My darling room mate

Introducing my constant companion, Ms. Molly.

She brings a bit of noise to my quiet little life.

The Mysterious Mr. M.

Today I recieved a text message from a number did not recognize. Because there are people who have my number, but whose number I have not added to my contacts, I replied to this message, and a conversation ensued. This is the dialogue of such a conversation.

Mystery #: Hey
Me: Howdy. Who is this?
Mystery #: Tyler
Me: Oh, odd. It didn't say it was you, What's up?
(At this point I was under the impression it was a Tyler I actually knew)
Tyler: it this daniel?
Me: Lol, nope. This is Claire. Is this Tyler G?
Tyler: nope. Tyler m sorry.
Tyler: r u Claire Ingles?
Tyler: or Engles haha.
Me: Nope, not even a little.
Tyler: not even a little? What you mean?
Me: I mean that you and I are truely strangers.
Tyler: ok, sorry stranger! i went to school with a Claire Engles and a tyler gillam so i was wondering.
Tyler: ur prob not even my age haha
Me: That will remain a mystery.
Tyler: yep (idc if ya know (im 18)) anyways sorry to bother ya again haha
Me: No worries Tyler.
Tyler: nice kinda meeting ya haha, bye.
Me: Lol. Farewell Mr. M.
Tyler: if you wanna keep my #, idc
Me: I don't know wether to be flattered or amused.
Tyler: haha amused!
Me: Ok then.
Tyler: r u in school?
Me: No, it's Summer.
Tyler: what grade you gonna b in?
Me: You're trying to guess my average age via grade level, aren't you?
Tyler: sure haha
Me: That wouldn't work with me. I'm two years advanced in school.
Tyler: oh wow. thats awesome :D
Me: Thank you. have you gotten ahold of Daniel? You were trying to talk to him in the first place.
Tyler: yep. i called his home phone.
me: Good
Tyler: so u r really smart?
Me: I like to think so. But all I've really done is work @ a faster pace.
Cool, i got in beta club but graduated with a 2.8 GPA.....i gave up my junior year.
Me: I'm sorry to hear that. Can't be any good for college.
nope....goin to Chatt State.
Me: Your major?
Tyler: i want to be a radiologit so.....ill have to transfer to utc.
Me: Interesting. I don't have the stomach for anything medical.
Tyler: aw
Me: The closest thing I would get is dentistry. Why do you say aw?
Tyler: good money
Me: True
Tyler: but theres good money in other fields haha
Me: Indeed. I must know, are you bored with nothing better to do, or simply curious?
Tyler: bored haha
Me: Nice to know.
Tyler: no offense!
Me: None Taken
Tyler: ok :D good!
Me: Well mr. M, what do you do?
Tyler: no job haha and call me tyler. k?
Me: Alright Tyler. I mean what do you for fun.
Tyler: basketball and stuff haha
Me: Were you on the team?
Tyler: nope.
Me: Alright, what else?
Tyler: softball/baseball
Me: Fun. Anything else I should know?
Tyler: idk? what do you do?
Me: I knit, sew, read, cook, hang out down town and I'm trying to find a job.
Tyler: u applied anywhere yet?
Me: Yes, and I had an interview yesterday.
Tyler: where?
Me: Now why would I reveal that? It would ruin your suspense about me.
Tyler: tru... haha :D cause im definetly gonna come lookin 4 u!
Me: That is my fear.
Tyler: well sorry and yeah, im not that weird
Me: Are you sure? Really?
Tyler: I promise, and i keep them.
Me: Good for you.
well thanks, u dont believe me do u?
Me: Well... You are a random stranger. ;)
Tyler: haha oh really?
Me: Really, you are. Simple as that.
Tyler: oh :(
Me: Why the sad face?
Tyler: cause ur stubborn haha
Me: Well I already knew that about myeslf
Tyler: haha sorry, i just learned that...
Me: Sorry I didn't warn you.
Me: Did you know we've been talking for two hours?
Tyler: What???
Me: It's nearly 2 pm.
Tyler: oh wow...Im sorry?
Me: It's okay. Lol
Tyler: u sure?
Me: Yes. I'm sure.
Tyler: u want to keep txting?
Me Idk. U?
Tyler: idk haha :)

And then I did a ballsy thing. I called him. I was tired of texting. we talked for about a minute and I told him I thought it was weird to have a two hour conversation with a person I didn't know. He was apologetic about the situation and then we said goodbye. A truly strange thing.

It makes my heart go pitter patter

Lookie at what my dear, sweet boyfriend got me!

It's all beautiful and shiny and yellow..... It's just perfect. This gift was a combination of Christmas, birthday and Valentines day presents. I wuv it so. I've had it since late January, but I've only now decided to show it off.
I'll be very excited to pick out a place for it in my new kitchen, when I leave the nest. Yes dear, I'm again talking about leaving the nest and living on my own. It's been a long time coming, I know. But as the semester winds down and projects have gotten finished, things have started to really come together.

Lately I've been taking boxes of my junk over to the duplex. Thus far it has primarily consisted of books, yarn, fabric and knic knacks. In collecting these items from my room, my shelves and walls have become progressively naked-er, and it a pretty weird thing to see. I've had everything in my room just so for so long now, that undoing all of it is kind of surreal. I'm also ofter overcome with the feeling one gets when re-arranging a room, when midway through you stop to look around and think "aw shit, what have I done?"
Lots of that feeling. because even though the stuff is leaving my room, it looks messier than when I started. And that is something I've never had before, a messier room with less stuff in it than before.

I think that next I'll pack up the shoes I almost never wear.

Sigh..

It's all a lot to take in right now. Pretty weird.

C.