officially...

i've officially committed myself to leaving this place.
we packed up my dishes tonight. or rather, donita packed my dishes in my other stuff and i typed all the items into her itemized list for customs. my things went into box 4 (aka brown box #2 aka apc box) and box 5 (aka copyrite box #2).
and i still have piles of things here.
shoes, clothes, books, teaching stuffs...
but it's all been displaced and ready to be piled into the car and taken over to the packing station where the PackMaster does her magic. i provided the music and the comic relief.

the wildlife is already ready to take over my place. somehow a giant outside roach made it through the doorframe and onto my curtain on wednesday [he didn't live long]. i saw a large lizard on the kitchen wall last night, and now as i'm typing, a daddy longlegs came strolling over to the futon to start a home underneath.

wha de jail...?!

and my everlasting joy turned frustration - the yearbook - is still not at the printer. at this 99th hour. because of holdups beyond our control. this is nuts. but eh well. i'm trying not to be stressed. i'm really concerned its not a reflection on me.
gah.
too many variables! not enough control. urgh.

today was a girls day.
french class with the women... in my khaki mini skirt. i swear i didn't realize that thing was so short. i was comfortable for the rest of the day but waaaaaaaaaaaay.... could hardly sit gracefully in it at those miniskool wooden desks.
meet donita and go shopping on ariapita.
it only just occurred to me, when we were in tres chic (62 ariapita ave) after the hemp shop (across the road), that ariapita is like yonge street.... or maybe queen west. you could, theoretically, walk from about where it starts at park street, or even after, from colville street, and see lots of things, pass lots of eateries, and do plenty shopping.

i spent the equivalent of my mas costume in the hemp store today. but it was for a very good cause.
most of the shirts i bought for other people (not me!!) were from this line: http://riseupinternational.com/

its worth checking out the site if even just for the ("bess"/"boss"/"sick") soundtrack - talib, mia, damian....

rise up is kind alike red cross meets samaritan's purse minus the church aspect. they started the clothing line this year to raise awareness to a variety of issues and/thereby increase the funds they have available to continue the grassroots projects around the world that work to end exploitation, inequities and injustice in specific locales.

after making my linx card sweat in the hemp shop, headed down for a salad lunch at lagniappe. yum!
in fact, its 1222am, but i think it might be carrot cake time... i think... hmm yesh.

after that, got d's bday present =) girly top oh yeah!!

then bank, then tape (can never have enough duct tape), then grocery! (girls' gotta eat!)

mmmhmm...

if it weren't for a few important things/people back home, i could live down here for another 5 years for sure. the weather today was lovely. hot and no rain, but lots of breeze.

there was even great music on el radio!

there will be more packing tomorrow. i also need to mark like a FIEND to get these projects done. ugh.

life is good =)