I love it when it storms.

1447, 9-9-09 Time has come to a stand still. Every moment that passes seems like it’s surreal and belongs somewhere else. I keep expecting to wake up from this very vivid dream and find myself some place in time. Nothing seems real anymore, it seems like everything is happening to someone else. It’s like watching a movie except it’s so boring no one would want to see it. I’ve done a lot of sitting today. I sat with Drake a lot today, we talked about what was wrong with the world. Then I sat alone and then I sat in class. That’s where I am now, class. I don’t know why I even bothered coming to campus today.

1510, 9-9-09 The scene before me makes perfect sense. The sun comes from down behind Old Main and if you look to the sky you can see the clouds darken and yield to the coming storm. Sunshine from the left, normal and right. Storm from the right, chaos and turmoil. Together in the same moment. There’s so out of place. That’s exactly how everything feels right now. Oh, here comes the rain. I miss her. So much. Raindrops. Her kisses on my skin.

1521, 9-9-09 Standing by the window these people come up behind me to look over at the city and the storm. “This is depressing.” She says and I smile without speaking. I’ve been standing here nearly ten minutes now and that never actually crossed my mind that someone might find the rain upsetting. “It was so pretty earlier.” She and her friend continue on down the hallway. No, I think to myself, but it’s beautiful now.

1546, 9-9-09 There it is again. That bright spot that’s out of place in the gloom that’s taken over the city. It makes me smile. People are probably beginning to think I’m insane. Maybe I am.

1653, 9-9-09 The storm has passed and with it something else has too, but I can’t exactly pin down what it was that left. The storm brought me an interesting sense of peace with its random burst of sunshine in the middle of the down pour, but it left me empty again. I think I might be starting to feel better, but I don’t know that I exactly felt bad in the first place. Something is missing. I know what it is. It’s nice to have someone to miss, even when it makes the world amiss.❤

It’s just another day in the tri-state.

This morning has been much like the last several hundred that have started off at Marshall University, except that it hasn’t been at all. Twenty four hours ago I was on my way home from Columbus, I wasn’t sitting here in a class. So, I suppose today didn’t start off much like yesterday at all. But, walking across campus this morning was pretty much the same. I didn’t quite have that same touch to my step that I had yesterday, but I’ve been keeping my head up. I listen to my playlist as I head for class and I know it’s going to be an alright day.

The typhoon doesn’t appear to have caused a problem with Brittany’s flight at all. She’s made it safe and sound, which is a great relief. She e-mailed me this morning and made my day. I called her Dad after I got to campus. I was a little nervous about that, parent’s make me nervous, but I lucked out. Because, as it turns out, he’s pretty awesome. So, boyfriendly duty done for the day.

Tomorrow I’m going to go down and cut the grass, I do believe. I think I’ll make Thursdays my grass cutting day, it’ll fit in nice with this little routine that I’m attempting to work up. If I could actually find a schedule that worked out for me then I could probably take over the world in about a week or so.