Thursday, December 23, 2004

i want to go where the silent people go

last evening, i visited with andy and justin in andy's basement. played music and a bit of donkey kong. it was enjoyable. at around 11, tim picked me up, with his brother philip in-tow (who recently returned from school in NYC), and we grabbed some food from Wendy's before proceeding to the Stumbo residence. That evening I had some good talks with the Stumbo brethren, Isaac and Tim, which were very encouraging. We three all feel very similiarly about life at the moment - especially the social scene at our school, which is currently dwindling. i always enjoy spending time with them - there are few other people who i can laugh so readily with.

i am now a supporter of the OC. after watching the first episode, i was inclined to begin the second immediately, which i wasn't able to finish (because i was at the stumbo's while watching it), so of course, i'm downloading it now.

well, i'm officially prepared for Christmas. i went "last-minute" gift shopping with my mom this afternoon. it seems that every year i end up doing last minute gift-shopping - i'm not sure why. it's just the way i am, i suppose. anyhow. everyone is shopped for, and my only task remaining is wrapping the gifts (which i am dreadfully awful at doing... my wrapped gifts look like some sort of mutilated paper mache nightmare) and placing them under the tree, which i intend to do sometime tomorrow.

i saw about a cumulative count of 25 people today, at the mall and wal-mart combined. half of them i didn't talk to, rather i bashfully maneuvered past avoiding eye contact. why am i like that? i'm such a shy person sometimes, i'm not sure that i understand it. because i know sometimes i can maintain a decent conversation, and even at times initiate (gasp) the conversation. i'm not sure. i must have multiple personalities.

this evening (in about an hour, actually), i'll be going to Tyler's home to watch Napoleon Dynamite with a number of people. I'm ashamed to say that this will be my first viewing of the film, although I've wanted to see it ever since I saw the preview. oh well. at least I'm seeing it now. byyyy the way - if anyone wants to be spontaneously giving and loving and wonderful, you can buy me the napoleon dynamite dvd, which is out in stores now. i just thought i'd make that known - and if such a thing were to take place, i'd be forever in debted.

that's sort of a joke - but if anyone feels inclined to make the purchase, don't let me hold you back.

a couple of days ago, i was stricken again with the chapped-lip plague. i now have to carry chapstick with me everywhere that i go.

the music i've been listening to lately: the wannadies, joseph arthur, the killers, beulah, saves the day, muse, keane & a couple of others. i have borrowed several of these cds from friends (little to their knowledge) and i am enjoying them immensely. i would recommend them to most people.

i've suddenly found myself without anything to write about, so i'll end.

[listening to: "silent people" - the wannadies]
[mood: better than usual]

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