My roommate is home!

This is good news. My roommate Lynnette has been gone for a whole week in NFLD. I think this was a stupid idea, because I'm not going to be living in Saint John for much longer; she should have waited until AFTER I moved, so we wouldn't have wasted any of the time we could have spent hanging out with each other. She is selfish that way. But I love her :)

As expected, my GSR-ship has settled down; I'm right on schedule.

I broke down today and called to order the VIP package on Rogers Digital for the final month that we're here. I don't watch a TON of TV, but it seems like every time I'm ready to veg I flip through the channels and find something I'd like to see. Then I hit "OK", only to be told that I don't get that channel. No more Rogers for me once we move - ExpressVu was way cheaper for more channels, and the system was less user-surly.

I had lunch with Megan Stephens today --- we go to a place in Quispam called "Angelo's" (well, we've gone three times now in as many weeks). Meg and I have been "peer mentors" of sorts since our first year of college. She was there the night I got saved (she is so special to me because she shared that experience) and has been there ever since. We often joke that we suck as friends, because even though we live really close to each other, we don't see each other enough. But Megan is the kind of friend that even if you haven't seen her in a year, you pick up right where you left off. I value her more than I could ever express.

Speaking of not seeing friends for a year: I need Selinda to come home right now. I'm not one to ever be homesick for HOME, but I am certainly homesick for SELINDA. Which I guess makes me Selinda-sick. But that doesn't sound very nice.

When Sel and I were in college, in our fourth year, we began a toothbrushing tradition (Selinda may have to correct me on this, but I'm pretty sure it didn't start until then). In the evenings, we would go into the bathroom and sit on the little chairs in front of the double sinks and big mirror (this was in TP, obviously) and turn off the light. Then, while brushing our teeth in the light of the glow in the dark stuff hung all over the walls, we would catch up on our day, or share about other random things. We became very good at understanding one another, causing me think I might make a good dentist.

This was a very special time for me. I was dating Paul during most of this semester, but I would leave him out in the lobby often to come and in brush my teeth with my roommate. This of course left my breath kissably-fresh when I rejoined him, but that's beside the point.

Later that semester we began to invite "special speakers" to our toothbrushing times. We would brush, they would talk. We would sometimes ask questions. These speakers were often humourous or enlighting. For example, from Andy Walker we learned of the life of the RA (he was our special speaker during an open dorm). And from Patricia Korves we learned about apple bongs. Suffice it to say these times were enriching.

Since college, Selinda and I have continued this tradition whenever we could. I miss her. Brushing my teeth can feel awfully lonely some nights.

My right foot hurts like nobody's business. On Saturday I bought flip flops for the first time in... well, a very long time. And I wore them for two days straight. Perhaps this was not the best idea. However, I'm happy to report that I have no blisters at all --- I stopped wearing flip flops because I could never find a pair that didn't cause much blistering and bleeding between my toes. These have caused no such problem; my foot actually seems to be bruised on TOP. This may not even be related to the sandals, because my other foot is fine. But I'm going to give them a rest for a few days, until the pains stops.

We're starting to look for houses to rent in Woods Harbour. We might eventually want to buy, but resale sucks there, so I want to take it slow. I'm hoping we can find a nice rental place to settle down in for at least a few good months. I'm too young for a mortgage... at least on the inside.

Roommates not mentioned above that are also missed and loved: Tina, Sanda, Alison, Jen. Roommates' roommates: Sarah, Missy, Courtney.

I've been getting headaches, which I never get, except for when I have a sinus infection. Today I had a headache nearly all day long. Don't like it - not one bit.