This Just In

Wow, it's been so odd around here lately. Only a handful of the 18 flat mates (including myself) are still around. It's been very quiet here at 65 Boundary. The kitchen stays a lot cleaner for a lot longer, however.

I've been working on staying up late and getting up late - to help me get on EST a little bit. Tonight I have to try to stay up until 4am. I've been so lethargic lately that I've really been quite tired by the time 2am rolls around. I guess I'm getting old as I am unable to stay up like the night owl I once was a few years ago. Oh, well. Any way, we'll see if I make an 8 hour snooze from 9am to 6pm on Brisbane (body) time, ha.

Lately the weather has been dreadful and just sitting in the 50s. But! Today the weather smiled upon me, allowing for a tanning session! Yay!

Guess what! Today is my brother, Sam, and Chucky's girl-friend, Michelle's birthdays! Happy birthday Sam & Michelle! I can't wait to celebrate with you when we go camping over the 4th of July weekend! And an early happy birthday to Daddy and Andy! (Their birthday is tomorrow.) = )

I've recently discovered iMovie HD on my Mac. So, the new DVD plan is this: a DVD for photo slide shows using iDVD, and a DVD for videos using iMovie HD. I'm playing around with the two programs. They're pretty cool.

Last night I had a splendid dinner at Punjabi Palace. Oh, how I will miss that restaurant... Afterwards I met up with Laura for tea at The Three Monkeys (another place I will dearly miss). We had a fabulous chat about what it's like going back to one's home country, culture shock, keeping busy, friends, keeping in touch, etc., etc. She was brilliant when she caught that my flight out of Brisbane was NOT international! Yay! This means I don't have to be at the airport Sunday morning at 4am but rather 6am! Woot! AND! She's offered to give me a lift out there - she practically insisted! She's pretty great. = ) I do hope we can meet up when she's in Canada from August until February. We'll see how things are after graduation.

In Purdue news: one of my classes counts towards both my major and my minor so I'm able to drop a class that is now unnecessary. Great thing, too - it was a 7.30! Happiness!

Just a quick update on Adam: He's received some rather upsetting news regarding his study abroad to Italy... the uni he will be applying to is a business uni and may not accept him as he is not a business major. = / At least we are finding this out now and not in September. I'm crossing my fingers for him - gotta hope for the best!

In better news: he has been learning the piano lately! I'm so excited to hear him play! He has been teaching himself the theme song for a show called The OC - California by Phantom Planet. Not only that, Dick is learning the same song on his Ukelele. I told them they have to do a performance at our get-together on 3 July!

Yesterday I had the pleasure of catching up with Miss Beth White! We are looking forward to hanging out this fall - Cactus nights, baby! Also, we're going to host a girls' night party together. We're thinking wine, chick flick, manicures, pedicures, and a massage circle. Plus Beth and I are all about the snacks, so we'll be cooking up a storm! I can't wait!

Last bit of big news: Chucky is going back to Purdue this fall after all. He'd forgotten that he's tied into a lease up there. I'm glad he's coming back. Hopefully we'll be able to hang out a little more than we did last year.

That's about it for now. Toodles!

-Amanda