sipping on some green tea

Lotus, decaffeinated green tea, as it is 10:33 in the evening and I have to open tomorrow...woo!

At some point a few weeks ago I saw Wilco in Indy for Rock for Riley with Pete and Emily. All the ticket sales raised $210,000 for the children's hospital, which was super great. The show was great, the band played for 2 1/2 hours. Mostly playing songs from A Ghost is Born. Pete said the show was one of the best shows he has seen EVER and Emily I think has become a for sure Wilco fan as have I become a more dedicated fan. I developed a crush on the moog/back-up singer/guitarist/random instrument playing guy on their tour, Pat Sansone.

Ross and Rebecca came up this past weekend and stayed with me Friday evening. The two of them are very near and dear to my heart. They took me out to dinner and we dined on some Bruno dough and cheese pizza (my third with mushrooms). I love Bruno dough. Seriously. Fried pieces of dough with parmesan cheese on top and marinara sauce to dip it in...who wouldn't love that?!?!

James and I had lunch earlier today. I am having a really nice time with him these past few months. It was hard for awhile because it seemed like he was avoiding me or at least not enthused to talk to me or see me. I know it's silly, but there is a good part of me that wonders who each of us will end up with when we choose to settle down/be committed to one person for the rest of our lives. I talk to Lisa about it the most, but I am working on not letting it be something I spend a lot of time thinking about. Sure I could meet someone soon (although since I will be moving I am not sure if I would want to start something up), but if I don't find that person (or maybe they'll find me?) soon that's an awful lot of time to worry about something I don't have a lot of control over.

Work is fine for the most part. The folks at Kitchen Art can wear on me a little. It is hard to work around people who talk about their customers in a manner that isn't usually nice and to also have curse words flying all over the place. Starbucks is fine for the most part. It's always hard getting things just the way they are supposed to be, all the time. I am sure it's a constant thing to strive for in every work environment.

Looking forward to the new year because I am planning a lot of different things. The two big things: One is going to another meditation course either right after Christmas (got the okay for time off at one job, but not the other) or in the early part of the year somewhere else. The Illinois center hasn't put out the 2006 schedule, so I am thinking of the one in Massachuesetts because I think that was the first center in North America, so I think it would be cool to go there. Plus it might fill some of my need/fascination that I have with the East Coast. It seems that for quite some time I have wanted to live on the East Coast. It was Maine for the longest time and for a short period D.C (I think a year), but I have been looking at other states like Vermont, Massachuesetts, and Connecticut. I figure I should do more than visit though if this is a place I am seriously thinking about moving to at some point in my life. Anywho, I ramble on. I am more than likely moving to Chicago late spring/early summer for some more schooling. I have slowly started the process of finding/looking at schools. My first visit to a school is in November.

Alright, it feels like a good place to stop. It's 10:58 and I should get a little sleep since I work both jobs tomorrow!

Much Love.