so today, I show up at camp at 3...I move my stuff in, and wonder why no one else is around. I also freak out, because I've forgotten the bag with all of my important papers and clipboards and notebooks. then I walk over to the office, and greg is there, and he tells me that we didn't have to be there until tomorrow. it turns out that jenny was mistaken when she sent an email telling us to be there thursday...she sent another email correcting the error, but I didn't read that one...oops. so, since I needed to get my other bag anyway, I just came back home for the night.
I've begun corresponding with a girl again...this time *she* responded to *my* ad on planetout. she's not necessarily looking for a relationship, which is good...I'm finished with that whole meeting-people-with-the-intention-of-dating-them thing...it never works. but I'm always up for corresponding with someone and making a new friend and being open to possibilities.

so, I go to camp tomorrow. and how am I spending my last night in detroit? packing and slowly getting pissed. errin called awhile ago and said she needed to talk and that she was coming over, so that may still happen. we'll see. x'andra's phone has been busy all night. we were supposed to hang out last night, she was to call me and she never did. then she called this morning while I was still sleeping. I called her back this evening and her phone has been busy for about six hours, so she must have taken it off the hook. I can't take it personally though, because she thinks I've already left. I'm drinking earl grey tea with scotch. it's quite nice, actually. and it will help me get a good night's sleep. sometimes I worry about my drinking habit. but then I decide its not time to worry yet and I just drink more :-P. I won't be drinking much for the rest of the summer anyway, so it will probably break the pattern. tra la.

back in the U.S....we got back the day before yesterday. the last leg of the trip was really good and really weird at the same time. friday night in london was weird. I was really really tired and just not feeling like I wanted to be in london...I wasn't in the mood for the big crowds, the fast pace, and so on. I absolutely love it sometimes, but not that day. and my mom, my sisters and I were definitely getting on each other's nerves and bickering pointlessly, the way you do when you've been travelling with people for awhile. but I did spend a really nice hour or so sitting alone by the thames, outside the globe theatre, just thinking, taking pictures, listening to 'about a boy' and feeling very comfortable in my own skin. then saturday I joined paul and lene in bourne. that was a really, really nice day. the weather was beautiful, and it was wonderful to spend extra time with the two people that I consider to be my best friends from york. it was also interesting to see jess in the flesh, considering the amount of time I spent a few months ago being jealous of her. speaking of that...how do I feel about paul now? well, I know that I *could* be in love with him. in a parallel universe, if he was interested in women, then definitely, yes, I could. but as it stands, I'm much happier being friends, without the weirdness of me pining for him when I know it's not going to happen. I am totally okay with that, and its nice to feel that way.
saturday night I went back to london, met my family outside the theatre they were in, and we went out to dinner. it was a nice end to the trip. sunday morning we flew back, and that was about it. all in all it was a wonderful trip, and I'm glad I was able to share my mom and sisters' first trip to england with them.

I've been thinking I had to go to camp tomorrow, but apparently I was wrong- I don't have to be there until thursday. so I have an extra day to get things done, which is a very good thing. I've actually done some substantial planning of my workshops today, amazingly enough. while I worked, I listened to the tape of the bjork union chapel performance that paul gave me- holy shit. that woman never ceases to amaze me. paul, I'm sure I'll tell you this in email, but thanks so much, for that tape and for really getting me into bjork in the first place :-).

and I believe that's about it for now. I think I'm going to see x'andra in a bit.