Let's play catch up: An exhaustive list of events...

Things that have happened since my last blog post (in no specific order):

• One of our house pets, First Lady (an African Dwarf Frog), died. Our fish, John Adams, was in mourning for weeks.
• I went to New York City.
• My students turned in their first essays, which proved to be interesting reads.
• I found a spider in a bell pepper.
• I wrote snippets of poems on the backs of receipts in between subway stops.
• I had several drinks at the taco bar behind my apartment, and that place is never a good idea.
• I slept for approximately 230 hours.
• Two replacement frogs were purchased.
• I put down a deposit on a house, which (subsequently) made me feel far too adult-ish.
• I ate many, many sandwiches at a hole-in-the-wall restaurant in Chelsea.
• I almost flew to Missouri to rescue a dog named Molly, but – assured a family with children wanted her – I stayed put.
• I bought Dendrobium Orchids and they were beautiful.
• I watched TiVo-ed episodes of MXC and laughed.
• I spent quite a bit of time at JFK Airport and was quite disappointed in the breakfast selection.
• Replacement frog #1 died. Ashley performed some sort of top-secret burial ritual. I couldn’t watch.
• I signed a lot of housing paperwork. It was boring.
• I met incredible new friends that live too, too far away.
• I saw a British actress at the DFW airport.
• I got lost, by myself, in the ghetto. Good times.
• I took a few showers.
• I watched four episodes of The Biggest Loser and cheered for the Black Team.
• I celebrated Valentine’s Day with a café latte and fabulous dessert in a quaint coffee shop, preceded by a walk through Central Park.
• Replacement frog #2 died. The only logical reason for this frog holocaust is PetSmart has sickly frogs. Look out.
• I picked out flooring and appliances.
• I tried avocado eggrolls.
• I celebrated the birthday of one of my favorite people.
• I carried luggage across Manhattan.
• I tried out some new recipes.
• I was upset about the economy and falling interest rates. Though it may prove beneficial to mortgages, it is not good for high-yield savings. Stupid.
• I played Guitar Hero: 80s Edition.
• I attended Emily’s baby shower aka Abilene High mini-reunion.
• I ate famous cupcakes.
• I discussed current events over Saturday morning coffee at Starbucks.
• I stayed up all night.
• I two-stepped.
• I slept on a futon in Bushwick, Brooklyn.
• I rode curled up in the back of a Volvo station wagon.
• I read a lot of Flannery O’Connor.
• I drank delicious wine in various forms: sangria, bellinis, and wine…just.
• I took photographs showing the progress of my house like a proud mom.
• I ate Italian food for far too many meals back-to-back.
• I tried the new, tiny cheeseburgers at Chili’s and they were incredible.
• I went to bed with wet hair and woke up to a wavy mop.
• I took my first taxi in Texas.
• I frequented the local DQ for Blizzards.
• I paid $70 for a cab to catch a plane I missed – all so I could meet a friend uptown for coffee. Worth it.
• I held a hamster.
• I saw Leslie Hall in concert for the second time and threw my head back with laughter (www.lesliehall.com).
• I jumped a fence.
• I saw a grown woman wearing a Jurassic Park backpack. Awesome.

So, yeah…that’s about it. The events of the last month…from the mundane to the less mundane. Maybe one day I will put up some photographs or something.