $897 round trip Baltimore to Asheville, NC. See, we were being creative. I've tried Travelocity. I've tried cheaptickets.com. Right now, we're holding out hope for priceline.com to come through. Otherwise ... no visit for me this weekend. And that possibility makes me a saaad panda.
While I'm waiting for Priceline's answer, I'm messing around with Friendster.effrontery, fizrep & chaosvizier, please approve me as a friend, m'kay? Everyone else: if you want to add me, my name is Angela Ledgerwood. There, it's out there now!!
UPDATE: let's hear it for Priceline! She'll be here Friday.
While I'm waiting for Priceline's answer, I'm messing around with Friendster.
effrontery, fizrep & chaosvizier, please approve me as a friend, m'kay? Everyone else: if you want to add me, my name is Angela Ledgerwood. There, it's out there now!!UPDATE: let's hear it for Priceline! She'll be here Friday.
Staples, rain, & visitors
Jun. 18th, 2003 10:23 pmNot much to report. Mom got her staples out today - I watch the physical therapist take them out & guess what? The tool he used looked just like a regular staple remover (the flat kind, not the Jaws of Life looking kind).
I didn't swim today; instead, I did a beginner's Pilates class. This was my first Pilates experience. I really enjoyed the workout, which was challenging but not spirit-breaking. I think this form of exercise will both strengthen my swimming & help me out with some occasional back problems. We're supposed to get a break in the weather this weekend. I think I'm going to go hiking & leave the little Lucy woman at home for a while. I've been getting a lot of exercise while I've been down here - if only I wasn't eating all the cakes & pies & cookies that well-wishers keep bringing for my mom, I'd probably be losing quite a bit of weight.
And STACY is coming to visit next weekend!! The brave grrl. This will be the first time I've brought a girlfriend home to meet the parents. Very exciting. She's taking Amtrak to Greenville, where I will have to pick her up at 5:30 AM. Yay. I don't care.
I didn't swim today; instead, I did a beginner's Pilates class. This was my first Pilates experience. I really enjoyed the workout, which was challenging but not spirit-breaking. I think this form of exercise will both strengthen my swimming & help me out with some occasional back problems. We're supposed to get a break in the weather this weekend. I think I'm going to go hiking & leave the little Lucy woman at home for a while. I've been getting a lot of exercise while I've been down here - if only I wasn't eating all the cakes & pies & cookies that well-wishers keep bringing for my mom, I'd probably be losing quite a bit of weight.
And STACY is coming to visit next weekend!! The brave grrl. This will be the first time I've brought a girlfriend home to meet the parents. Very exciting. She's taking Amtrak to Greenville, where I will have to pick her up at 5:30 AM. Yay. I don't care.
Sweetness & light
Jun. 5th, 2003 03:45 pm
BTW, that's not a swarm of bees behind my head. I did some primitive editing to the photo to remove
fizrep's arm & hand, which was giving me rabbit ears.
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Jun. 3rd, 2003 12:50 pmI just realized I haven't made a LJ entry with my summer plans/future plans/etc. So here's a quick summary of what I've got planned over the next few months.
On June 9th I'm moving out of my apartment here in Jenkintown & heading down to my parents' brand-new retirement home in South Carolina. There, I will be taking care of my mom, who is having hip replacement surgery on June 9th. Once she's medically cleared to drive (estimate: 6-8 weeks), I'll be returning to the Philadelphia area for a few weeks (living with Stacy in Delaware). Then, in mid-September, I'm leaving for Scotland to do a one-year master's program in Geographical Information Sciences at the University of Edinburgh.
On June 9th I'm moving out of my apartment here in Jenkintown & heading down to my parents' brand-new retirement home in South Carolina. There, I will be taking care of my mom, who is having hip replacement surgery on June 9th. Once she's medically cleared to drive (estimate: 6-8 weeks), I'll be returning to the Philadelphia area for a few weeks (living with Stacy in Delaware). Then, in mid-September, I'm leaving for Scotland to do a one-year master's program in Geographical Information Sciences at the University of Edinburgh.
Plan change! Plan change! Plan change!
May. 8th, 2003 12:21 pmI’m having a massive re-think on my whole summer schedule. Why do I have to go South Carolina & then directly to Scotland? Why not go down to South Carolina, take care of Mom until she’s better, then come back up here & live with Stacy until it’s time to start classes at Edinburgh? Yes, I’d love to go to the Edinburgh Arts Festival, but if I win the Andrew Mutch Scholarship, I will have to be in Philadelphia in late August to make my first presentation, which means I would miss most of Festival in any case. Besides, is Festival as important as spending more time with Stacy? No. If I did things this way, then … I would keep my car. Stay in South Carolina from late June until maybe mid-August. Then return to Philadelphia from mid-August to mid-September. Sell car, leave for Scotland from here.
This would let me spend more time with everyone here, let me go to the Provincetown Swim for Life in September, WAY cut down on the length of the LDR between me’n’Stacy, & is generally a superior plan in all aspects.
Yeah.
This would let me spend more time with everyone here, let me go to the Provincetown Swim for Life in September, WAY cut down on the length of the LDR between me’n’Stacy, & is generally a superior plan in all aspects.
Yeah.
