I was talking to my friend Heather last week, and we got into a conversation about friends. It occured to me that I really don't have any guy friends. I used to. In fact, there was a time when I had more close guy friends than girl friends.
Right now, the only guys I know are either my brother's friends, or my girl friends' husbands/fiances/boyfriends. And neither group can really qualify as MY friends. So what happened here? Where did all the boys go?
Maybe there's something to that Harry & Sally thing after all. Maybe when you reach a certain age you just don't have friends of the opposite sex, unless they're you're boyfriend's friends or your girl friends' significant others. That kinda sucks, though.
Just to clarify... This isn't about dating (that's another post, trust me). It's about having guys to hang with. It's about needing a male perspective every now and then. It's kinda hard to explain, but I'm sure everyone out there has had both male and female friends. You know the difference.
Just some random musings for a Sunday afternoon.
Sunday, March 26, 2006
Sunday, March 12, 2006
weekend update
Here's a recap, for all interested parties:
Saturday afternoon - Flyers game. All in all, it was a good game. Lots of scoring, good crowd (but when isn't there a good crowd at a home game?)... most of the game was either a tie or a 1 point lead for either team. Unfortunately they lost, with 4 seconds left in the game. Bleh. Oh, and it was Fan Appreciation Day. I did not feel appreciated.
Saturday night - Out with a bunch of people to Sweeney's. I used to go there (back in the day) to see a cover band whose name I can't remember for the life of me. Such was the case last night. I went to see a cover band whose name I can't remember. Someone in the band was a friend of Karen's boyfriend. They were okay... good song selections, but nothing truly spectacular about the singer or the band. But I had a fabulous time doing kamikaze shots (damn that bartender for telling us that a pitcher would be cheaper... DAMN HIM!!!), trying to convince other people to do shots, and craving pancakes. Good times.
Sunday - Library. From 1:30 until 6 PM. All freaking day spent on the computer writing a research paper. I fucking hate research.
And that about sums it up.
Saturday afternoon - Flyers game. All in all, it was a good game. Lots of scoring, good crowd (but when isn't there a good crowd at a home game?)... most of the game was either a tie or a 1 point lead for either team. Unfortunately they lost, with 4 seconds left in the game. Bleh. Oh, and it was Fan Appreciation Day. I did not feel appreciated.
Saturday night - Out with a bunch of people to Sweeney's. I used to go there (back in the day) to see a cover band whose name I can't remember for the life of me. Such was the case last night. I went to see a cover band whose name I can't remember. Someone in the band was a friend of Karen's boyfriend. They were okay... good song selections, but nothing truly spectacular about the singer or the band. But I had a fabulous time doing kamikaze shots (damn that bartender for telling us that a pitcher would be cheaper... DAMN HIM!!!), trying to convince other people to do shots, and craving pancakes. Good times.
Sunday - Library. From 1:30 until 6 PM. All freaking day spent on the computer writing a research paper. I fucking hate research.
And that about sums it up.
Saturday, March 11, 2006
wide awake
I've been bogged down with work lately. I usually work well under pressure, but I have a tendency to forget things when I'm stressing. I made a massive to-do list to organize and prioritize my responsibilities. There's something very therapeutic about crossing something off of a to-do list. I got a lot done this week, but I have a few major projects due for school in a few weeks. And next week is standardized testing time for my first graders. Frustrating for student and teacher alike, trust me.
TGIF, baby. I'm in for the night and I'm ecstatic about it. As far as I'm concerned, Friday nights are for relaxing and Saturday nights are for partying. Tomorrow I'm going to the Flyers game (they'd better win, damnit) and later on, to a bar to see a band. I'm not sure how much drinking I'll be doing, as I'm short on cash. Plus, my stomach was a little upset today and yesterday... nothing major, but we'll see how I feel tomorrow.
