so after indiana ice-over 2005, life is finally starting to get back to normal. my roommates and i are finding out just how lucky we are to have gotten our power back on thursday night. there are quite a few people still without power, this being their 5th day of it.

so, it was all a matter of time, but the ice storm gave the newscasters a convenient way to stop talking about the tsunami and the leading stories were replaced with tales of devastation due to going without power for a couple days. i dont know what i'm really getting at. i dont expect news stations to talk only about the tsunami for the rest of our lives, i guess it's just a shame how quickly we forget, and how quickly we are able to forget. and all this sounds quite hypocritical coming from me anyway, because i have largely brushed off the whole ordeal. i want to be upset about it, but i'm not, and i can't really make myself. what's the count up to now, anyway? such large numbers are impossible to wrap your mind around. its all unfathomable and i dont really know what i'm talking about anyway.

we went to muncie alliance yesterday. i'm glad i go to a church that doesnt need electricity or heat to have a church service. why cancel your church services just because you don't have power? that doesn't make much sense to me. although, the MAC caffeine addicts DID bring in a generator so that they could make their coffee. the essentials, you know.

yesterday was a day of rest and i liked it. my left arm is sore from playing the accordion.

i finally got the sufjan stevens christmas songs from chalupa and they are absolutely beautiful. my christmas would have been a lot more cheerful, i think, if i would have had these in my possession then. they are the sound of wonder, mystery, and joy. not many artists can capture that on tape.

i must go. take good care.