I'd forgot just how utterly lonely it can be in Oregon without much company. I've spent the last ten days missing the companionship of my new friends and (yes) my work. I never thought I would miss it. I suppose over the past four months I've dedicated every free minute to my job and my creative work, I never stopped to remind myself what it was like to be bored.
The trip home to Florida was...interesting. A few delays (one very long mechanical delay in the frozen tundra that is Denver....whomever decided it was a good idea to build an airport on a moderately graded hill should be dragged out into the street and shot).
The rest of the comical ordeals of traveling can be read
here.
Home was interesting. Snow flurries the first night, followed by a week of mid-70s and rain. Gotta love Florida.
I arrived in Oregon just in time for an unusual snowstorm that began on Wednesday and dumped several inches of the white goop between then and Friday.
We had fun. I'm sure EVERYONE else in this program said something along the lines of "snow?? pfffft. Fuck snow! Show is God's post-burrito dinner diarrhea!"
Well maybe so. But remember, I'm from Florida. I get exited when the dew on the ground turns to frost...so fuck off.
Christmas was fabulous. Midnight mass last night. (Haven't been to church in a long long long time...I must admit I occasionally enjoy the pomp and circumstance). Joyous morning, with a larger-than-necessary breakfast, some presents, reading, music, and the movie
A Christmas Story. (which led to a fabulous Christmas dinner at a Chinese restaurant.)
A little less than two weeks until the start of the new term.
I hope everyone enjoyed their break.
John
