07.03.2004 ~ 10:22 pm
i am very, very excited about going to that CYLC thing. just read the info and apparently, it has to do with congress. i so am not deserving to go there.
anyway! i am super excited about going to D.C. - it's like a school trip without the school. which, actually, makes it scary as i know no one there and i'll be flying on my own, which i have never done before. no doubt i'll go to the toilet and miss my flights.
it's strange - i feel that i'll be missing my friends, even though i've only known them for a very short time. i didn't miss my friends much in Ribbons and Lace until Very Later On. oh, and then i left and i missed them Very Much. and there was crying. and it felt like being kicked in the stomach. but anyway: careful there, i may be becoming social.
so. i've sorted out my phone (ok, it's already sorted out; i merely checked), the $100 Visa gift card christmas present; i've looked up the names of my Representative (in the House of) and the Senators of Texas; and i've cut the tags off the suit, stripey shirt and suit jacket that i bought yesterday.
actually, the clothes situation is quite dire, as i went "necessary evil" shopping yesterday, which means that i had to buy something on a budget, even if i didn't like it. personally, i think the trouser part of the suit looks shit on me as i have freakishly short legs. and the suit is taupe, which is a little ffffffff on me.
do you remember that radio-friendly dance anthem a few years ago? "...i need a miracle, i need a miracle, it's not spirtual(? physical?) what i need to get me through..." yeah. that crap. i ordered a bunch of jackets, trousers, shirts, jumpers, cardigans and a hat off La Redoute a week ago. i fear that it was too late and that all this will not appear until i get back from D.C.. i sort of need those clothes. so i need them to be in my mailbox tomorrow.
i also (still) need a haircut. we drove around for a while today, but most places were closed or dodgy looking. i'd like a fringe, but i can't trust anyone i haven't tried before. maybe if i bring the Victoria's Secret catalogue and point at Heidi Klum...
oh, and my mummy bought a 256 MB memory ship for my camera today. this is fantastically wonderful, as it allows me to take 999 photos in my present state of low-pixelness. that 166.5 photos a day. oh, and we got a new leather swivel chair for the bargain price of $40 (after rebates). it's massive and has armrests.
it's getting hot and humid in Houston. everytime i feel the breeze, there's a pang of... nostalgia, of summer. it's strange - pleasant but not entirely blissful. last summer was full of goodbyes and sadness and excitement and apprehension. i got through to the other side and a lot of time has passed, but i feel as though i haven't accomplished much else. the warmth makes me lazy. i just want to sit with people i like and do silly, inconsequencial things. i want to live the catalogue life. i'm sure it's pretty boring.
The Ben is writing a new tour diary! there's even a strange American bit! how relevant. why don't you read it while i compose an essay en Francais?
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