Brita water pitchers amaze me.

It's true. The little things in life like Brita water pitchers really excite me. We bought one about a month ago. Here's the story behind our Brita pitcher... (I don't know why I am writing this, I sometimes think if I write about boring things in my life that it will make me sleepy (I have constant insomnia)).
When the floods hit we, like most other people in Iowa City, stocked up on water. We bought about 10 gallons of bottled water. The water receded and all was well in Iowa City so we decided to start drinking from our stockpile. I can't really recall how long it took to drink all of the water, but we got through it. Then, after being spoiled so long with bottled water, we tried to go back to drinking tap water. Iowa City's water leaves much to be desired and the taste grossed us out and we started buying bottled water refills from Hy Vee (It's only 25 cents if you're refilling). Then we went on a trip to Chicago and our friends had a Brita pitcher and now I'm obsessed with them. The only thing that bothers me about it, after I put water into it all this black stuff is filtered out and it really freaks me out that I drank it for so long.
Perhaps I should write about something more interesting now. Work is going well. There seems to be a correlation, less days worked, work is perceived as being better. I really haven't been working much at all lately. Well, it doesn't seem that way, I only work four days a week, but they're ten hour days.. it all adds up in the end. But I've been taking vacation days too, so I only work three days a week. It's pretty sweet. And I'm super excited for Halloween because I am off Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. My family is obsessed with Halloween. My parents make our back patio into a haunted house and have a giant party every year. Since I moved away I haven't really been around to enjoy this as I always have always had to go to work or school the next day.
I really miss college. It was probably the best time in my life. Sad that I couldn't wait to get it over with (I got my bachelor's in three years). As much as I hated it my first year, I really miss Macomb, I miss being closer to my family, I even miss working at Bickel's. I miss the school part a lot too. Random, but I just thought about driving back on Halloween night in my Ford Contour by myself to my empty apartment. That first year I really regretted living by myself in an apartment. I went to school knowing one person, that I really didn't hang out with much. It was definitely a good experience as it taught me to rely on myself and learn how to make the best of any situation and occupy myself. I ran a lot that first year, sometimes twice a day because I would be so bored being home alone at night. That first year was crazy. I had my first relationship, got dumped, started running 5 miles a day, rediscovered bicycling, met one of the absolute coolest people I have ever met in my life, went to a few cool parties, and played in a band with my little brother. I miss the time my brother and I spent together. We used to be inseperable, we had all the same friends, did the same stuff, hung out all the time. Now he lives far away, rides a motorcycle, and has boot friends. I live far away, work full time, and hang out with girls. But I still relate to him better than anyone else in my life. Well, it's kind of a tie between him and my mom. Then it's Matt, Alyssa, Rachel, and Tadd. I love everyone.
So recently I got a phone call from someone I hadn't talked to in probably two years. It was weird, because we talked just like we never got in a fight years ago and stopped speaking. It's just weird, we talked for about 1/2 hour the other day. I don't know that we'll ever hang out again, but it's just odd how quickly someone can come back into your life and it's like they never left.
I'm still not tired but I think I should stop my late night ramblings.