It's been a hot minute I know. I'd say a lot has been going on but thinking about it now, it doesn't seem all that exciting. I went on a couple dates. The first one was considerably better than the first. We were actually able to hold a conversation and we laughed and had a good time, but I didn't feel any real connection with him. It seemed more like hanging out with a friend. Nothing wrong with that I suppose. The second date (the next night, I know I'm a playa lol) was thick with awkwardness. I thought at first that I was more interested in him, but when it came down to it we didn't really connect on any level. Speaking of men, a certain morsel of happiness and grief has returned to me after vanishing for a month. What is up with that? Yes, he had his excuses and reasons why he never contacted me, but this isn't the first time. I can't just put everything on hold waiting on one man to get his shit together and realize I'm awesome when there are others who might be waiting in the wings or just around the corner to tell me they've realized just that. Life may be too short to not give him the benefit of a doubt, but it's also too short to expect perfection and put all my eggs in his basket, because he will most likely drop that basket and they will all break.
So Colorado is looking like my most conceivable plan of escape yet! I know I've said Australia for a year and California and wherever else (but if you wanted a solid story line you would read a fiction novel), but Colorado is actually cheap enough and accepting enough. I don't know how many of you have looked into going to Australia long term, but it's a bitchton of money. Australia is also kind of like the French of the southern hemisphere (but they are a lot friendlier to tourists). I say this because they really don't care for outsiders. It can be exceedingly difficult to get any type of visa, and they have work regulations that make it even more difficult for foreigners to work on whatever working visa they may have been able to attain. Lucky for casual travelers you can go there with no visa for up to three months. That seems like the least foolhardy idea at this point. Not to mention what it would cost to take my cat down there with me. For three months I can get my brother to watch her for me. However, due to the increasing difficulty of raising funds, my trip to said Outback may be pushed back farther than anticipated. I will get there one day though! I WILL dive the great barrier reef. Mark my words! (did you mark them? Here's a highlighter. What? Oh yea, I have blue.)
I attempted to tie dye a shirt last night. And the results will either be amazing or awful! I have a bet riding on it so I'm hoping for the beautiful. I also hope I didn't ruin my shit, but part of me just has this feeling that it will be terrible. Dye covered hands, and cotton soaked disappointments.
I've been eating a lot of fruit. Trying to be healthy, ya know. Speaking of healthy, don't buy bottled water from Nestle. The current chairman and CEO of Nestle, Peter Brabeck-Letmathe, actually said that he thinks water should be privatized and monopolized and he would only allow people 30 liters of water per day for drinking and hygiene. Wtf? That's something like 2% of what we use in total. I understand that maybe we do use water a bit frivolously and that maybe some regulations could be made to protect our precious resource, but this is a bit extreme. Mr. Peter (last name too long) would charge exorbitant prices for the extra water used over the 30 liters. What about washing clothes, or dishes or cooking with water? Are the impoverished supposed to be expected to pay these sums or will they simply get sick and die from dehydration? Not to mention the amount of water that Nestle pumps out of the Colorado Rivers underground reservoirs. They take more than their share and now we find our aqueducts running into California to be running lower and lower (a state that is 85% agriculture! no more California white peaches). Those reservoirs are necessary during times of drought. Maybe the water from your tap tastes like balls wrapped in iron, but a simple filter should take care of that, and a simple filter is all water bottling companies use anyway. It's cheaper, it's easier, and it keeps money away from the progressive liberal despot. Oh and for those of you outside the US, he wants to make it a global monopoly so everyone in the world would be affected.
My mom's wedding went well. I was unsure at first about it. Not exactly happy about her marrying this man. When my mom walked down the isle and said her vows she was absolutely beaming and I could see how happy she was and I just couldn't bring myself to be unhappy about it anymore. Just like my mom has to deal with all the guys I bring home and she supports me and lets me make my decisions, I have to be that person for her as well. It's still kind of weird and I'm still not very fond of him, but I've come to accept it. Bit late now to be upset anyway. Though I have heard that mom is a planning fool when it comes to "new family" trips. Apparently we are going rafting, which would be fun if it didn't include 5 kids under the age of 13. Sigh. C'est la vie. Life is funny how it works.
Nearly Witches (Ever Since We Met) by Panic! At The Disco
Today's song of the day was brought to my attention (with no intention of it being my SOTD) by my bestie (shout out!) and I decided that it was better than a hot, blue-eyed, blonde of hair Swede. There were some live videos but the quality just wasn't as good and I want you to experience the awesomeness of the song first, of course.
The Boxer cover by Mumford & Sons with Jerry Douglas
Had to post this awesome Simon & Garfunkel cover. Not only do I love this song anyway, I love the harmony that M&S brings to the table. Beautiful.
tumultuously,
Mav
PS: starting tomorrow (though I suppose today actually) I'm going to update every day to countdown. Most days will probably just be a song and maybe a little blurb but some others will probably be longer actual posts. So...be ready for that. haha
"I must lose myself in action, lest I wither in despair."
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