Ok so imagine we are in a coffee shop and I am talking very excitedly and I have a big smile on my face ....
Go!
Last night was the party for Katy. I think it was what everyone needed. We danced, Malika and Siani taught us how to do some moves and we all embarassed ourselves. There was reggae and Indian music and bad bad bad wine, but it did the trick so no one cared. We started up on the tower of our building and John (he lives here and is engaged to Siddhartha's daughter deepa, and Siddhartha is the founder of Fireflies and John kind of takes care of us) came up with a boom box and just watched us for awhile and laughed. He must really get a kick out of us. Then we moved into the meeting room on the third floor and the room was lit up blue from someone's flashlight or .. blue light machine, I don't know. It made huge shadows on the walls and no matter how horribly you danced, at least the walls looked cool.
Taylor ordained me a faerie and took a picture of me curled up in a ball with an empty glass that should have had wine in it. Ha!
I am more amazed each day at the rate of growth of inside jokes we all have now and the funny things that happen.We're still all calling Fidel "A Man" whenever he volunteers to do anything because in Frankfurt Fidel offered to watch our bags for us and Jim Morley (one of the professors) said "Fidel, you are a man!" And I said to whoever was next to me (but more to demetrius b/c he would have thought it was ridiculous) "Oh gee, Jim, thanks for making me feel secure within my gender role just because I offered to do something responsible.. I know will never doubt my masculinity because, you, most masculine of all, has just given me approval" So last night when Katy's cakes had come out after dinner and we were all standing around her someone noticed there wasn't a camera so Fidel offered to do it and all of us said "Fidel!! You are a man!" Well, it might not be funny to anyone else because they weren't there, but I'm kind of glad to have a "i guess you had to be there" thing going on here. It helps.
Talk about helping .... The night before last I had a dream that I was on my way up my street in Haledon and was thinking "Oh, I'll call Demetrius and we'll hang out." So my dream ended just as I was picking up the phone. I woke up, opened my eyes, and forgot where I was for a moment... wishing to be back home. And shit, I really wasn't. not at all. So that ruined my whole day mostly. I cried a bit, sulked a bit, and felt quite malaise-y. The party helped a lot though. I woke up this morning and I must have had a dream again because I was very sad. And then I thought "patience". I will see him. Time will pass and I will see him. It's like I told him before... now that I'm here .. instead of a countdown of when I am leaving him, it's watching the passage of time to when we are together again. I closed my eyes and was with him all of a sudden. It is very convenient that I have eyes to close and a Demetrius to see when I do so. I loves him and might have to do a lot more thinking about him now that Spicket is not working!!! not even a drizzle of water. the worst.
Yesterday was also the first day of class. Letschert had a lot of interesting things to say. Too bad we didn't understand them. But what a good thing that Trent did! During the second session Trent would fall asleep, ask an intelligable question, and fall asleep again. Quite a talent. I wrote a letter, Taylor was pissed, Malika and Bo doodled. And honestly... we tried. It was 3 hours of Letschert (who I could not understand very well) talking about subjects we had no background on. The man is a surrealist painter.. a surrealist all together. Hopefully today will be better. None of us are completely sleep adjusted I think or adjusted to being here and the mind wanders...
We have meditation and yoga today. Ardvin is our yoga instructor and he wants to us to kneel on a chair, put our hands on the ground and close our eyes while we put our heads up and down. ten times. then raise yourself up.. relax.. and go down again but circle your head to the right .. repeat the relaxing part and then do it again but to the left. He said it keeps you feeling nice all day. So I'll try it.
Go!
Last night was the party for Katy. I think it was what everyone needed. We danced, Malika and Siani taught us how to do some moves and we all embarassed ourselves. There was reggae and Indian music and bad bad bad wine, but it did the trick so no one cared. We started up on the tower of our building and John (he lives here and is engaged to Siddhartha's daughter deepa, and Siddhartha is the founder of Fireflies and John kind of takes care of us) came up with a boom box and just watched us for awhile and laughed. He must really get a kick out of us. Then we moved into the meeting room on the third floor and the room was lit up blue from someone's flashlight or .. blue light machine, I don't know. It made huge shadows on the walls and no matter how horribly you danced, at least the walls looked cool.
