at home.

[godream]

Mmm, vacation. I'm getting perilously close to accustomed to 11+ hours of sleep nightly, and also dangerously fascinated with Puzzle Pirates. There's no way this is ending well.

I went and visited LS, my old high school, on Thursday -- my first time back there since I finished working there last summer. The new building looks so much less sterile and dead with people in it and posters tacked up to the walls and the mural reproductions up... it's really nice. Just like the old building, the favorite senior hang-out spot is of course in the very last place that faculty would want it to be. It was the last day for seniors, so there was a stereo blaring and various decorations strewn about the area, and I felt a little guilty that I had no idea who most of this year's seniors are. Said hi to a bunch of people and many teachers -- and hey, is big hair on guys suddenly "in"? 'Cause there were at least two gentlemen I didn't recognize for a moment simply because of the things on their heads -- discovered that this year's Battlebots team had actually won three matches with one of the bots, and surprisingly everything all together didn't really kick off nearly as much of an "awwwwwww I miss this place" reflex as I'd expected.

liz_factorial and luminea will be very proud to learn that while clothes-shopping with my stepmom yesterday, I acquired several brightly-colored items of clothing. Which leaves the question of if I'll ever actually feel gutsy enough to wear them. Hopefully... it'd be awfully wasteful otherwise. Also comfy $3 jeans and various summery things.

I'm headed back to school on Monday or Tuesday, I think -- hopefully Monday night -- though I guess I'll probably be back briefly on Thursday evening for LS graduation. I'll try to make Rivers graduation as well, although I'd have to figure out transportation and since it appears to be at 2:00 there's a substantial chance I may not be able to make it.

In other news, my baby brother is still the cutest kid on earth. He is, though, obsessed with racing at the moment ("Race you to the car!" and so forth) which, I learned today, isn't a fabulous thing in grocery stores.

Comments

[blue-everglades.livejournal.com]

Hahahaha, I had a hell of a time kicking my puzzle pirates habit! But eh, you gotta do something during summer, no?

Annnd...yay for brightly colored clothing! You'll wear it, or we'll never leave you alone about it. Ever.

[liz-factorial.livejournal.com]

and she's right about the us never leaving you alone about it!

as for the puzzle pirates...what's that? I'm from the middle-of-no-where and don't know nothin bout ya'lls big fancy (i'm guessing) internet thangs...

I went back to my high school...never thought i'd want to be "Mrs. Power's daughter" again, but being known as "the one that's going to MIT" is even worse! oh well...

go brightly colored clothing.

[godream.livejournal.com]

Yup, it's an internet thang, and oh you'll be sorry you asked. http://www.puzzlepirates.com/ and you want to be on the Viridian server keeping an eye out for Lisynia. ;) I'm told my younger sibs are kicking around somewhere too (and my dad!) but I haven't been on at the same time as them yet.

And now back to one of the other guilty pleasures of being home -- karaoke! (Heh. Some of the family song supply is via my aunt and uncle, who are from the midwest and big country fans, so I'm glancing over these titles and totally thinking of you.) Actually, "guilty pleasure" probably requires feeling guilt which I really don't.

And about the clothing: there are these green pants. They're comfy, but they are very, very green. I'm sort of afraid of them.

[godream.livejournal.com]

Sailing is quickly surpassing Freecell as my time waster of choice. And I'm not even that good at it. :P

[jimmy-buffett.livejournal.com]

hey--if you want to go to the Rivers graduation, I am planning on going and I would be glad to pick you up/drop you off!

[cassandraia.livejournal.com]

Just like the old building, the favorite senior hang-out spot is of course in the very last place that faculty would want it to be

Where else? Central location, easy access to the parking lot and the cafe (and thus food and entertainment). And of course the opportunity to make the noise echo up the lightwells.

It was the last day for seniors, so there was a stereo blaring and various decorations strewn about the area

You bet it was the last day for seniors....(its all over, whoohoo!)

and hey, is big hair on guys suddenly "in"?
No, laziness is. :) (and having a car means Mom can't bundle you off to the barbers)

I acquired several brightly-colored items of clothing. Which leaves the question of if I'll ever actually feel gutsy enough to wear them.

Ohhh, wear them! Bright colors aren't so bad...this year I've gotten enough courage to wear spring green and lightish orange (not at the same time) and it wasn't horrible.

Hope to see you at LS graduation!

[rainbwfairie.livejournal.com]

Hey, I leave on June 21st for the summer, and I'll be back for a quick week in August. I would love to do something before I leave, preferably (sp?) in Cambridge. Let me know via LJ, AIM, or cell phone.