Hello Darkness my old friend ...

I always forget how overwelming the QUIET is here. 4am and no noises to be heard aside from the biological ones from the woods out back and the tamarack swamp across the road.

Two days in a row now that I've fallen asleep before 8pm and woke up before 3am for no good reason.

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Why is it that I can play matchmaker (both intentionally and otherwise) with a high success rate for others, but have the hardest time finding anyone for myself?

(no subject)

Thought this might be amusing to some on my livejournal, especially those who used to hail from the Michigan woodlands.

My eldest niece entered junior high this year. Up till now she'd gone to an elementary school as small as the one I attended. This year she's in the "big city"(*) school system of Traverse City.

Tuesday night she called my mom to tell her how her first day at her new school went.

"Oh grandma! You wouldn't believe it! There are girls in this school who have earings in their noses and in the lip and everything! It's so weird! I can't believe people would do that!"

I'm listening to this on the speakerphone while my mom is looking at me with that "Keep yer trap shut!" look on her face.

Gives you an idea of how much of a black sheep I am in this family. ;-)

(*) Growing up, Traverse City was The Big City. My folks still think it's the big city. They'd never survive in a place like Chicago.