argh.

i'm in such a great space mentally these days. and i'm so happy.

but at the same time, i'm so lonely! all these wonderful things going on, and i feel so isolated. i need affection. i need attention. stat. i need to go out and have fun. i'm bursting to share what is going on in my head...

i can't wait til i move in to my new place next week. start the second half of my summer adventure. i guess i'll kinda be like my own version of the real world. "this is the true story...of one amanda...who chose to move in with 4 random people...to find out what happens..."

i met the 2 guys the other day when i dropped off my rent check. very intriguing fellows, they were. it will be so nice to be living that close to work. 4 hours travel time daily is starting to get a bit wearing. i mean, we all know i'm a patient person...but it's getting obscene. washington drivers have got to be the worst. traffic jams form so people can gawk at cars pulled over for speeding. curve in the freeway? better slam on those breaks!

it's real fun.

got pulled over the other day. yeah, that was great. it was on the way to work for an hour long meeting. yeah. got a ticket on the way there and stuck in traffic for 2 and a half hours on the way back. lemme tell you, that free pair of earplugs i came away from the meeting with was definitely worth it. at first i thought the fine was $595. and, really, it didn't phase me. i am the ultimate "what can you do about it?" thinker. turns out though that the fine for having no proof of insurance was $490, so once i proove to them that i do have insurance, i just have to pay the remainder.


still love my job.

i really wanna go to a show. i have a little less than a month.

sometimes, though, i swear this tour won't let me breathe. i just burned a cd with the songs i've downloaded from random shows, and wrote in big letters on it "amanda's 'i need to go to a show really really badly' mix :) "

in other news, i've actually won a few at our little set list challenge game. this is good. especially because last night i beat mel. and that is probably the only victory i need. and it wasn't close, either. i beat him by 4 points. that's fucking great.

almost time to face traffic and head into work again...