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Hmmmm. Gosh. That last month FLEW by. Sorry for the lack of updates. lol It almost makes it seem like I got too depressed by not making the play that I just quit blogging. Well... such is not the case, I assure you.

First off, I have moved - just from Portage to Kalamazoo, but now we can have 17 back, so that's good. The move went pretty smoothly, but it was hot, and long, taking the better part of two days. There's still a little unpacking to do, but all in all, it's coming along wonderfully. The airconditioning in the new place doesn't really keep it cool but, surprisingly, open windows and a little oscillating fan or two do. Hey, I'm not complaining - that's gotta be better on the ol' electric bill, right? Right. Also, Thea and I apparently moved at just the right time, because just one day after moving out, the basement of our old apartment (where the majority of our stuff had been) flooded. Shew, that was close.

Just before moving, the neighbor's little boy and one of his hoodlum friends threw a rock through the back window of the Storm. *Sigh* Luckily, the neighbors were decent enough people to own up to it and were willing to pay half of it. Well, at least one set of the neighbors was decent enough. The other set still haven't contacted either the first set or me. However, the people who DID pay paid through their Home Owner's insurance, which was kind enough (or mistake prone enough) to actually pay the whole thing. So now they (the insurance company) are trying to collect the other half from the non-responsible neighbors. Either way, I'm happy. Oh, and a big thank you to Kelly and Melissa for helping me out with that whole situation. Thanks. ^^

Secondly, I went on a whirlwind trip to Maine with Geno so he could have a navigator and a comrade (I know, why'd he choose me then, right? =P). He had to go out there for Orientation as he is tranferring to the University of Maine in Orono. The trip took roughly 20 hours, we stayed in Maine for roughly 24 hours, and then it was 20 hours back, so when I said whirlwind, I meant it. lol Gene amazingly drove the whole time with very few breaks. Personally, I zonk out after about 2 or 3 highway hours, so my hat goes off to him. Some trip highlights: unusual bilboards stating "I pooted" and "Look at me, I have a meatbeard", I broke a hotel's television remote by throwing it on the ground (temper, temper Mr. Oatman - don't worry, I fixed it though), and some pretty frickin' cool weather (low hanging clouds shootin' out lightning). Some trip lowlights: gas prices, toll roads galore, a hair in my smoothie from Ben 'n' Jerry's (sigh).

Thirdly, work has been almost tumultuous lately between an upcoming festival, cuts in hours, personnel clashes, and store audits. It's starting to turn around, though, so , well, that's good.

Oh, and I have also started ballet classes now, as well, in order to better serve the school in the upcoming Dracula performance, slated for this October. I hope to see you all there! In the meantime, however, my legs are just KILLING me. Holy crow, is ballet ever a leg workout. Ouch.

posted by _paul @ 9:35:00 AM