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Lately I've been feeling...well, "lonely" isn't the right word. Mike calls just about every night, and not a day goes by where I don't talk to at least one of my friends via phone or IM. Plus I get an earful daily at work from both teachers and students.

I guess I'm just bored. I mean, every day I go to work, spend eight hours there, come home exhausted, and then sit here. All of my college friends are scattered around Wisconsin, my boyfriend lives 40 minutes away, and my work friends all live in Illinois. I don't even go to church here - I attend church all the way in Milwaukee. I never bothered to set down roots here or get involved in the community since I knew I wouldn't be staying more than a year or two when I moved in. I guess the point I'm trying to make is, although I have wonderful friends who are ready to listen or help any time, and although my weekends are typically filled with social activity, I still miss having someone to go on impromptu dinners with, or get drinks with, or just come over to watch TV on a weeknight.

Although I am getting sick of sitting around my apartment all night, every night, I'm not very motivated to drag my shy self out to the bookstore or bar or parish in hopes of meeting people my age. I mean, I'm going to be moving in five months. Also, Cider's recent bout of health trouble has made me realize how attached I am to the cats, and since I'm away all day and usually all weekend (sometimes from Friday night to Sunday afternoon) I feel kind of honor-bound to spend some quality time with the cats on the weeknights. Once I move I plan to take some classes and get involved with some volunteer opportunities, but it's not worth it to do it here.

So that brings me to beading.

Yeah, I know, abrupt transition. I had bought some equipment last summer when I was bored back home but much of it got lost when I moved here. I found it again last night. It strikes me as a good thing to keep me busy on weeknights until the warm weather comes and I can start doing stuff outside again. I knit for this purpose as well, but I've found that I don't like to knit unless I'm watching TV or listening to the radio, and it's so rare that there's anything good on basic cable or the radio anymore. Beading takes more concentration.

So tomorrow I'm going to go to a hippie store at the mall and get some cat's eye beads and semiprecious stones so I can put my idle hands to good use. Maybe if I make enough stuff I can sell it at a rummage sale this summer.

I can't wait for spring.