lucy, i'm home....

so i got some 'splainin to do....

i know, it's been a long time since last i blogged. i could offer valid excuses or viable reasons for my absence, but the fact remains that i have indeed been absent. for now, however, i have returned.

please, hold your applause.

school occupies much of my time these days. who would have thought it would be so complicated learning how to cut some hair and roll some perms? well, folks, it ain't easy, i'm here to tell ya. next time you visit your stylist, tell her thanks. this stuff doesn't just fall out of the sky! sure, some folks may make it seem like it's easy-peasy, but there is actually some brainy stuff involved. a little bitta chemistry, a little bitta math, and a whole lotta hand-eye coordination.

when i'm not in school, i'm working. friday is the only day i have off to relax. somewhere in the past 3 months i managed to finish reading "the stand." i'm sorry i couldn't finish blogging on it; i didn't realize how time-consuming that would be when i suggested that jackie and i do the chapter by chapter blog.  if anyone DID follow along what we did get blogged, i hope that it piqued their interest enough to set them to reading the book. it is by far my favorite stephen king novel and perhaps my favorite overall book of all time. when i neared the end, i found myself getting sad that i was going to have to leave stu, frannie, tom, and the gang. the funny thing about reading is that the characters sometimes come to life, in my mind at least. they become like real people; there have been times i've actually thought about them outside of the books. what would they look like if they were real people? how would they sound? would i like or dislike them as much in person as i do in character? do you do that also?

i dont know what i want to read next. i sorta want to dive back into "the passage" by justin cronin; i know there is a sequel coming out some time in 2012 and i am anxious for it. i think i might wait til closer to time for it to release before i begin part one again. harry potter has been thumping around in my brain and i've been tempted on several occasions to begin that series again. i have several other books here that i haven't read even once yet and i want to read them too! ah, the dilemma.....

i suppose i'll just wait until a definitive notion strikes me. if you have a suggestion, throw it my way.

i have a wicked nasty case of the hiccups at this very moment, exacerbated by an equally nasty case of heartburn. that vegetable beef soup from supper did a number on me tonight. i'm so glad there's nexium to keep the worst of it at bay.

i know this blog hasn't been the most riveting piece of work to ever spawn from my fingertips, but it's all i could muster at such a late and delicate hour. if you've passed the last few minutes reading my thoughts, perhaps you'll take another moment or two to leave a comment. i'd love to hear what you have to "say." if the blog won't let you leave your name, just comment as "anonymous" and tell me who you are.

i'm glad you stopped by, and i'd love for you to come back again.

be blessed <3

~t