today. I don't know whether the recipient is at the address I found or whether he's on the road, so I don't know when he'll get it.
It feels kind of weird. I don't really know him, and I guess sending him a small present could be construed as stalkerish behavior. But it ain't. I just hope that I've guessed right about a couple of things (size and color), I hope the USPS delivers the package to exactly the right place, I hope that getting a completely unexpected present makes his day.
I think part of why this feels weird is that I'm pretty much out of that (social) place where it's really easy to care for people in small ways--for example Lara can't see me across Shakespeare class and see that I'm having a rough day and send me Caramellos in my campus mail box. The guys I live with aren't gonna surprise me except by paying the rent and utilities on time! They will however, not begrudge me a beer when I need one.
Maybe I've moved on to a place where we need bigger things than a Caramello. I know that one of my housemates, the temporary one, doesn't need candy, he needs to know how to really really love his wife. I need more than someone to buy me breakfast--but I really like it when someone does. I don't want to need more than breakfast, and I want to be grateful for who and what shows up.
and sometimes you're the burnt crust." Being nice to the pizza guy as a guiding philosophy.
Amy, who may love Douglas Coupland more than I do. I have no idea how she feels about Morissey.
Mike will go to the Amy.
Got my tickets. YEE HAW!
h: i'm gonna go buy some Amy Grant/Vince Gill tickets up at Memorial
E: have fun
E: don't wear too many "hats"
E: and I know that going up there "Takes a Little Time"
E: So anyway, "Fight" the urge and "Find A Way" to "Wise Up" and know "Who to Listen To" (or not, of course)
h: please be assured that 'i will remember you'
My roommate burned two pots of oatmeal in search of yesterday's perfect breakfast. He left them to soak in the sink.
I just spent five minutes cleaning out the sink, carrying handfuls of oatmeal to the trash. Do you know how nasty cooked waterlogged oatmeal is? Just imagine.
Song/ Artist/ Album
Mandolin Rain/ Bruce Hornsby/ Here Come the Noisemakers
Rain, Rain/ Cher/ Living Proof
Who Let In the Rain/ Cyndi Lauper/ The Essential Cyndi Lauper
I Need the Rain/ Heart / Jupiter's Darling
Raining on Sunday/ Keith Urban/ Golden Road
Rainy Season/ Mark Cohn/ The Rainy Season
Raining Again/ Moby/ Hotel
Red Rain/ Peter Gabriel/ Secret World Live
Running to the Rain/ Peter Gabriel/ Long Walk Home
I Wish It Would Rain Down/ Phil Collins/ Hits
I Can't Stand the Rain/ Tina Turner/ Private Dancer
Because you're really the only one I want to go to Amy Grant concerts with.
A Song for the Children
Tivoli Theatre
Thursday April 20 2006 at 8:00 PM (EST)
The Children's Advocacy Center welcomes Vince Gill and Amy Grant to the Tivoli in their 5th Annual Benefit Concert. Special guest are Matraca Berg, Jeff Hanna and Gretchen Peters. All seats are reserved at $35 and $50. Special VIP seats that include cocktails and dinner are available from the Children′s Advocacy Center (423/266-6918). Regular seats are on sale now online and at Memorial Auditorium box office. Charge by phone (423) 642-TIXS.