Randomonium
The following are not necessarily related.
Ghosts from the Past (from most recent Ghost to oldest Ghost):
My kissing cousin was at the Pig and Whistle on Saturday. I didn't immediately recognize him--in fact, I didn't recognize him at all until a half hour or so after I arrived, he asked if I still hung out at Nothin' More than Phelan's. However, as soon as I walked in, he said, "What are you reading? A book." I looked at him and replied, "You've heard that one before, I guess."
Yesterday, when Tom and I went to Dobbs to get my car, I saw the Stranger sitting in the waiting area just inside the door. I didn't say anything, because I mean, what would have been the point. Tom is especially sensitive to the topic of the Stranger since I was involved with him just prior to dating Tom, and because Tom was at the Pig on Mardi Gras when I met the Stranger and his friend. He felt like he'd been ditched, so he left. And, also, Tom had already taken a shine to me by that time, and was insanely jealous that I was involved with someone else. Insanely jealous. I will say, though, that it seemed a little fitting that on the day of my promotion at Mario I would see the Stranger, with whom I had just become involved when I started with Mario.
Celebrations
Tonight Tom is taking me to The Shaved Duck to celebrate my promotion. On August 11, we have reservations at Niche to celebrate our 1st Anniversary. (We can afford stuff like this again).
New initiatives
I should be starting the Certificate in Healthcare Ethics program this fall. I'm excited to be doing something academic again.
We're having a staff retreat in the fall, and my activity is a half-day Urban-Challenge, Amazing-Race-like scavenger hunt (The Campus Challenge, Nearly-Amazing Race, I think I'll call it. I need to come up with checkpoints and checkpoint clues. For those of you who know where I work, any suggestions and clue-writing would be appreciated.
Old Business
My trip with Ashley to Key West begins in less than 2 weeks. Since the trip begins with a road trip, I thought maybe we could bring appropriate Driving-thru-the-Keys Road Trip Music. I thought I'd make a mix. Any suggestions? Or, again, if anyone wanted to make a mix for us, that would be appreciated also.
