Life has been hectic the past couple weeks. Where to begin…

Moving: It sucked so badly. I am done. Forever. Never moving again. I don’t know why I’d ever move again, considering I am completely in love with my new apartment. It’s so wonderfully cozy (and a bit crowded at the mo’, with Crystal living in the front room) and I have my gerbils with me and I love how much space there is and I really love that I get to buy bunches of new things for my apartment (like the good little Capitalist I am) and I have new couches and they are lovely and comfortable and I never want to leave my apartment ever again. Except to find food. And an internet connection. Which I am, sadly, not able to afford just yet. But it’s best that way, because if I didn’t have to leave my apartment to venture to the Coffee House to check my email, well… then I’d probably never leave my apartment ever again.

Eddie: He was AMAZING. Seriously. I was laughing so hard I almost puked. And he looked delicious in his designer jeans and swallow-tailed tuxedo jacket with a bit of eyeliner and a goatee… I just wanted to jump on him and start humping his leg. I was tempted to throw my bra onstage, in hopes that he would put it on, but alas - we were in the balcony (great seats!), and I could only imagine it coming to rest on some unsuspecting old lady’s head down below. After the show, we hung around to wait for him to come out and greet the fans… and 20 minutes later he comes walking around the corner with a PA system and a microphone! We all gathered around him in a semi-circle and he answered some questions for us (including a “Will you marry me?” from some chick who had brought a ring with her - she was better prepared than I was, dammit) and for 20 minutes I was standing 10 feet from the most adorable man on the planet… and I had no camera with which to document the event. (I actually had remembered to bring the battery for the camera… and forgot the camera itself. I suck.) Oh, well. Next time. (And there will be a next time.)

Tornadoes: They’re pissing me off. I really dunno what’s up with the weather lately, but it sucks majorly. Last Wednesday night, I spent most of the evening in the hallway on the first floor of my building, occasionally popping out to the door to witness the sky doing very unnatural and scary things, and listening to the civil defense sirens going off while trying to call everyone I know (but not getting through at all, because ALLTEL SUCKS DONKEY NUTS). I was honestly frightened by the weather - and that doesn’t happen very often, if ever, really. I was born and raised in this state and I’m used to these kinds of things, but I have never seen the sky change from a sparkling, sunny sunset to pitch blackedness in 30 seconds flat the way that it did that night. To top it off, there was a tornado the following night in FC, so I spent that night watching the radar and freaking out and calling my Gran and my uncle and my dad and my aunt and my cousin to make sure everyone was okay. My house is still standing and everyone’s alright… but my nerves can’t take much more of this. SRSLY, WEATHER. EPIC FAIL.

Ten Action Figure: My new favorite toy! After months of nagging Erin about bringing me back a souvenir from Ireland, she returned with… mini!Ten and a remote-controlled K-9!! Ahhh, I love him so much… carrying his tiny sonic screwdriver and wearing his cute little Chucks… bless ‘em. And K-9! He speaks!! OMGZ… I’m in love.

San Francisco: In a little over a month! I haven’t had much time to think about SF, as I’ve been so consumed by just about everything else going on… but I’m definitely looking forward to it, especially as Carrie has agreed to come from Reno and spend Saturday night and Sunday hanging out with me in the city! Also - EDDIE just happens to be playing SF the night that I arrive there, and even though I don’t have tickets, I might sneak down to see if I can catch a post-show meet (and remember my camera this time)! And - I’m staying in this amazing hotel in Japantown (near Fillmore!) and I’m really very excited about it! Also - I hope there’s an earthquake while I’m there (not a huge one, just a tiny one… moderate, maybe) because I’ve never been in one and I really want to feel what it’s like! Wow… I’m more excited about it than I thought I was! (With Boston/New York a couple weeks after SF… I might just explode from excited-ness!) (Also - I just used an exclamation point to end every sentence of an entire paragraph! That’s how excited I am!)

Final thought: I’ve been watching a lot of Top Gear lately. Crystal, knowing that I’m not particularly interested in cars, is convinced that the only reason why I watch is because it’s a British program hosted by British people. This is, admittedly, true - though only partially. The real reason why I watch is… *lowers voice* because I have a teeny, tiny little crush on Richard Hammond! I can’t help it! He’s like a poor man’s version of David Tennant… but in a much more compact package. Completely adorable, he is. And I’m not at all ashamed about it.