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So I haven't been posting regularly for a long time. You know how it goes, it starts with not having a lot of time, or nothing of interest happening. Then time goes by and you realize that actually a lot has happened, and you wouldn't know where to begin to update. So you keep putting it off and putting it off, until finally, you decide, "Screw it. I'm going to post about something because I feel like it."

At least, that's how it works for me. So here goes.

TV obsession. Now that we have no satellite dish, I have become obsessed with several TV shows. Doctor Who, obviously, but now that's currently between seasons. Life on Mars is intriguing, but am having difficulty finding 3rd episode. Robin Hood was a total bust -- stupid show. Jericho turned out to be a surprise. Has anybody heard of/seen this show? I'd heard of it, but forgot about it until my sister caught the pilot last week, and proceeded to get me to watch the entire season with her on the internet. It started out really bad/cheesy, but got really good about halfway through the first season. CBS cancelled it, but the fans got them to bring it back after deluging the network and execs with letters and peanuts. So they're re-running the second half of the first season. I don't know if a second season is in the works or not, but I sure hope so, because boy was the season finale a cliffhanger.

I still haven't gathered up the courage/strength to begin the next two years of my schooling. I'd really like to just get it over with, because there's not much I can do with a 2-year accounting degree. But on the other hand, I really don't feel like pushing myself to do well in school while working at the same time. If I could go to school and take off work for two years, I'd jump at it. I just don't have the energy.

Piano lessons are going well -- I have about half of the students I need to be making what I was making when I was working Kmart and the doctor's office at the same time --- with only a third of the hours. That's nice.

My parents are talking about moving again, this time up north, probably either Detroit or somewhere around Lancaster, Pennsylvania. We've had issues with the church and my mother's closest Florida friend moved to Buffalo last year. My mother's unsatisfied with her job, and my dad is unable to find work down here, so a move seems imminent. My dad's talked about moving before, but never with my mom backing him up. I'm okay with it this time. It seems like the best thing to do given our current situation, and it's not like any of us kids have roots here. My sister has a bosom friend that she will miss, but said friend is going away to college soon, anyway, and they both have MySpaces.

Anyway, at least it's not freaking Okeechobee.

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I TOTALLY get what you mean about updating. My internet was down for a week and then I got into rereading OotP and so even though we got the internet back I didn't want to go online.

I don't know what Jericho is, but it sounds vaguely familiar. Right now I'm obsessed with 24.

School does take up a lot of energy. The ideal situation would be able to go to school fulltime and not have to worry about work.

I forgot that you play piano. That's really cool. I wish I could play.

Moving is hard, but it sounds like your family is ready for it. Detroit and Lancaster sound a lot different from FL though!

What's Okeechobee?

I know updating can be a PITA, but I'm glad you did! :)

Okeechobee is the little circle of blue you see when you look at a map of Florida. A big lake. There's a city named after it, and for a few weeks, my parents were talking about possibly moving there, because it's cheaper than West Palm Beach, blah blah blah. All that's out there are McMansions and giant pickup trucks.

We've never really liked Florida; the only reason we stayed so long is because of my mother, who A) needed to be in a warmer climate because of rheumatoid arthritis, and B) was happy to finally be in a house of our own, rather than renting. Now she no longer needs the warmer climate, and the value of the house we're living in now is far greater than any house we'd need in Detroit, and could even possibly cover the cost of a house in PA. Plus, her best friend in the world lives in PA, and we're running short on friends here.

You could come to Florida, and I could teach you piano. At least until we move. ;)

Jericho is an apocolyptic tale about how the citizens of a small town in Kansas each react to a nuclear attack on the United States. It's hard to sum up because there are so many characters, but it's mostly about Jake Green and Robert Hawkins, at least for me. Maybe Robert Hawkins and the Green family.

I think I'm going to have to go back to school soon. I get depressed when I'm not doing something productive.

my parents loved Jericho - it was on channel 10 over here last year sometime so I'm surprised you hadn't heard of it, but then I get the impression there are stacks of shows starting over in the States, while we're a bit more limited.

Oh but i loved the secret garden. Lily's Eyes is one of my favourite songs ever. But then I was a little spoiled with the lineup when I saw it - Austrealia has some excellent performers in musical theatre.