Maybe it is the upcoming move? Maybe the changes in my physical space? Maybe the storms? I dunno, but I have been remembering my dreams a lot more lately ;p

Last night I reamed that I had borrowed my friend Ben F's bicycle. It was a large bike with a very sturdy frame, high off the ground, with very wide-set handlebars and some built in electronic features like a headlight and signal lights. It was mostly white with some dark orange, and TAKEI written in large black block letters. Because this was a bike designed by George Takei! I think his husband, Brad, had also designed one.

I don't remember a lot of other specifics (and perhaps there were none, because it was a dream). I remember some anxieties - that the bike would get stolen, that someone would think I had stolen it because I couldn't prove ownership, that I would get arrested for.... improper bike riding? And it would get seized. On the whole there were some strong parallels to some concerns I have about driving. I remember leaving a large group of people and heading to the church I went to when I was a kid (This church, if you are curious!) - around the side where the offices and the gymnasium are. It was night and I had been afraid I would forget to turn on the headlight (see above re: driving - tellingly the lights had the same mechanism to turn on as both of Kennesaw and Persianpenname's cars, which I have been driving a fair amount), and I also remember being stopped at a crossroad, worrying. I made it to the church, and didn't want to leave the bike outside, so I brought it inside and left it in the hallway between the gym and the offices and class rooms. I felt better because someone else had left their bike there, but my borrowed bike was so HUGE that with the other bike there I was afraid no one would be able to get by. And that's when I woke up. I have no idea why I was going to the church, mind, or where I was coming from, or why I had borrowed Ben's bike! I haven't even seen Ben in like 5, or possibly longer. I think my dream-self decided it was his bike because when he lived here he had a funny bike with a long almost inclined seat, so that the handlebars were relatively very high up.

I suppose it was an anxiety dream of sorts, but I mostly woke up feeling baffled and bemused. I hope you have all enjoyed this new installment of adventures in my subconscious :p

I keep thinking about Things I wold lie to post about and then not doing it. organizing my thoughts takes time, and I am often using my time for other non-journaling things.

This afternoon, I helped friend A move furniture to friend B's place, in preparation of friend A moving Far Away and friend B moving back into town. I am leaving in a little bit to go out of town to help friend B move the rest of his things to the new place. My local social map is about to change very dramatically, and I don't know how that is going to shake out - I guess we'll see!

I did a lot of driving today, which was nice. I'm getting more comfortable with it again, but I should really re-read the manual so that i can remember all the things they will want me to be doing that my adult friends who have been driving forever take for granted/don't think about/don't actually ever do.

I was supposed to be house sitting all summer, but the daughter of the house will be home on Friday, so I don't think that will be the case. I am hoping I can coordinate with her some to still borrow the car on occasion to practice driving, but that will require me having people to drive with as well, so we'll see. I really really really want to get my license this summer, when life is still quiet. I really really REALLY want to have it before I have to leave here. I would have liked to have had it years ago, but bureaucracy.

And as so many other times, I started to write more about other things, and got distracted. Now I will be off out of town very shortly!

Ahh well.

But for next time, what would you like to see me write about, internets?

So, I had lost my Texas learners license, and therefore had pushed the extra hassle it would require to get a new one so that I could then practice/study more to take the test again from my mind, because OMG stab me in the EYE I hate that place.

But I have found it! And I really would like to get my real license. So, I am wondering if anyone is willing to take me out driving for practice? I know I'm going to need to brush up on my parallel parking, but I think other than that I really need to review my rules of the road, and should otherwise be okay.

Once I'm confident, I'll need someone to take me to the place at stupid o'clock in the morning, and back again the same day for my test, but that will be in a couple of weeks.

Anyone anyone? Please? I can replay you with baked goods or some other form of (non sexual) remuneration :D

So i called to see about scheduling a driving exam to get my license.

They told me they only make same day appointments, but that an appointment is needed. And that I need to come in that morning, *in person* to make an appointment to take my driver exam, which would presumably be later that day? And when i said morning, she said 'before 7:30, when we open our doors.

What!? What! Fuck you. Shit like this is why it has taken me 15 year to get my license in the first place. I hate everything >:|

ETA: Fortunately, my friend who has been assisting me with this said he would still take me in then, etc, but it is still really ridiculous >:|

First of all, thanks to everyone who replied to my post yesterday (err, not the one about Ironman). You did help me feel better - I'll try and reply to everyone individually but I don't know when!

