because you asked...

       this weekend has been most welcome. today was only the second i had off since the 9th of february, so i've been simultaneously trying to get a lot done and trying to be as lazy as possible. with some success. i've been going through a lot of old storage items and repacking them for more permanent storage in the lofts and closets of my old rooms. i found several paper boxes full of old cds, so it's been kinda fun going through those, copying some to my hard drive, rolling my eyes at others (and then copying some of them anyway). even found a large box marked "C. S. P." in my late grandfather's hand (he died when i was about nine, i think). turned out to be a massive stamp collection from places around the world, some of which don't exist anymore. i looked through a few and realized that i probably shouldn't be (some of them obviously required more care than i could take), so i put them carefully back in the box, but not before discovering several mementos from my early life, like the program from my baptism with little notes that grampa wrote (he wasn't terribly religious, but he saved it anyway). won't lie, kinda got a little choked up.

       also spent the day updating my resume and attempting to write my first cover letter ever. also had the wonderful opportunity to talk to the lovely maureen today (who hasn't updated in ages), who made a suggestion. i might format it a little differently, but otherwise i found it quite appropriate:

Dear Sir or Madam:
TAKE ME PLEASE! I'M DESPERATE!
Sincerely,
Chris P.

       i may not be desperate yet. or at least i don't feel desperate yet. but the idea of having this job has made the rest of it seem a little easier.

       god, i love dario marianelli. sorry, completely random. he's on my itunes now.

       i'm tired. think i might read some and cuddle with hermes some and sleep some. another day off tomorrow. looking forward to that. except i think i need some catharsis in the next day or so. don't know what. laters.