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I was going to continue knitting while watching 24, but my hands hurt (from knitting cotton, not really important), so I thought I would write instead. I had to look back at the last time I REALLY updated, to figure out where to start. It seems a lot has happened in the last 6 weeks or so - crazy. I think (I'm hoping) my life has calmed down and it will be a good spring! Anyhow...
My old roommate has moved out, and a new roommate has moved in. Her name is Steph, and so far so good. She's a little older, works during the day as a trading assistant downtown, but her real passion is wine! Yes, that's right, I've managed to find a roommate who is more into wine than I am, which I think is great. It's been so long since I've had a roommate who wants to enjoy a glass of wine after work just because, and she works at a wine shop in Beacon Hill once a week, which means discounts, yay! Finding a roommate was stressful, of course - February isn't exactly the time of year you start looking for a new place to live - but in the end it all worked out.
In addition to a new roommate, I have new furniture and a new room! I took the other room in my apartment, because it's slightly bigger, and I already feel more moved in. I needed a couch, so when I bought that, I also finally bought myself a nice bedroom set, and wow does having a dresser to put my clothes in feel nice (it's the little things, people). I also hung up my diplomas, and started putting pictures and art on the walls. Plus my desk is in there now (as well as a new 19" wide-screen monitor for the Mac Mini) - all that's missing is new bookshelves and some picture frames. A headboard for my bed might be my favorite addition, though.
Also new (well, used-new, because they came from Craigslist): a television and a dining room table and chairs. The table and chairs were necessitated by Jamie leaving; the TV was because the sound on mine DIED right in the middle of everything else falling apart (I was at the end of my sanity when that happened).
And if all of that wasn't enough stress, I couldn't escape winter without an injury! I slipped on the stairs in the Davis Square T station on my way into work one day, and injured my tailbone, which I HIGHLY do not recommend. It's been 3 weeks and I still can't sit in a chair normally most of the time. The doctor gave me some drugs, though, so at least there was that (they didn't really help, I stuck with the mega doses of ibuprofen for the most part).
There have been good things: Harvard-Cornell hockey was fun, even if we lost. I saw a live event of This American Life with Kathy, which was tons of fun (despite the fact that it was the day after the tailbone incident, and I had a hell of a time sitting in the Opera House for 2+ hours). I want to start listening to the weekly radio show, but haven't gotten around to it yet. Soon, though. Last weekend I went to a Celtics game, but not just any Celtics game - a Bulls-Celtics game! The Bulls won, which was great for me (but not so great for Corinne and Ron, I guess). I went to Foxwoods a few weeks ago with Herb and Jeff (and we met up with AJ there), which was great - we were there for about 18 hours, and I lost about $120, but I had a great time. We played "group roulette," for HOURS, which may be the most fun I've ever had gambling, and we came out entirely even. There was also some Pai Gow poker and Texas Hold'em, though we didn't get to play that until about 2am, because it was so crowded there. I've played 2-4 limit the first two times I went; next time I want to do 1-2 no-limit - I think I'm ready.
There's also been a TON of poker among friends here - I've been playing at least once a week outside of the bar on Wednesdays. I missed Wednesday this past week, because I was sick (after running the tournament the week before) - when I went to the bar Friday night (despite residual illness and a snow storm), I was told by a few people there that they felt something was off all night on Wednesday - they finally realized it was because I wasn't there. :-) I won't be missing Wednesday night because I'm sick again, though (unless I'm in the hospital or something, which, let's hope that doesn't happen) - I wound up with a phone call at 4am because I hadn't been there and therefore wasn't at the late late game. :-)
I guess that's it. I'll try and update a little more regularly, as long as things stay calm and normal around here. :-)
- Lizzardie, at 9:38 PM
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