Vortexia's Secret

Did you guys miss me? did you even know i was gone? did you forget about me? hopefully the answers are yes, yes, and NO! :)

well i went to my roomietta's graduation this weekend, and it was so great to get to hang out again! i also saw her family again, which is always nice. and some of my other favorite people... former suities (suitemates), friends, profs, etc. it's always great to catch up with amazing people. i am also realizing how incredibly lucky i was to get some of these profs that helped and encouraged my revolution into the woman i am today. i still remember them, and they me. they were also very interested in hearing what i'm up to and how i'm going to transform the world. and seeing some of my best friends from college was also incredible. it was definitely a warm and fuzzy time. one of them will probably come try to visit during the summer since she's taking a month off to relax. some of the others made promises to keep in touch better in the future. i just can't say enough how much i love my friends!!! then as a bonus, i stopped on my drive back to visit my brother and sister-in-law, and finally got to see their place. we ate lunch together and people watched in one of the most interesting cities for that.

so on the drive home i decided to scan for radio stations rather than listen to the CDs that i forgot to switch out before i headed back. since i'd already heard all of them on the way down, i wanted something new, but wasn't about to stop on the side of the road to switch them out. the downside of a 6-disc... you have to have forethought. but hey, i'm definitely not complaining. so anyway, i heard something very surprising. apparently avril lavigne has a new song that will become the anthem for teen abstinence. i find the whole idea amusing. i mean, it's great that they have a role model kind of song, unless of course she does a 180 like all the other little teen pop stars and turns slutty... but i find it funny that there's an anthem for abstinence. will everyone really use that song to remind themselves to keep their virginity? or turn down a date's advances by referencing the song? or really do anything more than sing along to the catchy lyrics when it comes on the radio? i'm just curious.

more exciting news... i came home to an empty apartment!!! well, not truly empty because she left all my stuff (otherwise it would have been a very very bad thing), but there's no more roommate. hallelujah! the office sent a letter to her (and all the others moving out) explaining in detail how spotlessly clean everything had to be. although she didn't get quite that anal, she did actually clean. the first time in her entire time here. but hey, i'm just glad she did! it means that when i clean now, i'm cleaning up what i got dirty and not her old residue. she also actually left on good terms. i don't think she meant to be as bad as she was... i think she was pretty oblivious and self-centered, and didn't have a clue about how to have a roommate. but she cleaned before she left, wrote me goodbye and good luck, and even left a check to cover some of this month's bills. did she actually mature some in this past month? maybe, or maybe she knew she needed to leave things better than how she had. at any rate, i'm pretty quick to forgive and am willing to take it all. it won't erase the stresses of this past year, but it will mean things ended well. well anyway, that's what's up with me lately. i'll write a second installment shortly. of course i still have more to say ;) and my friend BIC wants another entry devoted to him. the narcissist! haha, we'll see...

P.S. Keep them in your prayers.