::alio!::

thinking too hard - again

By the way, Stefan changed his password while drunk and now can't get into Magpie, the little server that hosts this page and his. So unless you are really good at hacking Linux and can help him out, it's going to be a while until there are any changes on a Magpie site.

I learned a little more about Sheri, my new co-worker, today, and vice versa. We talked about our boys (hers is her husband) and how dorky they were. It worked out well, especially as mine has just bought a new car and can talk of nothing else. Next time you see the Pie, ask him about it. He gets this goofy look on his face and he can't stop smiling. It's the only time he actually bubbles over with things to say. It's really cute, actually.

I spent a lot of time walking around and thinking today, as the weather was nice. I recorded a preliminary field journal entry on my doodad, sort of a before-I-begin-this-fiasco type deal. I'm a little worried and more than a little discouraged about how it's turning out. On the plus side, the doohickey that will help me type up said field journal entry should be arriving from New York either Monday or Tuesday.

Anyway, in addition to thinking about that, I thought about my money situation (which is dire), and about planning for the future, in a really old person fashion. It started to worry me too much, so then I started thinking about my hair colour. I don't think I'm going to do this red again any time soon. It fades too quickly and my hair grows so fast that I already have noticeable roots and it was just a few weeks ago that Cait did it. I might not even use that brand any more, because of how it fades. We'll see. As of now, I don't even have the money to get it cut, let alone dye it.

Although, come to think of it, my money situation isn't all THAT bad. Right now, I have just enough money in my account to pay for my doohickey, which I charged to my VISA. Other than that, I have no other credit card debts. I owe Stefwad ten bucks, but that's no biggie. I get paid next week for my dayjob, and that money can just go straight into my savings. I don't forsee a need to buy anything big in the near future. I might spend fifty bucks or so when I'm out around town, but that's it. And the money from my moonlighting job as a TA is going straight to savings. I'm not touching that at all. So who knows? I might have the money to go to England after all.

Peace. Hockey. Out.

UPDATE: 28 January 2005, 9:32 PM

I wasn't going to post again today, but tonight's game was so damned GOOD. Right before the game, Christine handed out tape and a Sharpie and we all put our names on our helmets. Very bonding-like. Then we played our little hearts out. We had a ton of people, so it was five-on-five, and the action was pretty intense. White team (my team) kicked Black's ASS about 9-3, or something that ridiculous.

There was just so much energy -- it was great! We were all cheering each other on (now that we know everyone's names) and it was just fun. There was a point where we were on the defensive, and something clicked in my head, and I suddenly realized I was in a box, and we were making it work to our advantage. It was COOOOL. We're really starting to play like a team. I'm sad I'm missing the team skate and photo at the Corel Centre on Sunday, but I really have too much work to do.

After the game, we got talking about falling on your ass and hurting your tailbone, which led to a comparison of hockey pants and their spinal protection, which led to a chorus of "feel my butt! Feel MY butt!" Until Madeline pointed out that we were being absurd, so we just took our pants off and passed them around for comparison. It was RIDICULOUS.

But fun. Tonight I'm going to get a jump on the weekend chores so that I have no alternative tomorrow but to do homework. AND THEN TO BED!

Sweet dreams,

XOX A Posted by Ally at January 28, 2005 02:07 PM