I have been thinking about other stuff, meanwhile. First off, just for my own records, I woke up with the thought this morning that I should check in to the possibility of staying at and working out of the school on HI when i go down there - if I could rent a classroom or two, that would be idea, especially if they have some kind of kitchen and showers or similar. Also see who I need to talk to, in general, about getting access to government facilities and land. I need to e-mail my contact there asap about various things anyway. I can start that today.

Also, I had a dream that my shoes came from Zappos today, but that i had actually ordered them over the phone, and instead of a pair f shoes they sent me one that was "size 2" - a baby shoe - and one that was size 8, which was also too small. How odd.

Also, i have been thinking about this summer. My friend belryan (recent LJ addition and I have no idea if he's done anything with it other than join - I haven't seen any posts ;p) is going to Turkey all summer, and is leaving tomorrow. However, he has kindly and bravely lent me the use of his car for the summer! So I am hoping I can seriously get some driving practice in.

On the other hand, it has recently occurred to me that if I *don't* get a job here for the summer, there isn't a whole lot keeping me here. i can work on papers and do research elsewhere, especially f I raid the library before I go. So, um, why *would* I stay> My initial thought was that if I was planning to go home for hazel's wedding, why wouldn't I just go earlier? But then again, I don't know how dad and Jennifer would feel about having me live on their couch all summer with my dog, and I haven't really talked to them about bringing Jola either. But maybe there is a way I could do it in stages. I'm not sure... Something to think about, but I am going to be brave and send an e-mail around the department today as well. But if I don't find anything, I could potentially make my way up there more slowly, depending on things like, say, having people who are willing to put me and Jola up who are on flight routes and such. We'll see. I'd like to get my license before I go, and I am going to the Bahamas. I'm not good with plans.

Now, I need a shower, wooh!

Called Miss Megan (okay not technically but I like the way is sounds so nyaaaah!) this morning to ask if she could pick me up and take me to pick up my check before we went to the gym, and she said yes, so yay! And then she came and took me to get my check, and neither of us were really in the mood for the gym afterall, so she took me to the bank instead to deposit my check, so extra yaaaay! And then I took her out to lunch instead of having the meh stuff I'd prepared, which i can now have as a side with my fish tonight, so, again, yaaay! And then class got out early and we went to the gym anyway! Again, yaaaaay! *And* she is going to take me to the DMV tomorow so I can a: get a Texas ID and b: see if I can get a learner's permit while she takes care of some business at the nearby social security office . So she is absolutely made of win, and I gave her her birthday present a day early ^-^ So, I have a bunch of stuff to work on tonight: 1: look over the Texas driving handbook - or not - this page is currently offline :V 2: work on my med med presentation a bit 3: do some hours for Filipe, since he sent me some stuff to work on tonight 4: do some laundry for when Joel gets here 5: tidy if not seriously clean parts of the house! Whew! better get started... I think an hour of work, then a break for dinner and laundry is on order :D

I am having a hard time really making myself get back into the swing of things here. It doesn't help that I haven't had any classes yet :p

Things I should be doing include:
Finish my Mackenzie King scholarship application, which needs to be in Canada by the 1st of February (started)
Start preliminary research into the feasibility of working in the Bahamas
Contact Bahamas archaeology people (met some at SHA, I suppose that counts :)
Continue working on The Cursed Wreck, since I have it fairly well outlined
Study the Texas driver's handbook so I can get my beginners permit

I haven't done *nothing* at least. I've been doing some writing (though not quite some every day yet), and I went to the gym with Megan. while I was there, i checked out the schedule for various classes and such. Again, all the dance ones are at night when i can't get to and from the gym. But so are all the ones like Yoga or Pilates or what have you. Even Tai Chi. *sigh*. I'd like to be able to get back into dance classes, or martial arts, or something along those lines. Beh. :/ Not going to happen unless it is local or I can get my own transportation, I'm afraid...

In other news, I *did* get my papers back from last term, with comments and everything, woot!

So. I told myself that once I learned how to drive, i would let myself get some sort of small easily travelled dog.

However.... Sarah, one of the upper year students here, is trying to make me take a kitten. She has like ten (just born and thus not actually ready for giving away)to get rid of. i do love me some kittens. Yes, I am allergic, but I know that I can adjust to living with cats. In fact I'd become pretty adjusted over the summer, what with half the places I went having cats. One of the girls here has a dog, and it reminds me how much needier they are. maybe i am not quite at a point where I can have a dog? I dunno. maybe I should just get another hamster that I can pawn off on my sister in 2 years or so :V

I still need to learn to drive, though.


And I miss my hammy :(