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Thursday, August 30th


insomniac

music: avenue q soundtrack on repeat in my head
mood: in disbelief

yesterday, whitney and i were actually able to purchase rush tickets for Avenue Q! $25 orchestra seats at the Orpheum! we sat four rows from the stage, though we were in the far right so there was a little trouble viewing the entire stage. however, we were thoroughly satisfied, despite the puppet porn. it was a great musical, a great parody of Sesame Street and the modern day obsession with being p.c. about everything. perhaps the most interesting thing about this particular showing was that because it was a 2pm matinee show, the theatre was filled with many tourists and retirees (would "senior citizens" be more p.c.?) and well, because of the liberal lyrics and rated-R puppet porn, whitney and i couldn't help but wonder how the elderly audience were reacting to the musical content. oh well, i'm just extremely happy that i finally got to see Avenue Q! i have wanted to see this musical for such a long time too! big grin

the past few nights have been a bit difficult, because not only have i been tired, but i cannot sleep! i'm not usually an insomniac, and i'm not as much of a light sleeper as i was before, yet somehow, it takes me forever to fall asleep! i keep staring at the clock lit up by the streetlight outside my bedroom window, and i count the seconds for the minute hand to tick. it's been terrible! i do have many worries and anxieties though, mainly because i am in disbelief that i am actually leaving on sunday for another continent. i'm not prepared at all, not mentally, and certainly not for traveling. i have yet to pack, and am still distressed over the lack of internet at my apartment! but i'm excited, i'm truly, truly excited. i can't believe that i have this opportunity to actually live in a country in Europe! the best part is, i can sort of afford it! i hear that Greece isn't actually that expensive, just expensive for the tourist attractions, particularly the islands. but food and basic commodities are supposedly manageable compared to prices here in the U.S. hopefully that will be true, because i certainly have a limited budget.
jessica on 08.30.07 @ 03:42 AM GMT [link]

Tuesday, August 28th


across two oceans


I finally changed this layout after about a year of that rainbow one. I figure that since I'm traveling again, I should have a clean start, hence the white background. I call this new one "across two oceans" because literally, I am crossing two oceans this year. First the Pacific, and soon the Atlantic, which is one that I haven't flown over. I'm running off to Greece this fall, despite the horrific fires raging throughout the Peloponnese. It's shocking that so many villages have been burned down, but the environmental impact seems worse. The fires have also devoured many ancient sacred groves, and even Olympia choked on some ashes. Hopefully the fire will be under control soon. While I know that I will probably be very safe in the center of Athens, the aftermath of this tragedy worries me. Perhaps I will be able to help out when I'm there through volunteer projects to rebuild some of the villages.

I want this to be a travel blog when I'm away, but unfortunately, I will not have internet access at my apartment in Greece. While there will be wireless internet at the school building, I don't know how often I will be able to access the internet. I will have a mobile phone, so perhaps I will be able to talk to :him: once a week or more, but the sad fact is, we won't have much contact at all. It has been two years now, two wonderful years. I still can't believe that of those two years, I have spent most of the time apart from him. It was tough enough for us this summer when we were separated by a fifteen hour time difference and the Pacific ocean, but that was only six weeks! At least we were able to communicate through googletalk once a day. This time, there will be ten hours, the mainland of the United States, the Atlantic Ocean, and Western Europe separating us for 3.5 months. While the ten hour difference makes the distance seem shorter than the P.R.C., the H.R. (Hellenic Republic) seems so much farther away because of the longer flight and the land masses separating us. Regardless, I know somehow we will make it. Afterall, we have been separated for most of our time.
jessica on 08.28.07 @ 02:33 PM GMT [link]