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[2eclipse]

so i have this annoying red mark on my cheek where i hit myself in the face with a shovel last week. grrr. how embarrassing. it is one thing to do something stupid. it is quite another to advertise it to everyone you know/don't know.
on the bright side of things, the hot tub arrived today and is currently filled with warming water on the patio. *dances* my father told me he considers it a personal triumph that all of his children now have hot tubs. we are converts.
i had a really great talk with both my folks yesterday. my mom had a cool experience at conference and my dad is actually opening his mind to pop culture because of a class he took at my seminary. he might even give "fight club" a second chance (he was mad that i made him watch it the first time).
also had a nice chat with journeyintoday who continues to keep in touch with me even better than some people i have known for 14 years. it really makes me feel connected and cared for. he is a good friend.

i am getting to know people here, but it is slow. i'm not getting IMMEDIATE connections with people. you know when you just click and know you are going to be friends on the first meeting? rosses friends are cool and i like them a lot. some of them i think i could get close to. but i miss knowing that i am liked for just myself and not first because of a connection with someone else. there isn't anyone i REALLY connect with in my hebrew class, although i have established good relationships with just about all the 40+ women and the one gay wiccan man in the class. go figure. as soon as i got to wesley (my school in dc) i managed to make friends with the only athiest on campus. this must be the midwestern equivelant.

apparently, the UMC conference out here is pretty heavily pushing gay rights issues, which i am really happy with. the woman in charge of ecumenical relations is a UMC pastor and she told me that she would send me the contact info for some methodist human rights groups (read: job possibilities).
they also have a systematics prof here who is UMC and supposedly VERY good. i will have to arrange to meet him.
on other notes, i got 100% on my vocab quiz today and passed my reading assignment (Gen 1:1-5) on the first try (although apparently i say "oo" when i should say "oh"). i have another test tomorrow on the
qal perfect among other things.
ross made me dinner last night so i could spend the time studying and then quizzed me after dinner. he has been really wonderful and supportive.

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[ashoe.livejournal.com]

:giant hugs:

How I miss you!

I wouldn't worry too much about not finding instant connections - that's pretty tough in life. I think we only meet a very few people like that in our whole lives. Most other connections are more fleeting, you know? They're good, but that sudden 'wow, I KNOW this person' is rare, and precious.

:hugs:

love you baby!

~a

[2eclipse.livejournal.com]

i miss you too darlin'. i actually get a relatively large number of insto-connections with people. they seem to trust me for no particular reason. but the ones that last more than a month then i know i have a real friend. those are MUCH rarer.....also i guess it is true that i really only find people like that in certain types of environments. and i agree whole-heartedly about the precious part. what are your hours usually like again? i need to call and have a real chat with you sometime soon.