Clarification

So I just thought I'd clarify something from my "Without the Dark" post.

I do, in fact, have friends. I have lots of them actually. I just don't spend time with them on a daily basis. So please don't pity me. I know that post seemed like it was a cry out for pity, but it wasn't. I was just feeling down that day. But I'm up again. And I'll probably have another day when I'm down and lonely, and I'll probably post something else about my loneliness. Don't worry, I'm not depressed--just whiny.

On another depressing note, gas prices are up to $3.99 a gallon! I very nearly cried yesterday when I saw that. Pretty soon I'll be telling "Back in my day..." stories of cheap gas prices at $2.99! Oh well, I'm not going to worry about it because, basically, it's pointless.

To Do This Summer: a work in progress.

• Go to the zoo.
• Learn how to play the guitar.
• Go to Cedar Point.
• Learn Sign Language.
• (More to come...)

Without the Dark...

I truly love my job, and I love living in a small town. I do; but lately I've been feeling trapped. Like the whole big world outside of Somerset isn't actually real, just a make believe place you read about in books or see in movies. I think I'm just lonely. When I was going to school and working, I didn't really have time to be lonely, but now I come home everyday with nothing planned for after work. There are basically two people I hang out with during the fall, winter, and spring. One of them is Kelsey. I know she's always there for me, but she has school stuff and track meets and shawn. And I don't blame her for having a life, I just miss her sometimes. The other person is Nathaniel, but he has just as much (if not more) going on...and he lives in Spring Arbor...and I'm a poor college kid.

I know my lack of a social life is my own fault, and everything will be fantastic once everyone comes to camp. I just feel like it's time for a vacation from the small town life and loneliness. But perhaps I should stop complaining and just be thankful for my great job and the amazing friends that I do have. Things'll start to look up. Somehow they always do...


Slightly related...slightly unrelated...

I am a huge fan of the Facebook Flair application...and I found one that's kind of cheesy...but I kind of like it.
It's a little blurry, but it says, "Without the dark, we would never see the stars." Take it for what it's worth.