Well, I had a busy three days off. And by busy I mean very balanced and enjoyable. Finished reading Million Little Pieces. I would put it in the same genre as Running With Scissors, whatever genre that is...most generically the story where the author writes about how messed up he was and then tells the story of his maturation/recovery.
Then I went hiking with Meghan on Green River Cove, Turkey Gut, and Stairstep Falls trails. Great names for trails. The first trail was rated strenuous. Being as it was a mile straight uphill, I agree.
We were about to play bingo at the VFW or try rugby practice in Asheville, but the thought of both ideas required too much energy, so we went to the library instead and checked out books and movies. I'm going to give Annie Dillard another shot. I know Pilgrim at Tinker Creek is all the rage and got a Pulitzer or something, but I just couldn't get into it. Maybe American Childhood will float my boat.
My cultural experience for the weekend included the Amnesty International Film Festival. Watched two documentaries: 1) about silver mining in Bolivia 2) about amateur olympics held in Sudan in attempts to stop war and unite neighbors. Of course both make me rethink my life. They were depressing and made me feel every range of motion on the awful continuum. Hopefully, I'll do something instead of just feeling awful about it. I did sign 2 petitions, but that's kind of measly in retrospect.
Also listened to This American Life (it was a good one) and some of Prairie Home Companion.
First day back on my shift started out good. Took a group to see Dreamer at the dollar movie. Everyone got too much food and drink in strict violation of our healthy, organic high fiber and protein diet. But when the movies only a dollar, what else to do with the extra cash?
Oh yeah, send it to the kids in them Bolivian mines. Oooppps.
Come 11:00 tonight when things and people should be winding down, things start to get interesting, which is why I'm still up and agitated out of sleepiness and posting this in attempts to soothe myself into some sweet dreaming.
I don't think it's happened.
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rough night it was captain...large storms a brewin' but the winds should wind down soon...ar.
or i'll make those difficult sailors walk ye plank. Ar. Ar.
ah, what i'd give to be hiking, bingoing, watching movies, discussing books with you... thank god for your blog, at least i get to read about your adventures and live vicariously through you.
on second thought, perhaps i should curse your blog for showing me all the things i'm missing out on at this damn 9-to-5. i'm tempted to quit my job and move to north carolina to be near sweet ellen.
on the upside, i'm working on my first freelance assignment for a scandinavian music magazine, a job that kind of fell into my lap. i will divulge more soon, but it will be cool to say, 'my work has been translated into danish,' right?
once i'm finished with this article, for which i'm reading a book, now, i'll pick up the books you mentioned, so we can talk about them. i just finished a book you'd love by mark haddon called 'the curious incident of the dog in the nighttime,' about a boy who attempts to find the person who killed his neighbor's dog. it's funny, sad, quirky and unlike anything i've ever read. well, i take that back. haddon's narrator shows traces of a young holden caulfield. i would love to talk to you about how wonderful it is, if you happen to read it.
must get back to work...
miss you, dearest,
nicole.
p.s. i was fortunate enough to hang out with ashley and stephen rock at whitewater the other night. kisses from both.
man, sounds great to me! over which part of april will you be home, dearie?
hey brooke--i will be home from april 13-22nd. quite a stretch, and because of my lovely schedule, i only have to take 4 vacation days. hooray!!! i'll be around perryville for sarah and will's wedding, so let's hang out.
ellen what do you think about the controversy with frey's memoir?
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