people have been writing and asking whether i did in fact go to the party, or stab myself with a sharp stick in the eye. i went. i showered and did a quick load of laundry and did my hair and drove to the party with my crutches in tow. to find: ward, my brother, morgan, chris shann, and a few members of the Punk Rock Vegans Club. it sucked. i went home early.
this week has been taken up with attempting to network the computers. my computer and the usb adaptor are not getting along. they're so far from compatible that they're contemplating changing from a trial separation to divorce proceedings, and i'm watching helplessly on the sidelines, occasionally hitting a key or attempting to read the manual. i'm thinking of committing an act of technological defenestration. which sounds a lot nicer than "i'm gonna chuck the damn computer out the window."
in other news i have chosen a halloween costume, one which will rival the costumes of halloweens past. and since i got the idea from the BUST lounge, i'm sure hundreds of other girls out there are going as medusa this year too. but are they sewing their own slinky green dress costumes? well, yeah, probably. butbutbut, are they going to buy little plastic snakes and wire them so they stick out and then fasten them to a long black wig? ok, yeah, probably. but i'm going to wear green glitter! so there, other girls with medusa costumes!
i toyed with some other costume ideas, some other goddesses, but medusa, of all the greek myths, at least, is one of the most interesting to me. she's dark and dangerous, but then she's wise and strong. she's associated with blood and the moon, instinct and the cycle of birth and death. when medusa was killed, pegasus was born from her blood. in some myths, she is punished for her beauty by having her hair turned to snakes. in older myths, snakes entwine themselves with her, whispering in her ears. the root of her name is the same as the root of the word medicine, and it means "to protect." i love going as an archetype for halloween...
i'm working on the college applications too--i'm worried about financial aid because of my utterly horrible credit history. jeez, you can't pay utility bills, and suddenly everyone thinks you're a horrible person. someday, someday i will be debt-free. and on that day, i will do a little dance and buy something with credit. in the meantime, i'll just fret and worry myself into a stomach-knotted mess.
someday, mr gas company guy, you will get your money, --beatpoetgrrl
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