I wish I was in Amsterdam right now walking along a canal wearing a t-shirt and sandals and feeling young.

Instead I'm in my dorm room feeling cold and sleepy and studying for an art history test.

springtime sunshine, afternoon light, long shadows in the hallway, coffeeshops and raspberry syrup, thinking about Lynda Barry and how good her books make me feel, the new purple streak in my hair, the feeling of being utterly and infinitely comfortable in a single moment.

I'm going to be okay.

ordered a bus ticket to Bloomington to see my sister and explore southern Indiana. Excitedexcitedexcited!

yeah, bad things are going on, blahblah, but today was the first true warm day. and i read a short story and got free ice cream and went to the coffee shop and  sat in the sunsunsun and listened to Rilo Kiley.

so things will be okay.

Things are very nice and very terrible lately. Basically I feel bipolar about everything. Some really shitty stuff is going down, and it doesn't help that I've talked to absolutely no one about it, so there's this cloud of black smoke growing in my chest. But then some things are so excellent and creative and inspiring right now. I'm not sure how ( Read more... )

at this point in the chaos of my life, Coffee Tuesdays keep me sane. moderately creative caffeine flow + sharpies= good idea ( Read more... )

I am 20 in (roughly) 17 minutes. And I feel (roughly) 12 years old. I should curl up with some Potter and some hot chocolate to welcome this new decade of my life.

This year has been full of good friends, new adventures, lots of coffee, lots of TV on DVD, lots of inspiration. Let's hope the next one lives up!

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I'm generally succeeding at everything I attempt lately (good news!) which means I should probably try some new things. And even if I fail that's OK! Probably! Just remind me when I get depressed ( Read more... )

I am a snotty baby, but I'm leaving tomorrow for the ICPA conference in Chicago SO MY BODY BETTER HEAL ITSELF PRONTO ( Read more... )