hey I got my senior pics today!
What'd you think?

( Senior pics! )

I had less than 48 hours at home, and then I got back on a flight and headed this way.
Yesterday we checked in to our hotel, the Hilton Palmer House... (that's my grandma being elitist again.)Then Mikayla and I went up to the Mag. Mile, I actually bought a dress weird, I know. But it's a school uniform so it's not that weird for me. I used to wear a uniform to school everyday in middle school. (I go to public school) So its more non-conformity by conformity than it is just me liking to wear skirts and blouses. I also got knee socks, just because no school uniform is complete without knee socks.

After that we ate dinner here in the hotel... And headed off to "The Second City" It's a comedy routine/improv show. I laughed my ass off, and was really uncomfortable sitting there watching it with my grandma, especially about the time they started explaining the mechanics of a strap on. *SHUDDER* Then we went to starbucks *puke* and came back here.
twas a good day.
<3 always.
Ryan.

DAY 2:
I went to American University... Fell in love, I totally want to go there, but I don't think I can afford it. :( Even though it would rock my world hardcore.
I stayed there from 9 in the morning and left at 4 in the afternoon.
After that I came back to the hotel and slept.
Then went to dinner with my grandma's friends... It was fun, I hate being shown off... like some exibit though. Its like she wants everyone to know how successful I may or may not become. Like it makes her look good or something.
Then my wisdom teeth started to hurt, and grandma freaked out about me going to CVS to get some ibuprofen and orajel. Then I slept.

DAY 3:
today I woke up waaaayyyaayyy too early. And grandma made me go eat breakfast with her collegues. Blah. Then I started to head back to the room to hang out until lunch when I was meeting my friend luke, but as I passed the door I decided to hail a cab and go shoot photography on the mall. I had a great time. I'll post those pics later. Then I went to meet Luke for lunch, which was nice, I haven't seen him since April at pride prom in omaha. Then, I had a tour of the capital building with an intern for Senator Hagel, Totally rad. like woah. Stopped in the smithsonian. Rad. took a picture of a koala. (whoreface!) And a few others. Came back to the hotel, went swimming, ate dinner, got on a bus tour of all the monuments it was pretty cool. I got some sweet pics of the capital building and the vietnam wall. Then Grandma and I went down to the bar, she had icecream and brandy and I had sprite. Twas nice. and Now here we are.
:D Have a wonderful day loves.

Okay, so I survived 2 count 'em 1, 2. flights.
WOOT!
Followed by going to the National museam of art, where I saw the Afganistan hidden treasures. Which were beautiful.
followed by, going to the Jim Hensen exibit at the smithsonian international gallery... that's right bitches, I met Kermit the frog. The real one, in person. and Bert and ernie, and some other guys...
Then I went to dinner theater. good food. Aweful theater... and that's the point.
Now I am still trying to get in contact with AU, and failing... which is pissing me off. GRAWR!!!
oh and my grandma lectured me about my boy clothes.

okay so I leave in 5 hours for Washington DC...
Just finished packing, because I'm a procrastinator.
I'm afraid of flying though; oy vey.
I'll be spending sunday with my grandma, and then monday I'll be escorted through the capitol by Senator Chuck Hagel. Tuesday I have meetings at American University, both with the GLBT center, and admissions councilors. Wendesday I will be in the United States Holocaust Memorial Museam. All of this is pretty much me flyin' solo. I'm totally stoked. I'll miss Kyle though, I almost cried leaving him tonight.
I don't know how were going to do the me leaving for college thing though... but I have a year to think about that.
Yeah I need to sleep.

So for the past week I've had the house to myself...
Kyle came and stayed with me the whole time, and that was fantastic. Last night was the first night he went home, I don't know if I can sleep without him next to me anymore.
But anyway.
Through being here, alone, living on my own, doing my own thing... I totally think that I'm ready to move out and live my own life. I was really scared about whether or not I was ready to do that, and if I would be okay to go off to college and what not. But I totally am.
It just hit me. I am ready to be an adult.
Next step...
Actually doing it.