If my ramblings do not make sense, please forgive me, they are the reflections of an insomniac. I just can't seem to sleep today because for the past three days it seems that most of all I did was sleep. I did some reading, I got hooked on a new TV show that won't be out with new episodes till 2008, I made some calls. I did not check my email or whatnot for three days. I ended up with around 61 messages, some junk, some fun, and some friends who were wondering where I disappeared to for 3 days. I was home, computer-less, in the not so wilds of Queens. DUDES YOU HAVE MY NUMBER!!! Anyways, I realize now that my free summer, well, not so free summer, (yes for those who doubt me, I actually DID WORK) comes to a close. I think I am trying to cram as much as I can in in the next two "free" days as I can. Tomorrow I am actually going to school to be responsible and get stuff done, but I am also planning to stay up to see the eclipse. Anyone staying up with me???? Tuesday is for sleep, laundry, and a concert at night...(I mentioned it in a previous post, it's at the knitting factory..) and I am sure plans will change. I do have to say while I did not do anything grand this summer, I still did some city wandering, I saw friends, I spent time in the park. I actually relaxed, which I think is the point. I think this summer was filled with little things, like shabbos picnics, coffee breaks, etc. Some guy stopped me on the street, pointed to a place on his map (which the place he pointed at happened to be where we were) and said to me "I am French" as though his being French explained that he needed directions for a place that he was actually in. Imagine yourself lost in the middle of Paris, stopping someone and saying, " I am American" I have never been to France (anyone want to take me) but I imagine there would be a different reaction than someone like me gesturing directions with my hands.
Have I lost you yet in my confusion?
A friend told me today that they will be away for two months and where they will be going. I feel like I am the only one who isnt traveling or haven't traveled recently. My friends collectively have been or will be going to Israel, England, Spain, China, Belgium, Greece, Poland, Germany, Spain, Italy, ...should I go on. I have gotten postcards from a few of those countries in the past month, thinking, wow, if only. Is that sad, I have to live vicariously through their pictures and postcards. I love postcards, if you are reading this and have just figured that out that means you should send me one no matter where you are. Postcards are unique. While I prefer mail to email in general (yes I know I am weird but there is some satisfaction to writing and posting a letter) postcards are somehow still the best. It shows that no matter where someone is at any given moment in time they took out a minute out of their day to scribble some words and think of you. It doesnt matter where the postcard is from and how long the message is, it is the physical act of sending it that matters. Weird, I know, but thats what I think. People usually roll their eyes at me when I tell them to send me a postcard, but really I am serious.
Still reading??? Hmmmm ...... I may post some pictures I took in Central Park...so tune in, I am back.