two new friends at the ravine

Dudes, there is muchmuchmuch I want to talk about, and very little time to do so. Therefore, I will abbreviate some words, and remove some others completely. Last Thursday, I went to the doctor for my very first insurance-funded appointment in four years, hooray! We had pre-greenie dinner at Suzi’s, a restaurant whose past service abuses I was all ready ...

34!

DUDES TOMORROW IS MY BIRTHDAY! …which also means this here journal will be five years old. Whoa. Last night, I hopped on the road at 3:45pm and despaired of ever getting to Clara City, Minnesota by 6:30, due to the fact that Hutchinson had declared Highway 7 a major inconvenience, and shut it down completely. After a massive detour, I ...

lawbreakin’!

I’m back! South Dakota was so much fun. I’m pretty sure I saw all of Matt’s hometown, and his parents are awesome as always. Some of the highlights: the massage chairs at the Watertown mall the Dakota Sioux Casino, where we played hockey slots and swing-danced to country in the lounge the Harbor Bar, where all I could do was ...

h2otown

So, ok! I’m rushing because it’s almost time to go. You know how I was varying degrees of single for a year or so, and I’ve had my own apartment for almost three years? Not once in that whole time did I ever feel lonely. I loved it, in fact. So now my boyfriend goes out of town one day ...