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Well, I officially christened my apartment tonight the only way I know how: By puking in the bathroom. No, I wasn't sick, nor was I drunk. I.... well. Alright, fine, I took a shower, right? My first shower on my first night at my apartment. Well, as I was toweling off, I somehow managed to swallow one of those loose stringy ends that old towels get? Yeah, so I tried to scrape it out, but it wiggled down my throat, and my attempts to cough it up became vain attempts to keep it down, hence puking in the sink of my bathroom.

Oh yeah. We've exhanged bodily fluids. This is apartment is my bitch, baby.

It feels really weird to be here all alone, though. I feel like I'm in some kind of holding cell, waiting for the next big thing to happen to me. I need to put pictures up. It's a glorified hotel room until I put my pictures up. Dave helped me get my bed and computer moved in, and I have to say that helped a little, though for the first time in five years I'm sitting on the floor while typing. Very odd.

Got our butts kicked at dodgeball on Tuesday. I felt like everything I touched became a loss for the team, but Mat reminded me that the rest of us weren't having good games, either. Still, I want to be a help, you know? I had a good throw that took out this crazy good girl the other team had, and I had a number of nice dodges, but honestly I was more concerned about getting the ball to Mat and the other throwers. It's when I let them down that I was annoyed. We managed to drown our sorrows, though, and had a few drinks and a lot of laughs at a bar on Walnut St. after the game. Well, I sort of 'floated' my sorrows; Mat proceeded to drown his until they were twitching in a hilarious mess. I've never seen Mat tipsy before. Watching him try to walk was like watching one of those cute little aliens from 'Men in Black' trying to drive a yo-yo.

God I love dodgeball, though. My red 'Hit the Deck' shirt was one of the first things I washed when I got here. Can't wait until next week :)

Jessie invited me to come see 'Varekai' tonight with her family, and I was absolutely blown away by it. Oh. My. God. You would not BELIEVE what these people do. I seriously thought they were all going to die at one point. People were literally leaping 20 feet in the air and landing against a huge parachute. This one group just flipped each other around on their legs, and then caught them feet-to-feet. Other people soared 40 feet above the audience with 10-ft capes and huge yellow-feathered helmets. Absolutely ridiculous and unforgettable. Go. Now.
Totally worth the price of admission.

It was good to hang out with Jessie. I feel like so much has been changing in my life (I know, I know, I moved six minutes away) that I'm really looking forward to some time just with her so we can reconnect. I want to plan a trip, just us. I'll take her away, far away, and when we get there we'll dance.