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what i've been up to, by amber bjork
May. 4th, 2009 12:19 amTHURSDAY, APRIL 23, 2009
bomb scare in my work building in century city. my car was in the underground parking structure and kept overnight. didn't get to pack it like i wanted to that night.
FRIDAY, APRIL 24, 2009
coworkers took me out for coffee, lunch, a sweets party, gave me hugs and gift cards. rushed home and packed the car like a pro, thanks to help from omi, jackie and gabe. tearful goodbye with gabe. not getting into that here. got down to my uncle's, sobbed into my dad's shoulder. he hugged me so hard and said, "i'm here. i've got you now. i've got you now." my cousins stayed over way too late, but it was out of love, not discourtesy.
SATURDAY, APRIL 25, 2009
on the road bright and early, still dragging from the late night. at about 4 in the afternoon, we pass through flagstaff and come to a halt on the highway out in the middle of nowhere. cars as far ahead and back as the eye can see. there is a stretch of highway closed ahead due to dust storms and a pretty nasty 2-semi wreck. we turn off the car, make friends with our neighbors, go to the other side of the highway to pee, and 3 1/2 hours later, back on the road. we roll into gallup NM much later than planned. we don't get much sleep that night either.
SUNDAY, APRIL 26, 2009
another early, dragging morning. this time we cut off the main highway to a smaller one that is quieter, flatter, and cuts through small town kansas country. we have some run-ins with tumbleweed, nothing too serious. an hour out from our stopping point, we drove under a wallcloud. and then there was rain and flooding and biting of nails. there was a tornado that night, but we slept through it.
MONDAY, APRIL 27, 2009
still didn't get enough sleep. but the day was pretty uneventful. drove into minnesota, and the air smelled so sweet, i cried. the caaar was unpacked in a manner of minutes, and i crashed hard.
TUESDAY, APRIL 28, 2009
drove up to minneapolis. hugged laurie. we headed to first ave. hugged siri, hugged kris. witnessed franz doing their thing, and it was good. damaged the hearing in my left ear a little (now only slightly noticable). fell in love with alex just a little more. sweet nick on his crutches, how pathetically adorable was he?
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29, 2009
hung out with laurie. actually looked at and applied for an apartment. (still waiting to hear on that.) watched lost and mourned the most recent passing. headed over to kris' where we yakked until wee hours.
THURSDAY, APRIL 30, 2009
all day in a car again. only this time, siri's car, the three of us on our way to chicago to see the franz show there. it's even better than the minneapolis show. we go hang with them at a bar afterward, but alex is busy with his girlfriend's family and nick is resting his broken foot at the hotel. it's nice to see paul and bob (the ones who kept to themselves last time), but unfortunately, siri and i were rather tired and didn't get to talk to them much.
FRIDAY, MAY 1, 2009
all day in a car again. back to minneapolis. and then immediately back into my car to drive back to my parents'. but it feels good to just zone out at their place.
SATURDAY, MAY 2, 2009
balanced the car tires, trip to the bank, and then out to my sister's farm. got to meet my brother-in-law (he cool, he REAL cool), their two goats, and catch wild baby bunnies with my hands (SO SOFT!). bro-in-law took us and my nephews to his father's farm to pet the new piglets and talk to the chickens. then it was back to my folks' for some major downtime.
SUNDAY, MAY 3, 2009
hey, that's today. back in the car again, this time alone, and to madison. i'm here at laura and beau's place, eating up all their bandwith. beau's a cook, and i can't begin to describe the dinner we had tonight. i'll be here for a week, and i'm sure there's more good food to come. but for now, there's a kitty in my bed that needs some sleepy cuddles, so i'm going to go attend to that.
bomb scare in my work building in century city. my car was in the underground parking structure and kept overnight. didn't get to pack it like i wanted to that night.
FRIDAY, APRIL 24, 2009
coworkers took me out for coffee, lunch, a sweets party, gave me hugs and gift cards. rushed home and packed the car like a pro, thanks to help from omi, jackie and gabe. tearful goodbye with gabe. not getting into that here. got down to my uncle's, sobbed into my dad's shoulder. he hugged me so hard and said, "i'm here. i've got you now. i've got you now." my cousins stayed over way too late, but it was out of love, not discourtesy.
SATURDAY, APRIL 25, 2009
on the road bright and early, still dragging from the late night. at about 4 in the afternoon, we pass through flagstaff and come to a halt on the highway out in the middle of nowhere. cars as far ahead and back as the eye can see. there is a stretch of highway closed ahead due to dust storms and a pretty nasty 2-semi wreck. we turn off the car, make friends with our neighbors, go to the other side of the highway to pee, and 3 1/2 hours later, back on the road. we roll into gallup NM much later than planned. we don't get much sleep that night either.
SUNDAY, APRIL 26, 2009
another early, dragging morning. this time we cut off the main highway to a smaller one that is quieter, flatter, and cuts through small town kansas country. we have some run-ins with tumbleweed, nothing too serious. an hour out from our stopping point, we drove under a wallcloud. and then there was rain and flooding and biting of nails. there was a tornado that night, but we slept through it.
MONDAY, APRIL 27, 2009
still didn't get enough sleep. but the day was pretty uneventful. drove into minnesota, and the air smelled so sweet, i cried. the caaar was unpacked in a manner of minutes, and i crashed hard.
TUESDAY, APRIL 28, 2009
drove up to minneapolis. hugged laurie. we headed to first ave. hugged siri, hugged kris. witnessed franz doing their thing, and it was good. damaged the hearing in my left ear a little (now only slightly noticable). fell in love with alex just a little more. sweet nick on his crutches, how pathetically adorable was he?
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29, 2009
hung out with laurie. actually looked at and applied for an apartment. (still waiting to hear on that.) watched lost and mourned the most recent passing. headed over to kris' where we yakked until wee hours.
THURSDAY, APRIL 30, 2009
all day in a car again. only this time, siri's car, the three of us on our way to chicago to see the franz show there. it's even better than the minneapolis show. we go hang with them at a bar afterward, but alex is busy with his girlfriend's family and nick is resting his broken foot at the hotel. it's nice to see paul and bob (the ones who kept to themselves last time), but unfortunately, siri and i were rather tired and didn't get to talk to them much.
FRIDAY, MAY 1, 2009
all day in a car again. back to minneapolis. and then immediately back into my car to drive back to my parents'. but it feels good to just zone out at their place.
SATURDAY, MAY 2, 2009
balanced the car tires, trip to the bank, and then out to my sister's farm. got to meet my brother-in-law (he cool, he REAL cool), their two goats, and catch wild baby bunnies with my hands (SO SOFT!). bro-in-law took us and my nephews to his father's farm to pet the new piglets and talk to the chickens. then it was back to my folks' for some major downtime.
SUNDAY, MAY 3, 2009
hey, that's today. back in the car again, this time alone, and to madison. i'm here at laura and beau's place, eating up all their bandwith. beau's a cook, and i can't begin to describe the dinner we had tonight. i'll be here for a week, and i'm sure there's more good food to come. but for now, there's a kitty in my bed that needs some sleepy cuddles, so i'm going to go attend to that.
