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friday night in the art building

friday night in the art building

I’m sure everyone is jealous; isn’t the art building where everyone wants to spend their Friday nights?? Surely I’m not the only one. I do know that i AM the only one in my apartment who’s not going home this weekend. So i get a nice four-man Fairlane apartment to myself. But if you’re worried about me being lonely, don’t worry. Cuz i’m here in the art building. :-) But yes. My senior show opens three weeks from today. I’ve…

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one week anniversary

one week anniversary

This time last week, we were without power and busy trying to clean up the branches and tree trunks in our yard. Wow, hard to believe that Charley visited us only a week ago yesterday. These past two weeks have seemed like 3 years for me. Many Florida residents still remain without power, but I think most are getting it back soon. Electrical workers have been working around the clock (yay for electricians!), and many other states have sent their…

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rebuilding lives

rebuilding lives

As I have discovered in talking to people, apparently those outside Florida didn’t realize Charley hit us. My favorite response by an anonymous friend I was IMing:Me: we’ve been busy cleaning up our yardFriend: cleaning your yard? what?Friend (after a pause): charley! did you feel the effects of the storm?Me: the storm? did i feel it? yeah, of course!Friend: was it bad? did you get rain and thunder too?Me: it hit orlando directly as a category 2 hurricane!Friend: oh, i…

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Surviving Charley

Surviving Charley

God knew I needed a distraction this weekend, so He sent a hurricane. Hurrican Charley: Orlando’s first direct hit since Donna 44 years ago. It hit Florida’s southwest coast in Port Charlotte around 2 pm (I think) as a category 4 hurricane, and then was reduced to a category 2 by the time it reached Orlando. This is my second hurricane experience. My first one was Hurricane Hugo, which hit our town of Waxhaw, North Carolina when I was 6….

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hooray for cell phones

hooray for cell phones

My mom informed me that I used 2843 minutes of our night and weekend minutes last month. Wow, whoever thought that in a month one could be on the phone for 2843 minutes. Hooray for cell phones. :-) Paul and I changed the date for our wedding. No, the main reason was not weather, but that was part of it. The concern about weather was what started us reconsidering the February date, and after a while we realized that we…

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