Taylor ordained me a faerie and took a picture of me curled up in a ball with an empty glass that should have had wine in it. Ha!
I am more amazed each day at the rate of growth of inside jokes we all have now and the funny things that happen.We're still all calling Fidel "A Man" whenever he volunteers to do anything because in Frankfurt Fidel offered to watch our bags for us and Jim Morley (one of the professors) said "Fidel, you are a man!" And I said to whoever was next to me (but more to demetrius b/c he would have thought it was ridiculous) "Oh gee, Jim, thanks for making me feel secure within my gender role just because I offered to do something responsible.. I know will never doubt my masculinity because, you, most masculine of all, has just given me approval" So last night when Katy's cakes had come out after dinner and we were all standing around her someone noticed there wasn't a camera so Fidel offered to do it and all of us said "Fidel!! You are a man!" Well, it might not be funny to anyone else because they weren't there, but I'm kind of glad to have a "i guess you had to be there" thing going on here. It helps.
Talk about helping .... The night before last I had a dream that I was on my way up my street in Haledon and was thinking "Oh, I'll call Demetrius and we'll hang out." So my dream ended just as I was picking up the phone. I woke up, opened my eyes, and forgot where I was for a moment... wishing to be back home. And shit, I really wasn't. not at all. So that ruined my whole day mostly. I cried a bit, sulked a bit, and felt quite malaise-y. The party helped a lot though. I woke up this morning and I must have had a dream again because I was very sad. And then I thought "patience". I will see him. Time will pass and I will see him. It's like I told him before... now that I'm here .. instead of a countdown of when I am leaving him, it's watching the passage of time to when we are together again. I closed my eyes and was with him all of a sudden. It is very convenient that I have eyes to close and a Demetrius to see when I do so. I loves him and might have to do a lot more thinking about him now that Spicket is not working!!! not even a drizzle of water. the worst.
Yesterday was also the first day of class. Letschert had a lot of interesting things to say. Too bad we didn't understand them. But what a good thing that Trent did! During the second session Trent would fall asleep, ask an intelligable question, and fall asleep again. Quite a talent. I wrote a letter, Taylor was pissed, Malika and Bo doodled. And honestly... we tried. It was 3 hours of Letschert (who I could not understand very well) talking about subjects we had no background on. The man is a surrealist painter.. a surrealist all together. Hopefully today will be better. None of us are completely sleep adjusted I think or adjusted to being here and the mind wanders...
We have meditation and yoga today. Ardvin is our yoga instructor and he wants to us to kneel on a chair, put our hands on the ground and close our eyes while we put our heads up and down. ten times. then raise yourself up.. relax.. and go down again but circle your head to the right .. repeat the relaxing part and then do it again but to the left. He said it keeps you feeling nice all day. So I'll try it.
posted by Kate at Monday, January 09, 2006
4 Comments:
Letschert is kind of a creep. ask him about women and their role and see what he says. make them open the blinds and doors in the meeting hall it helps keep people awake. drink lotsa water!
you are the best worst.
worst because i'm far away i'm hoping?
^_^
puddin... whenever i think of your face i picture you with stubbly and i want to keeees it.
you make me happy.
<3!
kate
p.s. gina is asking if you're still pumping mad iron and lifting hella heavy weights.
start guido accent -
"i mean, yeah baby, you know i am. gotta keep my appearance up for the boys. you know how it is."
end guido accent.
npr isnt the same knowing you arent listening too.
start typical AquaNet hairspray, tight pants, fake nails Jersey goil accent..
Oh baby as long as you're keeping those pythons under control. Give each a kiss for me.
end typical AquaNet hairspray, tight pants, fake nails Jersey goil accent..
I am glad one of us is listening though.. hey, soon it'll be 2/2 .. and we'll both be NPR deficeint. And think of it this way.. i wouldn't be listening to stinky ole FM anyway. <3
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