I was exhausted earlier, but I got a second wind about 20 minutes ago. Now I'm wide awake and bored as hell. I gotta go find something to do until I fall asleep.
Sunday, March 5, 2006
out of hiding
I know, I've been MIA lately. People have called me and I haven't called back. They've emailed me, I haven't written back. They've banged down my door... okay, not really. So, my apologies if I owe you a phone call, an email, an anniversary card (sorry, Melissa!), or any other form of communication. I'll get to everyone eventually.
Last week was a little bit crazy. On Sunday, I was at the library (my usual routine) with my research partner to work on one of the two research papers that are due at the end of March. I spent the rest of Sunday and Monday studying for the midterm that I had on Tuesday (I got 2 multiple choice wrong that I know about, but I think I kicked ass on the essays). Tuesday and Wednesday I finished up a presentation that I gave on Thursday night. Throughout the week, I did Dr. Seuss themed activities with my first graders, to celebrate his birthday (March 2nd). On Friday I stayed at work until 5 to make copies, organize some things, grade papers, and straighten my room a bit. Then I went home and collapsed on the couch. I was pretty much useless for the rest of the night.
No research at the library today... woo-hoo! And this week is Spring Break, so I don't have class again until next Tuesday. I've been on the computer all morning trying to figure out which classes I still need to take. Registration is in a week. I'm going to register for one Summer I class, two Summer II classes, and my Seminar/Clinic in the Fall, which is the field experience required to graduate. Two of the classes I need to take are electives, so I'm looking for something that'll be interesting, but not too much work. We'll see.
By the way... VH1 has a new show called "I Love Toys" (in the manner of "I Love the 80s"). It's all of the toys I used to play with when I was a kid. They just did a segment on My Little Pony and they showed some old commercials. I almost cried. All of my ponies went to a flea market somewhere, along with my Rainbow Brite dolls and Sweet Valley High books. Sigh.
I was out last night (game night at Sam's, followed by a stop at the Hulmeville Inn w/Erin to hang with our brothers) so I didn't get to bed until after 3:30 AM. I was up early (out of habit, I guess), but now I'm starting to get tired again. I might curl up and take a cat nap, before I work on my lesson plans for the week. That's what Sundays are for.
Last week was a little bit crazy. On Sunday, I was at the library (my usual routine) with my research partner to work on one of the two research papers that are due at the end of March. I spent the rest of Sunday and Monday studying for the midterm that I had on Tuesday (I got 2 multiple choice wrong that I know about, but I think I kicked ass on the essays). Tuesday and Wednesday I finished up a presentation that I gave on Thursday night. Throughout the week, I did Dr. Seuss themed activities with my first graders, to celebrate his birthday (March 2nd). On Friday I stayed at work until 5 to make copies, organize some things, grade papers, and straighten my room a bit. Then I went home and collapsed on the couch. I was pretty much useless for the rest of the night.
No research at the library today... woo-hoo! And this week is Spring Break, so I don't have class again until next Tuesday. I've been on the computer all morning trying to figure out which classes I still need to take. Registration is in a week. I'm going to register for one Summer I class, two Summer II classes, and my Seminar/Clinic in the Fall, which is the field experience required to graduate. Two of the classes I need to take are electives, so I'm looking for something that'll be interesting, but not too much work. We'll see.
By the way... VH1 has a new show called "I Love Toys" (in the manner of "I Love the 80s"). It's all of the toys I used to play with when I was a kid. They just did a segment on My Little Pony and they showed some old commercials. I almost cried. All of my ponies went to a flea market somewhere, along with my Rainbow Brite dolls and Sweet Valley High books. Sigh.
I was out last night (game night at Sam's, followed by a stop at the Hulmeville Inn w/Erin to hang with our brothers) so I didn't get to bed until after 3:30 AM. I was up early (out of habit, I guess), but now I'm starting to get tired again. I might curl up and take a cat nap, before I work on my lesson plans for the week. That's what Sundays are for.
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