The Myth & The Majesty

Dum da da dum!! Yes, I am alive, and even conscious. No sleep-posting here. (Only pertinent because I relocated myself a couple weeks ago and mysteriously woke up on the couch. I'm not sure what happened, since I distinctly remember falling asleep on my bed.) The conscious part is mildly surprising; not much sleep is found in the staff cabin, least of all this weekend. It was awesome -- a bunch of the 2004 crowd showed up at random times. Lots of late nights, and some of us (namely me) had some early mornings. And at least one that was accidentally later than it was supposed to be. I'm experimenting with a posting style out here. Hopefully, I'll get my last week's worth up sometime tomorrow, but if I do, it'll be a really long post. You've been warned. Okay. I think that's all I feel like saying right now. Have a good week, everybody! Talk to (some of) you soon!

The summer is in full swing and I am back to the familiarity of Storm. It just feels good. Already, we've had some interesting happenings, especially since there was a group of firefighters here training for the summer; our mostly-female staff enjoyed that. Sadly, they're done and have left, but they helped make the first week fun. (Not THAT kind of fun! Sheesh!) I've been back out here two weeks, and it's rained about half of those days, including today. It's crazy; I've never seen this much precipitation. We're all praying it continues. There's something different about downpours here than at home. It's all in the trees; at home, trees get battered by strong rain -- the carnage is visible and sometimes rather incredible. Here, the pines and spruces show no sign of the weather around them. They stand unmoving, unaffected, peaceful in the torrent. The symbolism isn't lost. Have a good weekend, everybody.

Some things never change. This little town still feels the same as it always has. Things have changed (again, reference the lake in the field behind our house), but it's still Tea. It's still a small town, the same families are still around, and it looks remarkably the same from our house. A few more lights, perhaps, but nothing so drastic as to make it unrecognizable. In a life where things change on a monthly basis, that's comforting. Refreshing, in a lot of ways. I'm a little sad to be leaving it again. Saturday morning, it's out to RC for my sister and I. This summer has the potential to be completely different than anything I've ever experienced, much as the past two summers have been. Guess we'll all see, right? Well, that's about it. I hope y'all have a great weekend (in case I don't write again tomorrow), and you should leave a comment on your way out! Is this the new year, or just another night? ... Switchfoot, "The Blues...

My sister and I had dinner with our high school librarian this evening ... It was great getting caught up with her! I worked with this woman for 1-1/2 of my 4 high school years. She's a particularly interesting lady, and a lot of fun to talk to. I haven't seen her for about two years, so there was plenty of catching up to do, too. But to be honest, that's not what I'm thinking about as I type. I just read an article on Yahoo! News about the possibility of considerably longer lifespans . Not just longer, either -- the possibility of indefinite lifespans. The line about doubling a person's life is even more alarming, at least with my family's history. My sister and I joke that, what with modern medicine, we'll live forever anyway; our family members are genetic mutants that tend to live into the triple digits. For instance, I had a great-great-grandmother that turned 100 in 1976. She died six years later. We had another relative that turned 100 in the TWENTIES...

There are these moments where I love going home. I am so stinking full. Went to the Olive Garden with Dani, had high tea with Jessie and my sister, and then had supper with the family ... Wow. My stomach can't handle much more. Oof.

I'm home again. You can tell -- I haven't posted since I got here. Somehow, blogging becomes less of a necessity when it's entertainment instead of a distraction. On top of that, I pull a blank every time I sit down to type. Just made the random discovery that I'll be living about eight blocks away from my dad's cousin next semester ... Keep in mind, I do actually know her. I've watched her kids play soccer and everything. Um ... yeah. Tea time with Jessie tomorrow and dinner with my high school librarian on Tuesday (tee hee ... I just like saying that ... it's amusing). Other than that ... Well, it's good to be here. It's been relatively relaxing. Not a whole lot of activity to report, though. I bought The Giver yesterday, which was happy. I've loved that book since I was considerably younger and now I get to add it to my collection. That's about it. Have a good week, y'all!

Argh, I despise this part of the year. The packing part. It's alarming how much stuff accumulates over the course of a school year. Hmm ... hungry ... No, Ashley, focus! Tell these people about your day! Well, there's not much to say. I've been packing. I finally visited my new house, and this looks like a rare occasion where agreeing to something before you see what you're getting into works out. Hopefully I haven't spoken too soon ... What else ... hmm ... Well, I'm headed to SuFu tomorrow ... That's kind of exciting ... sort of ... not really. It'll be a relaxing week, in comparison. Good stuff. Then I'll come back here to start work, which should be good. Looking forward to that. And then -- summer will be in full swing! Much better, Ashley. Well folks, that's all for now. Doubt I'll be posting before I leave, so have a good week!