YAr!

let's see...


i had my first-ever filling at the dentist this week. not painful, but totally uncomfortable and scary. then, later that day, my strep throat came back, which lead to a super awesome shot in the bum that almost made me pass out (i was told by the nurse that if i got it in the arm, my arm would fall off. nice). no oral anti-biotics for me this time, ha...

now, i'm pretty sure that my first-ever filling has partially fallen out.
i sure hope there won't be any more drilling of my tooth...arg!

well, anyway...i heard from joe yesterday! he's totally cool; has a mattress for his bed and lots of food and everything over there. he's worried he'll be bored--i can't tell you how much that makes me smile. YAr to you too, my dear pirate-brother :)

pockets

i'll be moving in about a month. to lincoln park, no kidding. i'll be very very close to the beach, and the zoo, and this nice coffee place sonia and i went to...oh, and to the bus (or bike lane) that will take me directly to work in the mornings.

the location should be a fun change and the girl i'm moving in with seems great too (she likes boggle, likes to share, and likes to use full sentences with correct grammar and spelling.)

the place itself is more than tiny, but since i will only technically be tied to the lease for 4 months, it ought to be a great "summer home" if nothing else.



the only other news is that i got a terrible case of strep throat last week and didn't get to go on my valentines day date with my mom (we stayed in, ordered Vietnamese take-out, and watched a couple movies instead...not a bad consolation date).

oh, and last i heard from joe, he was stuck in kuwait, waiting for a flight to iraq.

broseph

it's joe's birthday today!
happy 21st, brother!

did you all know that i can legitimately use the term "broseph?" since my BROther's name actually is joSEPH? that is if you don't mind combining words to make new ones. i don't.


joe's yet in the states today, so his 21st birthday still means something, even though in practice, i'm sure it's only a mere technicality.the part that really bums me about all this, however, is the fact that he'll be stuck on base through his birthday and then, days later and over his birthday weekend, he'll be on a flight to iraq.

he's not nervous. but i am.


anyway, over the next 7 months i'll be gathering and sending hilarious and unique dvds to him over there for entertainment. (and by unique i mean unbelievably awesome and little known movies that he or his buddies over there probably won't have seen or heard of, but will love none the less...think rock and roll nightmare). so if anyone out there wants to contribute a movie of some sort, or anything else really, to send over to the boys in iraq, let me know.

happy birthday, joe! i love and miss you!