smackdown!

last night i attended a get-together with my high school classmates and we were one shy of a dozen.  two guys were in from other parts of the planet and i hadn't seen one of them since...forever.  the other, i think i don't know.  since a few of us arrived unceremoniously late, we sat further away from the visitors' end and chatted amongst ourselves.  yes, we inquired about the unknown visitor, but no one else offered any insight.  as the meal ended, i was alone at the 'late' end, so i moved to the head of the visitors' end.  and that's when things went skew-y.

this unknown visitor snubbed me in front of everyone else as i awkwardly introduced myself and attempted to strike up a conversation.  a fifty year old, well-established male doing that 14-year-old thing.  you know.  the elbow on the table/back of the hand attached semi-permanently to the side of his face that was visible to me.  was.  the other two ladies had left for a smoke and i tried to participate in a conversation on a subject i clearly know nothing about - hunting.  coup de grace arrived at the end:  i casually put out my hand to shake and he hesitated.  it left me numb.  and i'm still trying to shake it off because i'm attending a party tomorrow with the people who saw this happen.

i was just getting to know everyone...

first-time mantra

i've been snooping around other first-time homeowner blogs to get an idea of what it will be like after i close.  i'm trying to get a handle on how to prevent myself from having a first-time panic attack.  kool.kalm.kollekted.  ten more days before i really know.  kool.kalm.kollekted.  maybe i'll lose ten pounds.  kool.kalm.kollekted.

hello, irene!

i had a great summer.  i also had a great 2-week vacation doing absolutely nothing.  well, except for the day that my sister invited me on a day trip to provincetown...then called before i got out of bed to say that she didn't want to take her car (because the CEL was on), so could i use my car for the trip.  never one to disappoint, i drove there and back with my sister bitching about every little thing for the entire day.

my classmate, gary, hooked me up to our high school's facebook page, so i've met a few folks and we've celebrated living/surviving.  dining out, day trip, neighborhood clean-up, back yard meet-up.  good times and plenty more to come.

and the hunt for a home of my very own begins anew since the listing agent for the last one i wanted (P&S completed and submitted to the bank in july) submitted another higher offer to the bank, and she informed us after the dirty deed was done.  i'm only hoping irene will blow that house to bits.  really.

september will be back to school for me.  looks like a change in programs will have me graduating after one semester instead of three.  i'm really excited about this finally getting done.

never give up!  never surrender!