...of a shyness that is criminally vulgar."
It's been a while. Here's the scoop:
I moved back to Johnson City where I am attending ETSU in the hopes of earning a Master of Arts degree in English. I got into Belmont too (for those of you who were following), and it was a difficult decision because the allure of Nashville was great, but in the end it came down to dollars and sense (as unfortuntely so many things do). The opportunity to work as a Graduate Assistant in Johnson City and thereby attend college on the school's dime while also making just enough to live on was too great to pass up, and I hope that my lack of (more) loans will one day be worth it. And it's not that Johnson City's bad---I love it---but it's certainly not Nashville. Perhaps another day.
An aside: I still fucking love Neil Young.
I've got a little apartment downtown and I'm paying too much for it, but it's furnished, I really like the location, and when I walked in I felt at home, so I took it. It's not much, but I feel like myself here, and that's definitely a start.
I was able to transfer at the ol' Home Depot into the same shift and position here in J.C., so that also helps with the fundage, though the early mornings will continue to frustrate me to no end and beguile me of the temptation of late nights with friends, but at this point of the semester (only a tease, I'm sure) my mornings are looking a bit bare, so I'll opt to keep my late nights in exchange for some morning naps. Time will tell how that situation plays out.
Noel left Oasis yesterday. This news has been dominating my thoughts since I found out yesterday. Honestly, for me, it's been a really big deal. It feels a bit like the death of a loved one.
One thing about this place (the apartment) that I do have to change is the table. I've got this table in my bedroom that was meant for a kitchen---it's one of those with the fold-out edges that make it circular instead of square, and they get in the way of my knees when I try to sit at it---and it's no good for writing letters and such. I'll have to replace it with a cheap card table or something. I just don't know where to put it.
Peace.
