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so, i counted the stairs between the apartment and the student union (that i walk up twice or so a week) and their are 106. also, it was cooler and overcast today, which was nice.

it rained last night. it was SO HUMID on my way to class this morning. terrible. i was sweating like none other by the time i got there. by the sound of things, its going to rain again. also, i did some more shopping today. i had to drive for freaking ever (like 80 blocks) to get to a store that wasn’t a dump (or maybe i did because my phone told me that was best).

so, i am working at my work study job here in the great northern expanse (read: spending some free time not playing games, watching a movie or listening to music),  and i stumbled this blog post talking about self help or something. there was a question about what your happiest childhood memory was (actually, that was the whole question).  i dont really directly recall any.  all of my fond memories are of being around people after i was an ‘adult.’  this is not to say that i was mistreated or anything, just that i was usually alone.

not to bother you or anything, i was just thinking out loud.

so, i made it back to my cave in the great wasteland of the north. all the way home, there was a white suv in front of me. we drove the same speed, and it was nice to have a sort of companion for the long haul. i waved when we parted ways.

in other news, my 4 gig flash drive has stopped working. i tried on fix that was suggested, but it does the same thing. looks like i need a new one.

it has just come to my attention that i am coming back home for tonight and some of tommorow. give my a call and lets see if we can do something together.

it has come to my attention that i dont blog very much (do i mention that in every post?).
so, i am as of this moment configuring an app for my android phone that will allow me to easily blog while exploring the wasteland here in the cold desert of the north.  now, for the news.

i have now experienced all of my classes save one.  anthropology looks like it will be harder than i though, but im not too worried.  german will require me to learn the german language, which might be hard, if i dont have a lot of time to study for it.  as far as theater classes, they will require me (olny becuase i am jumping right into the thick of things) to spend copious amounts of time working on some of the 20 various productions and co-productions the theater department up here does.  but for now, ive mostly been just kind of hanging out.

as always, id love to hear from you in the forum, or on live (you know who you are).

The rumors of my death have been greatly exaggerated.

today, i successfully navigated to the land of the north. some pictures are below.

thank you to all of the people who have helped me along the way.

as you can see, im pretty well moved in already.  the bed is made, emmit and the twins are hung, and everything is in a pretty good place.  i dont have a bathroom cabinet, though, so that kind of sucks.  i dont have a rod in the closet either, but i dont really like hangars anyway. the shelf is broken though, so ill have to submit a work order to get it fixed (man, its strange to think that i cant just fix it myself).  there are some pictures or the kitchen and living room also, but they are pretty bare.  one of my suite-mates is here today, and he seems normal enough.  young though.

im going to get on live for a while, so im off now.

EDIT: i guess i didnt put up a picture with arnold.  he is by the door.

its Monday afternoon, and i haven’t started packing yet.
i might eventually (i leave Wednesday morning). I dont think its really that important (or maybe i think its more important to spend time with people before i go. speaking or which, if the email that im about to send brought you here, greetings. i am poorch, and this is my blog.

for those of you that dont now, im gone for a while now before i am gone for a long while later.

in the week before i came up here, i had a number of things break / go wrong  (not all at once, but just about) . my computer died, and after ordering new parts i discovered that i need more parts than i had gotten.  my phone broke, and in such a way that my insurance didnt cover it.  the power supply for my laptop quit working. my sunglasses broke.  but, i think they are all set right now.  i received a donation from my mother, who shall remain nameless, to buy some (extremely overpriced) parts in town to finish my desktop build.  a new phone and a new brick for the laptop are in the mail (there is no cell service up here anyway, and so far both sessions of camp have had someone else with a dell i could get a charge from), and friday last i was able to get to town for a couple of hours to get some new sunglasses.

i was amazed at how easy it was to see.  i guess my old pair had become pretty scratched up, and were keeping me from seeing everything i wanted to look at.  i think in the same way, life scratches our spiritual eyes and keeps us from seeing how things really are.  he said that he would give us everything we need for life, if we sought his kingdom first.  i dont need all this technology to live, but it is nice to know that i am well cared for.  so, we would all do well to remember that if we would seek his kingdom first, he will add to us the rest.