It could happen. It might. Um, crazy.

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Fitzwilliam is sleeping in my lap.
We're baking oatmeal chocolate chip cookies, too.
Life is wonderful.

So even though I've been blowing through tons of money since I've moved here, I'm going to hate returning to the dorms in the fall. I love having my own place, I love being able to cook meals. Oh well, at least there's only one more year in the dorms ( Read more... )

Avocados may very well be some of the best things ever. Same with oatmeal chocolate chip cookies (of which I have had... four or five, today ( Read more... )

Electricity is back.

Once Tanya returns from her job search, a celebration is order. I'm thinking gin and tonics on the front steps.

So ( Read more... )

I've noticed that I'm becoming increasingly exasperated with people. And it isn't just anybody - it's particular people who do particular things.

There are times when I don't want to be touched; I don't want anybody to be near.

This morning my mom and I went to Ikea to get some things for my apartment this summer, including a futon. She even insisted that I get wine glasses, which I thought was funny but I think will make me feel really classy when I turn 21 and can drink wine from real wine glasses. I'm really looking forward to living on my own for the summer because I ( Read more... )

Body parts sent to wrong address

Awesome.

Woman, 65, saves husband from mountain lion

She's a beast.

I have mixed feelings about these things, though. Mountain lion attacks seem to be fairly common and I feel like nobody ever asks why they happen. Why do mountain lion attack people anyway? Seriously. Plus, is it really necessary to kill two mountain lions because of this?

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New York ( Read more... )