I'm sitting in class, I-Pod on and everyone around me turned off. Open lab is the best part of my monday nights because it is my "alone time". I get to sit and edit pictures, play on photoshop, listen to music, and just be. However, right now I want to be home, crashed on the couch with AJ and Moose watching a movie. Living on our own has made the last two weeks very interesting. It's an intimate way of not having much privacy, but I love it! We are starting to finally get settled in and almost all our stuff is unpacked. We've put together our Ikea furniture and filled the pantry and even moved in the kitty-cat, and we all seem to be adjusting quite nicely. My favorite thing is making dinner or lunch for Aj and I and then he insists on doing the dishes... it is so sweet- and I wonder how long it will last :) . His mom bought us a g-r-e-a-t table and it's nice to have a place to sit and eat and talk. We do lots of talking now that we don't have TV or Internet. I thought this would be harder as I have my weekly line-up of shows: Amazing Race, Project Runway, The Office.... But when I go back to my parents house to do laundry I get time to catch up on those while my clothes are in the wash. I've been spending a lot of time in our tiny kitchen- yesterday I put up this little rail thing to hang stuff on, and I like to keep things tidy in there. Oh! And I'm growing basil! I was skeptical when I bought the little package from Ikea- it was a super dried-out, hockey puck of dirt and you just add water and sprinkle the little seeds on. It sprouted the next day and continues to grow like crazy. I can't wait to harvest my little crop of herbs!
Our complex is pretty nice for the area we are in and the price we are paying. There are so many trees that we feel like we are in Tahoe. The slightest breeze makes all the branches and leaves rustle and you can't hear any traffic or anything, it's really pretty cozy and hidden. However, we do have two new neighbors that just moved in and already we are a little annoyed. The guy upstairs, Bobby, seems pretty nice and when we met him he told us two of his friends were moving into apartments next to ours. This seemed ok since he was around our age and whatnot. Well, Sarah moved in just across from us and we know all her business already. She has a boyfriend of sorts who stays there a lot (not sure if he lives there) and they like to fight. A lot. Loudly. Come to think of it, I think everyone she associates with is loud- they had people over and we could hear them clear as day! She also has a yappy dog that I borderline feel sorry for when it's not barking. I keep an eye on the peephole for Sarah because i
t entertains me quite a bit.
Yesterday, I called the cops on another person in our complex- we
ll, rather her baby's daddy (I kid you not). Daddy and a woman he was with were stopping Mommy at the gate and they were shouting, really getting into. They were threatening eachother and the women were about to exchange fists a couple times- all in front of their kid, 7 year old boy. Poor kid. He was the only reason I ended up calling the Sheriff's Dept. Well, and the fact that a week ago someone was murdered at the complex right next to ours (two neighbors having a dispute). It put me on edge and I figured rather be safe then sorry. Dad's parting words were, "Shut the F*** up you F***ing Kyke." Talk about father of the year.
In other, more happy news, progress is being made on the wedding front. Dress- check! Venue- check! Colors- check! Photographer- almost check! I still have to get in touch with her to work out the details, but I'm thoroughly excited to be employing the services
of a fellow photography student. Sara G's ex-roommate, Gladys, has so much passion that I feel inspired in my own photography! I've read through her blog and fell in love with her spirit as well as her photography. I can't wait to get in front of her camera! I think we will mesh well because rumor has it that she changed her wedding date solely based on a certain photographer's availability! Now that's what I'm talking about; Us photographers are picky! So thats the next thing on my list along with getting the bridesmaids dresses confirmed- which should happen soon. My mom is on top of the catering situation- it was too stressful for me to handle so I handed her the reins. Aj is on top of cake design- his sole task! And supposedly it is coming along, but I'll believe it when I see it.
School is going decently; I wont be earning an A or a B in my nutrition class, but I'm not too torn up about that. My photo classes are going swimmingly, except that my beginning digital class is soooooo boring. I know there is always more to learn, but seriously.... Well, I won't get into it. But why a 5th year photo student has to take a beginning class after taking intermediate classes is beyond me. My color class is a-w-e-s-o-m-e! We are moving into more haptic-expression assignments and I'm thrilled! I hate technical assignments- I don't want restrictions!!!! Our latest assignment is to express how we perceive time by using photography- it can be manipulate or straight. :) :) :) I can't wait to shoot! It would be so nice to have my own camera..... sigh...
Ok, well I'm just about to sign the roll sheet so I can get out of here for the night. I'm glad I've used my time in such a productive manner! Oh, almost forgot to show this guy- I drive by him in Wilton all the time and finally stopped, braved the speeding cars, and snapped a picture. So random!
