ray of light and black clouds
light: on saturday, as i was drifting in and out of concentration and conversations, i was simultaneously involved in a small energy who was bouncing up and down on the couch. as i turned my attention back to the table, i suddenly felt a tickle at my right ear and a small voice whisper "i like you." the innocence and sincerity of the small little package that those tiny words came from made my heart flip more than recent times (i.e. 20, 25 years?) can recall. so sweet.
black: they have started the refurb project on the house upstairs from me. originally this was a panic moment in january as the landlord called and wondered when i planned on moving out... seeing as i wasn't about to move in with anybody anytime soon, and i wasn't ready to buy, i let him know i didn't have those plans in mind. instead, both the upstairs neighbor and i decided to stick around, resulting in her having to rearrange and move out furniture over the past 2 weeks, pretty much starting at 10pm till after midnight. why they couldn't have done this at other times is beyond me. this week the actual construction started, so those lovely contractors have been knock-knock-knocking stuff down beginning, oh, at 7am. so i've got the midnight madness plus the early morning risers, and i no longer have my shelter near campus to run away from all this mess, meaning i'm bound to be a sleep-deprived beast for the next 90 days. awe-some.
current mood: sweet and sour.