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May 08, 2008 10:16AM
Wow- so it has been nearly 4 months since my last post. Whatever could have happened? Well...
...we moved in with my parents for 3 months. Moved out April 4th. Looking back, it was not a bad experience, but it was so good to be out and on our own again. It took a couple weeks to get back into a rhythm again, but we are now into living our own life once again.
...we've now moved into an apartment complex. It is odd living in an apartment again, but we're adjusting to it. I'm actually kind of liking it. If we didn't have to pay an arm and a leg for laundry, it would be perfect.
...The odd thing about living in an apartment and having a home in another place is that 60% of our "stuff" is at our home. What is odd about it is that we are leading a very normal life without all that stuff, which makes me wonder why we need it in the first place.
...Angie and I are slowly getting reconnected as a couple and a team working together. It was very hard to work together when we were living at my parents.
...We have our youngest dog back. Our older dog is still with my older sister, and I think that is where he is going to stay. But we have Lucy back, and she seems very happy, and the house is actually very quiet and calm. That was NOT the case when we had the two dogs. She's losing a lot of her bad habits picked up from her older brother.
...The one casualty in all this was...well....me. The first two months, I wasn't sleeping, eating poorly, and was just generally having a very difficult time. A lot of freedom was taken away, and we weren't allowed to parent Luke the way we wanted to. It was a very dark time. I went to the doctor to talk about high blood pressure and talked about how I'd been feeling, and he put me on an anti-depression med and also a sleeping pill. The sleeping pill worked well, got me rested, and the anti-depression med really helped me mellow and level out my emotions. I'm getting my emotions back more and more now, and I hardly feel like I'm on anything, but at the same time, I can tell that it is helping with some other facets of my life. I'm sleeping better and, I think, much better to be around.
...We are close to selling our house. We are negotiating slowly, and, slowly but surely, we'll get it taken care of. I think it will be done by the end of the weekend. Which is good. While it will bring the added pressure of packing, fixing what needs to be fixed, etc., I can handle that, and the relief of paying for rent and not mortgage payments as well will really lighten the load.
...I've seen some great shows. In January, I saw Editors, Hot Hot Heat, and Louis XIV in one night, and a couple weeks ago I saw Kraftwerk. All of them left me feeling excited and invigorated. I need to see some more shows.
...Angie got a job. She likes it enough and enjoys the people, while it doesn't cut into her "other time". She seems happy.
...Luke is doing great. Learning and growing and is an amazing joy to be around. I thank God every day that I have such a wonderful, healthy, happy child. I would give my life for his. I need to post some new pictures.
And that is what has been going on.
And this is what I've been listening to lately:
Kraftwerk:Tour De France Soundtracks
MGMT: Oracular Spectacular (or, at least, a few of those songs)
Ting Tings- the two/three songs that are being played places
Ladytron- Velocifero (bleh....)
Simian Mobile Disco
Young Punx!
Radio 4
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January 09, 2008 11:02AM
A month later-
For the most part, we've moved to Minneapolis/the Twin Cities area. We moved clothes and essentials and comforts to my parent's house, and are staying with them full time while the house hopefully sells in Appleton. Heard some promising news end of last week on that front, but nothing has come of it this week.
So we're living with my parents. A bit...eh. If we could afford it, I'd have us move out and get our own place, but that is not in the cards. Not sure how long I can make it last and be civil and still maintain my own identity. Feeling very smothered and watched and imprisoned.
Ang is not working yet. Has been applying to a lot of positions, but hasn't gotten any calls for interviews. So she is at home, caring for Luke, while my parents eagerly await her to also get a job so that they have Luke to themselves. She's going crazy and complaining to me about it (both from the angle of not having a job and having to compete with my parents) She's not happy, not working, not feeling like she's being a mother to Luke enough.
Luke is adjusting, but is overwhelmed with being pulled in multiple directions and having so much attention. He's adjusting, but...he's also going through a very independent stage and that makes Angie even more frustrated.
My parents are bending over backwards to be accomodating, but its a strain. They also have absolutely no concept of what it is like to have a 1 1/2 year old around. Its just.....ugh...
It is January 9th, and this Saturday is Xmas celebration #3. At least it isn't one of four, which it could easily have been. We (the three of us) stayed in Appleton on Xmas, no visitors. New Years we celebrated with my family (after moving over). Now on Saturday we celebrate with Ang's side. Already dragged out for various reasons. And it is now no longer a quiet, family affair. It is going to be a loud, crowded everyone in the world affair. I don't even want to get into it. Devious thoughts are in my mind. Angie wants me to make nice and get along with her mother, but Ang would never, ever make the same request to her mother, who, I swear, does things just to piss me off. I'm not allowed to voice that frustration at all, because I "need to be the better person". And yeah, Ang complains about my parents, but I can't make a peep about hers. Things could get REALLY ugly on Saturday. I'm not kidding- I have a lot of devious thoughts...
Enjoying my new job, but I'm getting run down and lack a whole lot of motivation. As you can tell from this blog, which I'm writing while at work...
And it is the darkest, coldest time of the year. Not getting much outdoor time, and not a lot of sunlight...
OK- enough...
Obviously listened to mostly DB yesterday- three 'mix' CD's that I made quite a while ago (pre-Reality). Thought briefly yesterday that I should make a new one to add with "new favorites". But then realized that I have only 1/3 of my Bowie with me, so....no dice...
Also listening to-
LCD Soundsystem- Sounds of Silver, 45:33
Kleptones- Live'r Than You'll Ever Be
Some album by Eric Prydz while running
Daft Punk- Alive 2007
Wrapping up....
....NOW.
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December 05, 2007 02:09PM
OK- so-
I'm now back in Minneapolis. I got the job I had applied for, though I didn't hear anything for another month after I posted last. I finished everything I was working on and made the transition. Actually, I'm still making it- today is my third day at the new job.
Sadly, I'm here by myself. Ang and Luke are still in Appleton. Ang is wrapping up her job and getting the house ready for sale, and Luke is still in daycare. So I'm living in Mpls (outside of it, actually) with my parents, and will commute back and forth on weekends.
Missing the little bugger...
Things are going well here, but its been a lot of work getting plugged in and up and running. My brain is usually fried when I go home, and today it is already fried at noon.
Really, that is all I have to report. Not much else exciting to share...so.....
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