now i remember why i don't really drink anymore...i don't like being hungover. I've been smoking much more than drinking, and haven't drank to get drunk in so long that i had forgotten what it is like. We (Tom, April, Wes, Jim, Liane, Andrew, myself) went tubing down Indian River yesterday it was super fun, we all lost multiple pieces of clothing, almost lost our cooler....we got home and were supposed to go out to a fancy dinner, but they ended up grilling out, and I ended up sleeping because I was beat. Today i also have the day off, was supposed to go to Interlochen with Lee to see Bobbie McFerrin, but I don't think I have the energy, right now I'm at thelibrary waiting for Liane to get done at the clinic....I think my meter will run out first..... oh well. I've been very anti-social this summer, oh well, not mean anti-social, I'm trying to bwe friendly with people, just not friends.... I am really craving a starbucks mint-mocha frappuchino however corporate that wish is.

I really need to decide what I want to do after I graduate...grad school, teach?, work? who the hell knows. Right now, I do need to actually start practicing, my chops are getting out of shape.

Shit...i'm so broke.

I thought it'd be safe coming to Harbor...that I'd be able to stay out of shit. Well I did pretty good....for the first 4 days at least. Blah! Oh well, hopefully I'll get internet soon. I miss it. Right now I'm sitting in an internet cafe and I can't get AIM to work on this computer so I can't have any talking therapy. Call me anyone! I need human contact! even just to say hi.... Well I think I'm going home on Wednesday, I have W-R off, so I might as well go home for a night, escape this place. Wow, I want to escape already. Most of the guys seem cool to work with though most are super fratty, and the girls seem mostly retarded, but I don't have to really work with any of them, so I'll survive their stupidity. I'm also doing housekeeping one morning a week, at what I thought was 7 am, but turns out they'd rather I start at 6...which means waking up at FIVE! blah. Why did I have to complicate things....though I didn't start it............did I? Don't judge me, please. I didn't mean to. I hate seeing people unhappy. hmmmmm....so today i have a day off, it's so slow still! well, it will be until the 4th. So I'm just going to chill around petoskey until 5ish, and then go back and see if I can find anyone to do something with.

Back in Michigan. We got done working at about 2:30 on Monday, and I decided to leave. So I left Charleston at 5pm and drove until I arrived at my aunt Carol's at 9:15 am. Granted I took a few 20 min. naps along the way when I couldn't keep my eyes open. But how's that for my first all-nighter. Yesterday, I did nothing but sleep and chill. Today I woke up at 10 and drove to Ann Arbor, had lunch with Watt and Ian at Mongolian BBQ and then went and chilled in Barnes and Noble for a while. Now I'm back at Carol's, going to chill for the rest of the night...maybe watch some TV, and then tomorrow morning, I'll leave early, drive to Rhea's to visit them and my grandparents for awhile, then I'll drive up to Harbor Springs, and relax before I start work on Friday. I'm looking forward to seeing some people again, and really hope that I can have a good summer there, here's to hoping!

Hmmm...maybe I'll watch some Friends until Carol gets home from work.

to end my photo blogging trip down memory lane, i will put a recent relaxing photo from charleston to complete the journey. 

my dock at my camp :)  

nate, senior year and scary 

ahh, my little sister rachel, at her bday my senior year... 

thanks for taking me guys! 

i loved moab :) 

ahhh...beauty 

ah, my best friend getting married! i love you jules and jay! 

pt. 2 

hmmm...i love madison music professors! 

mmm...beer! 

who's butts are these? 

trombones last year...how about random pictures for ya! 

SAI- my first year, think now, I'm president, who would have guessed! 

guess who? this is from my freshman year. 

me! 

Ok. Hi. Well I have 5 days left in Charleston. After I leave on Tuesday, I'm going to drive to Ann Arbor/Flat Rock, and chill with my Aunt and other various peoples there, and then on Thursday drive up to Harbor Springs, where I will commence work (again, i know, i shouldn't be going back for my fourth year....) at the Little Harbor Club. Charleston still sucks, well work does. I like chilling with people, and getting to know a select few better, and going to the beach (my tan is getting to be great!). I'll be very happy to leave though, and I do think this will make me appreciate the LHC a whole bunch more. Though my one true wish is that I could just be back in Madison finishing up my LAST year of school!

For all you who live far away, I will hopefully be making the grand roadtrip over christmas break. Home for Christmas, Madison for New Years, then make my way down to Texas to visit various people, then over to AZ for some family time, and hopefully avoid the other time.....we shall see how my will power is. Then over to Utah to visit Jules and friends, and then back to Wisconsin. So we shall see if I am brave enough for all this, and if I have the money. I also need to take a trip to Philly to see Travis, and so he can take me to NYC. And then ALL OF YOU! need to come to Madison for my "I'm finally turning 21" Party on/around September 28th. This means all of you!

I just blow dried my hair for like the 2nd time since i got it cut, it really looks great when it's done the way it's supposed to be ;) I have to work Brahm's Requiem tonight, but hopefully after that we can play POKER and DRINK BEER. As long as we don't have to work tomorrow morning...still haven't found out. hate not having a schedule.

Does anybody actually read this, or am I just talking to myself????? I know I don't really tackle any deep questions, and I tend to just babble on and on and on, it's just nice to know when people are listening...so let me know!

I discovered the reason in my head why I really like Mr. Big on Sex and the City, even though he's an asshole, but somethings are better not voiced.

If everyone is in a couple when I get back to Madison, I'm moving somewhere else, I have no plans on being the only single person I know, especially with so many marriages/engagements/new relationships this summer! Think before you act, don't leave me alone!

I saw Dianne Reeves, jazz singer, the other night, she's AMAZING! If you ever get a chance to see her, pay the money, she's phenomenal. Since I've been here, I've also seen....La Bella Dormenta (a puppet opera by Respighi), Don Giovanni (which has a hot guy in a speedo), Die Vogel (by Braunfels, amazing opera!), the festival orchestra play shit, and smaller ensembles do stuff....I think I just missed one of the concerts I really wanted to see this afternoon while I was at the beach...oh well. Well i should get my shit together for work...I think we're either playing cards, or I shall read the length of the concert. Later!