FYI

If you were planning to come visit me in Tucson next school year, just know that you'll have to share my CARDBOARD BOX ON THE CORNER.

Lord. We are nevah gonna find housing.

things that happened this week

1. I made it through my 40 hours, relatively productively, and at approximately 3:47 PM yesterday, I left my cube for NINE DAYS OF FREEDOM.
2. My housing for Tucson fell through because the landlady unexpectedly decided to sell the house. This was, well, devastating because I was all set. All set, I say! Now it's back to square one. Good thing I'll be there next week to find somewhere suitable to live.
3. I just pawed through an entire bag of Chex Mix, looking for the rye chips. Everyone knows the rye chips are the best part. Guess how many in an entire bag? Guess! Six. Not so "loaded with fun shapes" now, are you, Chex Mix?
4. I finished a good book, which I will probably write more about later. I've been reading an absurd number of weight loss memoirs recently. The best so far is Tales from the Scale, ed. byErin J. Shea.

the crack

Date: May 26, 2005 3:45 PM
From: Alison
To: Coworkers
Re: thinking

"People probably think I'm sniffing glue as they walk by," while I take a whiff from the little bottle of almond extract on my desk.

throw it to first, throw it to first!

My softball team is the losingest softball team in history.

You didn't know I played softball, did you? On a very technical level, I'm not sure that signing up for a rec league for the entirety of one summer, after not having played for eight years really constitutes "playing softball." Plus, I'm playing right field forevermore. For you non-softball afficianados, this means that the ball comes my way an average of once per game, so far. It's best this way, trust me.

We've got some stand out players, we really truly do. And our first game, though we lost, showed real promise. It's too bad we haven't scored a run since then. Oops.

But hot damn, do I have fun. Blahblah corporate speak blahblah team work blahblah. No. Nothing you ever do at your job will ever compare to the fun times you have playing on a team with other folks. The women I play with are fun and funny and talented. I have taken on the unofficial role of team cheerleader, owing to the fact that, you know, standing out there in RF I have nothing better to do. It is FUN to cheer people on and congratulate them when they make great plays. It is FUN to encourage people after they make bad plays. It's all in the name of fun.

I'm still terrified every time I have to be on the field, though. I pray the ball won't come my way, but I'm usually ready if it does. I'm good for a single when I'm up to bat, but half the time it's at the expense of one of the other runners. Yeah. You could say I'm little terrified to be out there again..but I'm still havin' fun.