My day began somewhat rocky - there was no parking to be found anywhere on College Ave as the campus had been infested by a swarm of suit-wearing hopefuls at the Career Day.  I was very frustrated that even with an expensive parking permit, there are only two lots open to students (even over the summer), both of which were entirely thanks to the ( Read more... )

I'm really scared about moving again ( Read more... )

Oh good, I LOVE being made to feel guilty for using my own kitchen at a totally reasonable hour because someone I didn't even know was spending the night is sleeping on our couch (and is such a light sleeper that my noiselessly turning on the light woke him up ( Read more... )

It's raining all over the place but it's wonderful and renewing and smells great so I have my windows open and am enjoying the breeze.

I have candles lit, Loreena playing, and a cup of tea and toast with Nutella.

AND I'm in a good mood.  I feel energetic and sociable and capable.  I have renewed faith.

Just reading the Amazon reviews for Surfacing (Margaret Atwood's second novel, and the one I'm currently trying to get my hands on, though it's been out of stock at my local B&N for months now).  The main complaint is that some people picked it up who are entirely unfamiliar with Atwood or with dense literature, and were quite disappointed by it.  ( Read more... )

Found this meme from a few months ago.  I like it!  Do it!  Books are awesomez!

Grab the nearest book.
* Open the book to page 56.
* Find the fifth sentence.
* Post the text of the next seven sentences in your journal along with these instructions.
* Don't dig for your favorite book, the cool book, or the intellectual one: pick the CLOSEST.

"Yes, you had ( Read more... )

Okay, so even though there about a million and one things I need to worry about (rent, graduation prep, cappies planning, cleaning and packing, thank you letters, book editing, birthdays and holidays, etc.), today I need to just focus on the things that must be done today, and trust that everything else will be okay waiting on the back burner until ( Read more... )

Worked from 7:30-3:30 today.  Spent most of it standing outside in the rain - cold, tired, hungry.  It was a pretty good day though.  :-)  Good people, good work, good food ( Read more... )

Sometimes I feel like the choice is between being happy and stupid or being miserable and aware.  (This is not to say that level of knowledge creates level of happiness; more importantly, and in direct opposition to most allegories, I've found that it often works the other way around, too.)

Just read an interesting meditation on helping.  I wrote a ( Read more... )

I have splurged on junk food and alcohol (if I could afford it I would so be going nuts at Target too) and am now spending the rest of the day hiding away from society.  Well, until I have to go to New York of course.  But I have.... seven hours until then ( Read more... )