Weekly Wrap-up

So another week has come to an end. It's hard to believe I've been up here for, what, three weeks now? At times everything passes me by so quickly it's a blur; others, it lazes its way along and time can't move fast enough. Those days are mainly my days off, sadly enough.
Well, the weather up here this week has been really bad. We were hit by a storm Wednesday afternoon, effectively shutting down that day, Thursday was so rainy, wet, and cold that we were inoperable that day too. And to top it all off it's been extremely windy all week long. Today was still windy, but at least the sun peaked through late into the evening.
I'm actually going to be working tomorrow, which means my first Saturday of not sitting at home lolligagging about. It works in two ways: it makes up for the hours of pay we lost this week to weather (Sandy's main concern) and it gets me out of the house and doing something which I enjoy more than just sitting around doing nothing. I have just recently beaten my Mario game on my Gameboy Advance, so that's one less thing to keep me busy. My Grandmother seems to find more than enough things to advise me not to do, how to do it, or how much she wants it done. It certainly has seemed that way as of late. I just nod and smile usually because they're not super serious things most of the time and only a couple of them have I really thought about saying something to her. This week, due to the raise in prices of pretty much everything in part because of raising oil prices (it's going to $150/barrel again), she just asked me to "try to wear your pants for at least a day or two more than usual". Okay, I'm a guy like any other, so OCCASIONALLY, usually in rushed circumstances, do I have to re-use a pair or pants. And even then I try to find the least used, least worn, best condition pants I can find to wear. I am a pretty clean person. And I'm sorry, but I can't wear the same filthy pants that have been mud splattered, weed grated, and dirt washed from working outside all day for any longer than I absolutely have to. So I'm exploring my options as to how I'm going to fix that little dilemma.
Well, I'm supposed to be making dinner tonight and I should really get to that before it gets too late or she gets to annoyed. So I'll update real soon.

First Days in Walden

My first few days in Walden have been officially boring. The first official day I was here was Sunday. So I got up and went through my daily routine as always. I then decided to join my grandmother in going to her Methodist Church to see what that was like. It was okay. Personally, I think it was practically the same as any other church I've been too, but with small tweaks to the layout and the names of certain things. So, all in all, it was same old same old.
After church, I accompanied my grandma to the North Park High School graduation for the class of '08. She insisted I go so she could introduce me to some of the kids she knows through various connections so I would not just be sitting at home all the time. Yeah, that's working well...:/. After the graduation ceremony, she wanted to swing by this party for these two girls she knows, just for a little while. SO, I ended up standing around for like 30-45 minutes, doing absolutely nothing in particular and looking like a complete fool. Always great for starting a new reputation. But anyways, I think over the course of the day I met like 20 people. The only person I really remember was this girl, who I think was named Carly (I'm REALLY bad with names, so I don't really know) and that was only because she was like one of the last people I was introduced to.
In other news, I have applied for 3 different jobs, but no news yet. I am hoping I will be able to get a job at this place called the Moose Creek Cafe. I love that place and it would really be a joy to work there this summer. During my times alone here, during both night and day, I have done quite a bit of reading. I have finished State of Fear by Michael Crichton and have just started Five Patients, also by M.C. In case you are wondering, I started reading State of Fear from page 213 (that was where I left it at the end of the school year) and finished it last night. That is I think 851 pages in 2 days. Tells you how much time I've had to read. Not that that's a bad thing. I certainly enjoy reading. But I would also like to do other things. That's why I can't wait for the weather to warm up (we've had 3 storms already) so that I can do things like go swimming, and hiking, and bike riding.
Well. I don't know when I'll be updating this one, but I will try to do it as much as I can as long as there is some significance to the day. More for later.