The Transition

I'm a little bored lately. By "lately," I mean the last two days. I don't really deal with boredom well - it generally results in me doing totally unnecessary things that can be self-destructive (massive cleaning sprees, drinking, the sudden urge to exercise despite the poor state of my physical health, massive money spending, etc.). For the past two days it has resulted in a mass amount of internet time... all while at work. See, it's like I'm not even here anymore. I feel like I need a t-shirt that says "For Emergency Use Only" (and if anyone has that t-shirt, I want it). The co-ops have my job down cold. They don't need me to teach them anything new. The PTs use the co-ops for all their patient treatments now because I won't be here after next week and the co-ops need the experience. So, I do "paperwork" that is boring and not nearly as time-consuming as I would like it to be (you know it's bad when you want your paperwork to be MORE time-consuming).

As always, I am living in limbo. My stuff, almost everything I own, is in Ithaca. My body (and some clothes) are still in Boston. My head... somewhere in between. I feel useless at one job, I hate my other job (still), and I don't even have a home to go to at the end of the day where I can feel like I've done something productive. Not that I would do something productive if I DID have a home to go to, but at least I'd have the option.

Instead, I'm doing what I do best - going to Red Sox games. I already had tickets to two more games before I leave, one tonight and one next Monday. Then - and again, boredom's fault - I went on Craig's List and bought hot seats for Tuesday night's game, too. Oops... But, come on! Three games in 10 days! Two games in the corporate box seats on the roof and one game in the right field box seats just foul of Pesky's Pole! You can't beat that! Especially when I will be stuck in Yankee Country for the next 4 months of my life.

Maybe Push is right... I do have a problem. You know what? I'm okay with that. If my vice must be my obsession of the Red Sox, bring it on :-) You know what else? I gotta go... it's time to leave work and head out to the game. But one last thing before I go:

Dear Red Sox,
Soon, I am leaving my beloved Red Sox Nation behind in pursuit of a higher education. Unfortunately, this will take place in the Yankees home state and over the most important time of the season - the end, and (hopefully) post-season. I will be here to cheer you on for 3 games before I leave, and 2 games in September that I will be driving back for an entire weekend for.
I just ask one thing of you, my beloved team. Win some games. Keep on doing what you do best. Tito, keep with those crazy lineups of Mirabelli batting third and Schilling closing if that's what works. I know we have 3 men who can play first, 3 who can play second, 2 who can play third, and about 12 outfielders, but this is a TEAM and everyone has their part to play, even if that means sitting down for a game. Trot, get better before you come back - you only hurt the team's chance of winning and yourself worse when you come back early. And Foulke... I'll talk to you some other time.
When you won the World Series last near I was in Boston and it was incredible. Think of how sweet it will be to win 2 in a row... and I will be there, in the heart of Yankee Country, with my Nixon jersey, my Varitek t-shirt, one of my 86 Sox hats, and my Red Sox Nation bracelet to celebrate.
You have your mission. Go Sox.
Love,
Erin (Sox Pack, Lower Bleachers, Section 38, Row 23)