the weekly show Jon Stewart is so funny. his side jokes make me laugh soooooo loud.

So I've been busy man. The pace of life has had me moving swiftly as I attempt to survive, and needless to say that survival is occuring. Yesterday I worked about 12 hours, and tomorrow I have my big RI VOAD meeting from 8:00--10:00 in the morning. I'm a little worried about that, although I don't know why exactly. I guess it's just administrative worries, fearful that I am forgetting something. They're relying on me for most of the coordination and planning and whatnot, so I guess that's why I'm a little nervous. But it should be good, we have a guest speaker coming from URI GSO to discuss the potential that a hurricane the size of the 1938 'New England (Long Island) Express' would have it it hit Rhode Island today.

Still I have been finding a little time for myself. Today I took off from work and went for an hour jog along the East Bay bike path. Spring is coming along just fine up here, the days are getting longer, flowers (and with them massive bumble bees) are emerging, and the temperatures are warming up steadily. Friday also was a good day (no pun intended) as I took the afternoon off and my friend Kathleen and I did some exploring around Barrington and found a nice beach that would be a great getaway and is very close to Providence. That night we went over to one of my fellow church members' house for some Good Friday food and fellowship. That's the easiest way to describe what was really a reflective and inspiring night. Sunday was Easter and after church I again went out with some church members for the afternoon.
But my work calendar is booked pretty solid through the month of May...and the social calendar is filling up pretty fast as well. Add in the two trips I'll be taking during May and before I know it, June will be busting out all over. Or something like that.

I tore up my car a little bit (literally sliced through the running boards--d'oh!) and punctured a tire but good--all in my driveway. My landlord has a dumpster taking up half the driveway, so I couldn't get in and as I was trying to back out without crashing into my other roommates car I scraped along a wicked sharp edge. I'm going to try and get him to pay for it; it's starting to sink in that I'm making just a little under $900 dollars a month.

Oh and yesterday, here in RI we blew up a bridge. It was AWESOME. Ok, time for hot chocolate and Law and Order, and then sleep. I missed the 'Order' part of this episode a few weeks ago, hopefully I can make it through tonight!  ¶ 4/19/2006 08:18:00 PM