MATTY!!!!! :: nyr @ bruins, boston, ma :: january 9, 2010
IT. IS. HOCKEY. SEASON!!!!! (OK, the NHL is in preseason, but still!!! BU drops the puck next Saturday. NEXT! SATURDAY!)
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I’m in a weird ass place.
I’m thinking hard about a boy I shouldn’t be thinking about.
I’m thinking of writing a letter I have no business writing.
I’m thinking about opening old wounds.
I’m thinking of putting my sanity on the line.
I’m thinking of putting my physical health on the line.
For a boy.
For a stupid boy.
One that shouldn’t matter to me any more.
One that I’ve walked away from three times.
One that I should stay far away from.
And it’s all the Goo Goo Dolls’ fault.
I would drown to save you from the sinking thoughts you feel
And I love you just the same
So don’t you ever feel ashamed
Cause we all get tired of fighting just to feel like we belong
And I know you feel forgotten
But I’ve been here all along to say
All you ever wanted was someone to find
The truth you hide from everyone deep inside
(Hey Ya - Goo Goo Dolls)
ucamb trombone player :: the rent, east hartford, ct :: september 26, 2009
I’ve been reflecting a lot on my days in college and, more specifically, as a member of the UConn Marching Band drumline lately. I’m not sure what caused this need to walk down memory lane, but right now, I’m kind of grateful for it.
I’m doing something I once swore I’d NEVER do after I graduated college… I’m traveling to an away football game.
So, yeah, you heard it here: Ms. I Hate Football With a Holy Passion is traveling to The Big House for the UConn/Michigan game.
Of course, my return to Ann Arbor is more about eating at BD’s Mongolian BBQ and seeing my fellow crazy UCMB friends, but I’m still headed to Michigan. For a football game.
Expect pictures. Of the band.
What? Did you think I was going there to see the football game?!?!?
When times shall have severed us far, and the years their changes bring, the thought of the college we love in our memories will cling. For friendships that ever remain, and associations dear, we’ll raise a song, to old Connecticut, and join our voices in our long cheer…
God, I love Texts From Last Night. I love them more when they’re in my Google Reader and include ads.
In case you can’t read it: It’s all a bunch of faces and I remember what the floor looked like. I LMAO, though, when I saw the Google ad beneath it. Sometimes, the Google ad placements are better than the actual texts…
Before I get into the entry proper - I love the few friends I have who took the time to point out that I posted a picture of Pony violating Moo in the same entry where I mention keeping this blog clean. Yes, yes, I did do that on purpose. Thanks for being concerned, ya’ll. You make me laugh…
Now to the juicy stuff:
One of the suggestions out of the several that were made regarding the work environment was to move out of the area I had lived in and take over Teh Intern’s Desk. There were 4 people in a tiny room, cell phones, regular phones, conversations, etc. The noise! It was ridiculous. It made it hard to concentrate on all the stuff I do. Stuff that really needs my full concentration. So I moved out over the weekend.
The silence is amazing. It’s not 100% quiet, but I’m distanced from the noise that had been driving me bonkers over the past few months. Sitting with the “cool kids” - the company I spend 99% of my time working for - was killing me. (There are other issues, of course, there are ALWAYS other issues, but the noise/proximity was a major headache. Literally.) I miss the Boy Wonder, badly. I don’t miss the rest of it. It’s a fair trade, I guess. It’s just a desk at a job. It’s not my life, even though it tries hard to be…
We’re on Day One of this experiment, but already I feel better. LIke a huge weight is off my shoulders…
