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Today, I deleted one of my Facebook friends because she, for the past two weeks, has continually been posting negative status messages about Obama.

I couldn't handle it.

I didn't know what to say.

So I pushed the little X, and rid myself of it. :)

**You know, for as long as I've known enough about the world to care about it, GWB has been our president.  8 years is a long time, when you're almost 25.  I must say, there was a little part of me that thought he would always be our president.  No really, I mean it was kind of all I'd ever known as an adult who had a voice and could care about things.

So, needless to say, Tuesday was a little surreal.  Do I think the world will turn on its head? No.  Do I think I might cringe just a little bit less when I watch the news?  Maybe.

But I'm still going to be ruthless about my facebook associates. :)

chilly.

I just spent the day doing nothing.

About 24 hours ago, I received a call from the person ahead of me on the work phone-tree.  The school day delayed 2 hours, in response to the cold.  I stayed up way too late for a school night, and set my alarm for 8 a.m.

At 7:14 a.m. the phone rang again.  School cancelled for the day. Wahoo!

In a way, I understand it; this is the coldest weather the Twin Cities has seen in 5 years.  On the other hand, the (more northern) school districts I grew up in usually hold school in this weather.  If school was always cancelled when weather got like this, we would never have school.

My favorite part of this whole situation is it was much colder in Fargo today, but some schools weren't even on a delayed schedule.  Business as usual. :)

In fact, I remember January of 2005, before I left for Greece was *much* colder than this in Fargo and I walked to class outside without blinking an eye.  Because my eyes were frozen.  Just kidding.  They weren't frozen, they were just cold. 

Have you ever had cold eyeballs? Its a wierd feeling.

I had more written after this, but it was rambly and boring.  So I deleted it. 

Anybody wanna visit me in Minnesota?  Its warming up on Saturday. :)

cats in space.

You know how its great when somebody just gets you?  In everything I've ever done, through college and grad school and everything in between, I've met lots and lots of wonderful people.  But the greatest concentration of people who really "get" me still exists and is connected with the North Dakota Governor's School.  

When I attended GS, my life changed.  I don't mean to sound over the top about it -- its just plain true.

I was thinking about this the other day (probably because I work in a middle school, and friendships are so tenuous):  the people I was friends with growing up, weren't really people I liked or even had much in common with.  Its harsh but true.  We were friends because, well, who else were we going to be friends with?  Growing up around the same people, who expect you to be a certain way can be really stifling.  (Thats the kindest language I can think of to address this, I'm trying to be diplomatic.)

Then, during the summer after junior year, I went to NDGS to study science for 6 weeks.  I learned a few things about myself:  that I'm an extrovert, that I love being happy-go-lucky and laughing, and that I adore supporting people and listening.  All of this seems common knowledge 7 years later, but it didn't used to be.  Indeed, no one I went to high school with would describe me in those words.

When I went to GS, I met my soulmates, people who were interested in the same things as me, and laughed at the same things as me.  I had experienced that before briefly with one or two people, but never from so many, and for an extended period of time.  It was something I had always wanted, but had never really believed could happen.

Flash forward a few years, I decide to give back and be on res. staff at NDGS for 5 summers.  Some were better than others, but one thing remained the same:  the people.   The res. staff at NDGS is usually made up of at least 85% alumni; its people who are dedicated to the program, who love what it stands for, and (as a bonus) view the world in the same way.

I might have closer bonds and share more secrets with other people in my life, but there is nothing that can compare to spending an evening with Nate, Joel, Katie, Joseph, and David.  Its definitely something to experience and witness, and something my other friends try to understand, but ulitmately don't.  The weekend I came back from Virgina,  Joel, Katie, Joseph & I went to Buffalo Wild Wings.  While I don't remember the exact conversation, I think we talked for close to an hour about the idea of making a series of youtube videos centered around unobjective observations of situations.

The ideas got more ludicrous the longer we talked about it, but the initial idea involved a short glimpse of some mundane situation (i.e. getting in a car accident), and then the camera pulls back and Joel is standing on the sidelines.  He looks at the camera and says completely deadpan "Car crash,"  and the video ends.  I wish I remembered more of the ideas, I really do.  We probably had 15-20 "episodes" discussed, and we were very entertained by the whole business.

I feel like I'm not explaining myself very well.....moving on....

So, as I was saying, isn't it just wonderful when somebody just gets you?  Its even better when you forget that this ability exists in them, and they surprise you out of nowhere.  

Without further ado, I'd just like to say that my friend Joe really gets me.  Why?  Because he posted the following link on my facebook wall.  Enjoy. ♥

clickyclicky.

is this wierd?

Ya know, I really hate W. & everything he's done do the country...but I feel really sad his 18 year-old cat died. :(