So, I'm currently reading a book, and I feel compelled to suggest it. It's called The Patron Saint of Liars by Ann Patchett. It's about a woman who gets married, realizes that she doesn't like the guy because, while a good guy, is relatively boring. She realizes she's preggo, and decides to run away to St. Elizabeth's, a shelter for theoretically unwed mothers. This shelter used to be a hotel (there's a big back story behind it, which I have neither time nor energy to share.) Most of the other women in this shelter have come to have their babies and leave them behind, only to return to their homes and make up a story about where they were. The main character recognizes that this too, will become her life- a life of lies. Everything that came before will be seemingly non-existant. Anyway, I've gotten to the point where Rose (main character) decides to keep her baby and marry Son, the grounds keeper for the shelter/former hotel/the person who initally owned all the land.
I guess where I'm going with this, is that I've found myself in some similar situations- I tend to run away from things that might not be great, and struggle to confront these head on. And, in the end, I wind up getting pissy and leaving some potentially cool people behind. Note to self: work on this. It's a good read. I'd suggest it.
I've also gotten heat in my apartment-- it's kind of nice. I didn't realize, however, that my house would smell like "warm" (heaters have a fun smell when they get turned on for the first time each winter), and I'd have to do my best to burn insence and candles to make it go away (even though it took a while...). I also wasn't expecting the creaky sounds that came with it... but, c'est la vie. Anyway, it was exciting. And, I met our new matience guy- he seemed pretty cool. Um Um Um...
That's really all I've got so far...
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