Miscellaneous...

It's been a very long week. The fact that Wednesday felt like Thursday, and therefore Thursday felt like Friday only made it longer. I had a bunch of appointments all week and haven't been sleeping much at all, so I think that's made it feel more extended as well. Sleep problems aren't new to me, I've pretty much dealt with them my entire life. From as simple as not ever being able to wake up in the morning (no matter how long I've slept) to laying awake at night for hours trying to fall asleep. Those problems I'm used to. The last week and a half has been waking up about a bajillion times throughout the night, and taking forever to fall back to sleep. Every couple of hours it seems. And that's after struggling to get to sleep anyway. One of the most frustrating things is to be exhausted, but not SLEEPY. Completely drained, but not TIRED. Very frustrating. Anyway...I saw my doctor today and she refilled my sleeping aid, so hopefully that'll help. I've also been getting headaches every day, which I generally don't. Kinda wondering if the two are related...so hopefully, if they are, when I sleep, the headaches will quit. I can't remember what my point was here...side effects of the sleeping pills: I'm a liiiiiittle bit loopy til I finally crash.

I'll be going on a trip next month to see two of the most amazing people I know. Could. Not. Be. MORE. Excited. I don't really want to talk about details but those of you who I know well probably know at least some of them anyway. I just wanted to talk about it a little bit because I'm so, SO excited. There were some other plans that fell through for a later date that I am ridiculously upset about, even still. BUT, I am trying to stay positive and focus on how much I'm looking forward to going somewhere new, especially somewhere so beautiful. And of course, I'm thrilled to see my friends. Beyond thrilled. Sometimes, I wish we could ALL be together in one place. That would be crazy and wonderful. One day, if I'm rich and famous, I'll buy myself an island for me and everyone I love. And everyone else shall be banned. And we'll wave at them from our island as the music rocks, the drinks are a-plenty and it's happiness all day every day. (Right now you're thinking, "WHAT is she taking, and where can I get some of that?!" bwahaha... sorry...) Anyway, back on topic...I'll be going in about a month, and will spend about a week with two of my besties. Someone come up with a word for "excited x a bajillion" - and that's what I am. No if's, and's or but's aboot it. :)

There's a lot of other stuff going on, but I want to stay on positive topics. Trying to keep myself up, keep my head outta the sand. I'll be alone next week BUT, I'm going to a great concert in New Orleans tomorrow night (Thriving Ivory & Ryan Star) and on Sunday it'll be a girls day of shopping and a movie. On Wednesday or Thursday a good friend that used to live down here is coming to visit before starting her new job in Americus, GA, so she'll spend the rest of the week with me and the pups (who she used to dog-sit for all the time). Going to be some changes coming soon but I'm trying to be prepared and stay calm and handle things as they come. I keep telling myself it's going to be okay. The one who can make it okay is me, right? I'll be getting some help with that, at least to start. But that's for another time and place.

I'm going to end my incoherent ramblings here. I do want to pimp something just a little. Everyone please check out Poppy Cafe, an amazing new live music venue in Vancouver (http://www.poppycafe.com/). You can check event dates on MySpace (http://www.myspace.com/tallpoppypresents) & follow them on Twitter at @poppycafe for updates. Stay tuned to them for all kinds of great music, brought to you (weekly?) by some pretty fucking amazing folks, frankly. I can say this because I know how fabulous they are, and how talented and capable they are. Expect big things, methinks. The sky is the limit.

So I think that's all. Meds are kicking in, so I think it's sleepy time for this girl. Love love love. xx