i've come to a few realizations ( Read more... )

the highschool that my art program takes place is so unbelieveably unlike the highschool i went to, six years ago. maybe it's the time that's changed,maybe it;s not. there are just a million instances that i couldn;t believe, and my class hasn't even begun yet. today there was an expo, meaning we sat through all eight of the school's lunch periods ( Read more... )

ken and zucchini left for his grandma's house early yesterday. it was really nice to have the place to myself. i took a really long bath, gave myself a pedicure and got further into my book. i've never read you shall know our velocity but i really liked the rest of dave eggers. this one makes me want to travel. to anywhere ( Read more... )

new years was uneventfully eventful. quiet at first, we really let it out with a bang. i'm so glad the holidays are over ( Read more... )

christmas. over. and i couldn't be more happy. i got a pair of ugg boots ( Read more... )

at work, i began the secret santa program. a few weeks ago, i thought it would be fun for everyone (that wanted to participate) to throw their name into a bag, pull out another one, and purchase for that person a small gift. it makes the season more..festive, iguess. last year, i did the same thing at borders and it worked out really really well, ( Read more... )

i've really been opening my eyes recently. call me george bailey, call me crazy. i'v ejust been noticing a few things that really make my time here worth it ( Read more... )

that new sunkilmoon cd, the covers of all those modest mouse songs. it's really really good. there's just something in mark kozelek's voice that really kills me. in a good way ( Read more... )

it's snowing and i am drinking warm soymilk and one of the ginger cookies i made last night. they turned out really well, all things considered. i couldn't, for the life of me, find our grater. for the life of me. the grater is gone, off to some land that less-frequently used gadgets go. a land that the pizza cutter or bottle opener, for instance, ( Read more... )

my dog, zucchini, is the cutest thing since the word began. bulldogs really demand a lot of attention. right now, she is staring at me though this gate that we have put up, to keep her out of april;s room. every two or three minutes she makes this high pitched noise, just to remind me she is still there, waiting for me. she wants to play ( Read more... )