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lessee... laura's back from vacation in maine with kids and parents. ummm, i got a note from rob today. i sent him an email yesterday saying that i hoped he didn't think i only wanted to come out there if there was the possibility of us hooking up, and that if he is dating someone or whatever, that's cool, and if my being there is going to put a cramp in his weekend style then i could make other plans. so i got a note back confirming that's he's dating liz (she apparently lives in boston, and they hooked up again when he was there a couple of weeks ago, and looks like they're back in boyfriend/girfriend mode, and he even thinks they'll move in together in the fall). i have totally mixed feelings about that. on the one hand, i don't give a shit--i've never really been close friends with rob, and he lives on the opposite coast, and we hooked up one night. on the other hand, i was really looking forward to a weekend of fun with him, and i'm bummed--more than bummed--that it won't be that kind of fun. urg. i think i'm jealous of anyone in a new relationship, and especially a new co-habitation. that's such a nice time... anyway, he said that the reason he had been less that thrilled that i'd be there was that he thought his house would be totally overwhelmed with people that weekend, what with him, his roommate, liz, his brother, and me. but turns out that liz is coming another weekend, and his brother is leaving the previous weekend. so i'll be the only houseguest, and he promised to show me around, and take me around on his motorcycle, if i would "ride bitch". i'm looking forward to it.

i'm hopefully going dancing tonight with sarah, jennifer, and sarah's friend galen, and rich. rich is my old dance partner from swing (after john stopped taking it.) i'm a little nervous. last time we were there i felt totally klutzy. this time, of course, i'll be dancing with rich, and not john, which will make it a little better, since rich is at least a pretty strong lead. maybe we can practice a little lindy. the other problem is that rich may or may not actually come--he's got some singing gig tomorrow morning, and he's got a rehearsal tonight, and if he's not happy with the way the rehearsal goes, he won't be able to make it tonight. god, i don't want to go alone (even with sarah et al.) though.

i went running yesterday--through the graveyard across the street then down the road and around clark park and back. didn't go today, though i meant to. i stayed up later than intended last night watching get shorty with rachel, jenny, and duncan. then when i woke up this morning, i decided i should just get the day started (since it was 9:30 already) and not take the time for a run. turns out it's pretty steamy outside today, so i probably wouldn't have gotten far anyway. but, i will make a valient effort to go tomorrow, even though i'm going to be up late dancing tonight. i want to look better than i do for my trip--for rob (even though it doesn't matter), and for seeing family friends that i haven't seen in years. and for the you-never-know surprise.