here's how the world loves me right
So, I went to REI this morning and bought some essentials like a wide-brimmed hat and mosquito repellent. We all know that I love REI "like a fat boy loves cake" (that's a Gailism) and I'm an REI whore.
But today, blog fans, REI loved me right on back. I needed another cup of coffee I realized once I got in my truck. I only slept 5.5 hours last night, and I was hurting. But the cost of Starbucks rankled me so I thought I'd stick it out until I couldn't live any longer, thinking I'd try the Coffee Bean over there in Rancho. I pulled up to REI and there was Bob Marley playing on the speakers on a table up front where THEY HAD FRESH COFFEE AND HALF AND HALF. Just sitting there, in those fresh-brewed to-go cardboard boxes. Waiting for me, and free. ANd - this is the clincher - there was only half a doughnut left, and it was pink - highly unappetizing. Lots of doughnut boxes in the trash. I do love doughnuts, but they make me feel oh-so-icky. I wouldn't have had the strength to resist temptation this morning and that would have effed up my blood sugar and made me hurt worse, but REI loved me right back and removed temptation.
There was a sale and they were having a party of sorts. Something like "Welcome ME, we'll play your favorite songs and give you yummy coffee for free." Unrequited love is HIGHLY OVERRATED and I'm over it.
Only bummer, they didn't have a mosquito net like I needed. I'll have to order one, which is probably best because I can get one that's insecticide-treated. I was going to treat it myself, but no need now.
But otherwise, REI was there for me. Love ya back.
And now, I've finished all my reading, and I have a 3-page paper to whip out now, and get started on a 20+ page paper (on culture theory) which MUST BE COMPLETED THIS WEEKEND, and I need to start another 20+ page paper (on Liberian English for my Sociolinguistics class) that I can tinker with and finish up early next weekend. These next two weeks are crazy busy. Welcome to my world.
I just hope I can make it through the end of the school year. I think I might because of things happening along the way - after I get back, only two more weeks of class and final papers due. Then, a month later, my written exams (during spring break). Then, four weeks later, my oral exams. Then, four weeks later I'm done teaching. Hopefully I can go up to Oregon then. Then hopefully I'll have two jobs at the university (maybe I'll move back into town for the month of July) - I already have one which pays half-time almost what I make now, and I applied for another. And those jobs are cush compared to what I do now. Then, on to Africa.
The world loves me right aight - just not so much when I'm doing things I'm not supposed to do anymore - like teach delinquents. Been there, done that, and have a couple t-shirts.
But today, blog fans, REI loved me right on back. I needed another cup of coffee I realized once I got in my truck. I only slept 5.5 hours last night, and I was hurting. But the cost of Starbucks rankled me so I thought I'd stick it out until I couldn't live any longer, thinking I'd try the Coffee Bean over there in Rancho. I pulled up to REI and there was Bob Marley playing on the speakers on a table up front where THEY HAD FRESH COFFEE AND HALF AND HALF. Just sitting there, in those fresh-brewed to-go cardboard boxes. Waiting for me, and free. ANd - this is the clincher - there was only half a doughnut left, and it was pink - highly unappetizing. Lots of doughnut boxes in the trash. I do love doughnuts, but they make me feel oh-so-icky. I wouldn't have had the strength to resist temptation this morning and that would have effed up my blood sugar and made me hurt worse, but REI loved me right back and removed temptation.
There was a sale and they were having a party of sorts. Something like "Welcome ME, we'll play your favorite songs and give you yummy coffee for free." Unrequited love is HIGHLY OVERRATED and I'm over it.
Only bummer, they didn't have a mosquito net like I needed. I'll have to order one, which is probably best because I can get one that's insecticide-treated. I was going to treat it myself, but no need now.
But otherwise, REI was there for me. Love ya back.
And now, I've finished all my reading, and I have a 3-page paper to whip out now, and get started on a 20+ page paper (on culture theory) which MUST BE COMPLETED THIS WEEKEND, and I need to start another 20+ page paper (on Liberian English for my Sociolinguistics class) that I can tinker with and finish up early next weekend. These next two weeks are crazy busy. Welcome to my world.
I just hope I can make it through the end of the school year. I think I might because of things happening along the way - after I get back, only two more weeks of class and final papers due. Then, a month later, my written exams (during spring break). Then, four weeks later, my oral exams. Then, four weeks later I'm done teaching. Hopefully I can go up to Oregon then. Then hopefully I'll have two jobs at the university (maybe I'll move back into town for the month of July) - I already have one which pays half-time almost what I make now, and I applied for another. And those jobs are cush compared to what I do now. Then, on to Africa.
The world loves me right aight - just not so much when I'm doing things I'm not supposed to do anymore - like teach delinquents. Been there, done that, and have a couple t-shirts.
posted by NOLA at 6:20 PM
1 Comments:
Hey! Take it back! What you said about unrequited love being out! That's the only kind that keeps me going!
-Can you guess who?
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