We didn't have big plans for the 4th, so after checking out the festivities at Ramstein, we just played in the yard for a little bit. I'm trying to determine if Owen's big enough to start using his 'big boy' stroller - it says they should be 6 months and be able to sit unassisted. I was feeling pretty confident until the end of this video ... please don't report me to child protective services or anything, I promise he was OK and even think he kind of enjoyed the dive. I think we'll wait for a month and try the stroller again.
Blogging has gone out the window for me lately. As much as I enjoy writing and expressing myself, I just don't have the time to do it as often as I would like. I'm meant to be doing work at the moment but I decided to write down my thoughts instead because there is a lot on my mind lately and I feel like this will help me overcome my current fears and worries.
Over the last couple of months I have been involved in a "Theatre in the Parks" performance of Alice in Wonderland, that we performed in Allerton Towers (Liverpool), Stadt Moers (Knowsley) and Wig Island (Halton). That is one of the main reasons that I am so tired lately, but it was a fantastic experience and I'm really glad that I decided to get involved again. I can't believe that it is over so soon, I am missing everyone so much already. I made some amazing friends though, and I do hope to stay in touch with them before we meet again (hopefully) next year. I do know that I'll see a few of them on Saturday because one of the cast members is doing a show which a lot of us have said we will go to see, so we'll make a night of it because it is also his daughters birthday so we will have a joint celebration.
My dad hasn't been too well lately and has been in and out of hospital. I don't know what to make of it at the moment because the doctors keep changing their minds about what they think is up with him. If I'm totally honest, I'm actually quite scared of everything that is going on because I've not seen my dad like this before and I obviously don't want anything bad to happen to him. There's not a lot I can do but I'm keeping my head high and being there for him as much as I can. I went to visit him in hospital today and he looked perky, and his tests went well today and the doctors may let him home later this evening.
Friday 4th July is the last day of my work placement and we're going for a meal to say our farewells - I'm really upset that it is coming to an end. I can't think what it will be like not seeing the gang every day! As of Monday, I'm going to work for the council events team and I will be playing a main role in the Football Fiesta tournament that will be held on 29th July - 3rd August 2008, where teams from all around the world will be coming to Liverpool to get involved in a fantasticly large football event. I will be supporting and assisting with bookings of coaches, venues, accommodation, travel, etc, and I will also be a main point of contact for all team members when they are on site. I can't wait to start there and get to know all team players and staff from around the world. If you know me personally then you will know how much I love my football, and will be able to estimate just how much I am looking forward to getting involved.
My room is coming along nicely too, although I haven't really done much with it lately. I managed to clean and organise most of my stuff and throw away things that (as much as I wanted to keep) I didn't really need. I'm terrible for keeping junk thinking that it may come in handy in the future. I bought some new wardrobes and drawers which I have put up so now I just need to go through my things again and find them a new home. Once that is done I can take my old wardrobe apart and then I need to start looking for some new wallpaper. I was thinking of having my room a dark shade of red with one wall maybe cream or off white, but I'll wait until my room is fully tidied before I start looking into that.
Although there are a few issues in my life at the moment, I'm surprised to say that I'm actually quite enjoying myself in all that I do. I am really excited about the future of Kaboom at the moment - I have so many plans for it and hopefully in time they will happen if I can get the help and support from both committee members and funding bodies. I have so many plans for a lot of things in the future which I am really excited about - they aren't happening straight away because of certain issues and problems that may arise, but I'm slowly working myself around those obstacles and staying on track as much as I can with my head held high, and a very positive attitude. Yes, it is hard to do, but I am doing it! On that note, I will leave it there until next time.
MGMT -- THE GOSSIP -- RADIOHEAD -- JOMI MASSAGE -- KATE NASH -- MUGISON -- GNARLS BARKLEY -- KINGS OF LEON -- MOGWAI -- HOLY FUCK -- GOLDFRAPP -- THE TING TINGS -- JOSÉ GONZÁLEZ -- TOKYO POLICE CLUB -- EFTERKLANG -- JOAN AS POLICE WOMAN -- LYKKE LI -- THE RAVEONETTES -- THE CHEMICAL BROTHERS -- THE DUKE SPIRIT -- CAT POWER -- FUCK BUTTONS -- HOT CHIP -- DIGITALISM -- DAN DEACON
And... That's how I'm spending the next four days. Suck it, civilization.
(making it the first mud-covered whirligig of a penis I saw this year)
(I didn't do coke beforehand, but I considered it)
(I hadn't noticed how dilated his pupils were)
(she finally left our camp two days later. Half as dignified, twice as hungover, and three times pregnanter)
(I knew I should have brought'n my galoshes)
(once you've seen someone shaving their legs in public, you might as well talk about anything)
(I would have noticed sooner, but I was too imbibulated)
(which is why I'm hella not visiting the campsites of real-world friends anymore)
(untying your throat-scarf here is kind of like popping your collar back home)
(I work with her, but we'll probably never talk about this again)
(who I later saw shitting near a chain link fence)
(so that's why I never drink wine out of a box when I'm at home!)
Me, ordering coffee in Danish: [blah blah blah Danish]
Barista-dude: OK, I'll bring that out to you when it's ready.
Me, really sick of people switching to English when I speak Danish to them: ... Why are you speaking English? My Danish is fine.
Barista-dude: I'm Brazilian, I don't speak Danish. Nothing personal.
Me: [Feeling like an asshole for the rest of the day]
It's the weekend again - I have to say I really love having every weekend off! This morning Owen was up at 7 (doesn't understand that mommy likes to sleep in a little) so we went on a walk, stopped at the bakery for coffee and breakfast, and came home for a baby workout of tummy time and exersaucering. Here's Owen very happy after he managed to escape from tummy time by rolling to his back - and he's also learning that he really likes to grab my hair.
He found a button on the exersaucer that plays music, and I swear that watching "So You Think You Can Dance?" is paying off ... check out this fancy footwork!
It must be really scary to be a conservative. To be one, you must live in constant fear of terrorists nuking the United States, of gay people on the verge of convincing you that you really enjoy sodomy, of Spanish becoming the official language of the United States next week, of every African-American voting seven or eight times in the next election, of radical Islam suddenly becoming the latest hip thing among kids across the country, of perpetual lesbian orgies in girls bathrooms in high schools across America, of liberals forcing everyone to become a vegan, of Christians being rounded up into concentration camps, and of Democrats outlawing private property if they were to ever take power again.
The sad thing about that? I know people who he just described. For reals.
(via kos)
Today was an excellent day! I took the day off work to run errands and fix up my apartment a little bit. Jenn just moved in, so I'm having to make my bedroom into a whole apartment, which is pretty fun, actually!
I went to the recycling center to drop off some old stuff and they have a place where people leave stuff that is still good for other people to take. Usually it's really terrible crap, but as I was leaving, I noticed a chair. It was clean and looked like it would match my stuff perfectly. So I brought it home and I think it really ties the room together.
And ya just can't beat FREE!
