October 29, 2005
"Gilbert Blythe says being smart is better than being pretty."
"Who ever thought we'd be watching Anne of Green Gables and drinking martinis?" Hope asks. And on the first snowy day at Boston-city, too. Happy time-changing day! I greeted the man standing next to me on the bus with this, and he eagerly began telling me about how he was two hours late to work every day anyway, and an extra hour would do nothing.
"Oh Diana, I feel as though you've tasted the bitterness of death." says Anne when Diana is forced to abandon the Queens class to stay at the home and learn housework.
I visited the MFA today, especially to see the Ansel Adams exhibit - "Black and White." It was magnificent. The snow was falling outside and I started to cry, deeply moved. One must realize that I am at a point in my life where everything is deeply moving unto tears. I recently teared up during an OSHA video at work orientation. Pathetic, eh? Not as pathetic as Linnea tearing up while describing "Feed the Birds" in Mary Poppins.
Last night, we ate with our male neighbors below. Ryan seems a tad halfhearted, but he has a serious girlfriend and is a special ed teacher. John is funny and an adventurous spirit - he is going to Israel next week just to see whats there. Our house talked to him for four hours. How come the Christians we know can't be that interesting.
Mrytle-loy. That's what Hope, who is horrendous with names, calls Marilla of Anne of Green Gables.
Dang it, I've got to clean the kitchen now.
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October 26, 2005
Lucy, the Roman Goddess
Hello and hello. Did you know that for two years I had dreams with 1979 by the Smashing Pumpkins as the soundtrack? It wasn't until college that I figured out what song it was that was echoing in my mind continually. When I realized the song (I had never heard the title before) I celebrated by screaming and vigorously hugging Richard Iserman. It still gives me chills. Our dog, Lucy, is trying (unsuccessfully, I must add) to woo me with her eyes. She seems to be under the impression that if her eyes are just a little more soft, I will give in and worship her, feeding her butter and panties while she lies on the prized red couch. I'm not quite to that level, but close.
Lucy is going to leave our lives forever soon. Unlike Linnea, who sees this as a truly blessed event, I'll be quite heart broken (but less hairy). The tentative plan is to fly her to my parents' house in Alabama, where my family dog (strangely also named Lucy) and a acre of yard awaits. It's a pretty expensive venture, but we think that it would be worth it to have Lucy spend the rest of her life with other dogs, children, and a yard - with a family we trust and can visit.
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October 22, 2005
The Haven for Bowling
Last night, in an effort to discover more of Boston than our couch, my housemates and I went bowling. Well, our first choice was to go to the oldest karoke bar in Boston, but strangely (for having that reputation) the bar only has karoke on Tuesday nights. At Bowl Haven ee played milk pin bowling, which has smaller balls and pins and slightly different rules than regular bowling. Unlike all of the alleys I visited during college, this one was well lit, and smoke, alcohol, loud music and shameless flirting free. Laura "I'm good at everything but skiing because of my Belzian background" Kaufmann won, shockingly, with Linnea "Thor" Minich, and Hope "Willow" Davis vying for second. I, being merely Keri "Red Raven" Lawrence sadly came in last. Hmrph.
Elk and I watched the Head of the Charles Regatta today. The weather was idyllic, although it served to motivate us to start working on turning on our heat. Perhaps we can just bum off the heat from the Bobos that live underneath us.
I interviewed with the elders this morning to join our church. Having never interviewed with a PCA church, I was unsure how to prepare. Should I wash my hair? Could I wear my Sasquach boots? Assured by my housemates that a lack of faith in Christ is all that could really come between me and the illusive church membership, I spoke with the elders. Very kind people and I think that all went well. This will be my first time since I became a Christian five years ago that I will be able to really plug myself into a church, and stick with it through thick and thin.
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October 20, 2005
gettin' her done!
Greetings friends. Tonight our house held our first true dinner party. In this small way, we have become part of the adult world. We invited our (intoxicatingly) witty neighbor, and a cheerful coworker of Hope and her husband. The table was set with yellow napkins, a fall bouquet, and pumpkin candles. Hope cooked a "lot of cod" with pineapple and onions, green beans, and Hope's friend Jaime (a baker by trade) provided the quadruple berry pie (in a deep dish pan) and Smoking Loon wine (not Smoking Nude wine, as I first thought). During three hours of continuous laughing (partially due to the social lubrication brought on by three bottles of wine), we covered subjects such as Jaime's conservative Christian mother, who was finally able to do things her way after the children left and dressed as a mentally retarded fat child and went trick or treating, to transvestites in India, to Chinatown experiences of toileting while holding an umbrella. I feel full and satisfied on a variety of levels. Due to poor planning on the part of my roommates, I was forced to do dishes - and a blooming lot of them there were, too.
Laura went to a bar to watch the Cardinals game, and later (after turning down several drink offers by the resident elderly bar crowd) returned home, discouraged and disgruntled. She retired to her bedroom as soon as she heard that her team was out of the runnings, and, as Linnea speculates, will probably never emerge until Spring Training 2006. We understand, friend. No, wait a minute, we don't.
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