i woke up this morning realizing that my summer had suddenly found itself with only 5 more days, indicating i should seriously consider how to make the most of it ( Read more... )

we had raccoons! they ate through part of the plastic cat-door on the back deck then got inside and opened food containers with their paws. amazing! i wish i could know when it's appropriate to approach plastic with my teeth versus my hands. such crafty critters ( Read more... )

ryan and his friends are too funny. they are throwing him a zoolander-themed birthday party tomorrow which is going to be totally swwwwwwwwwwweeeeeeeeet. i'm sad i'm missing it. they have authentic dj lights, a homemade runway for a scheduled WALKOFF, and a killer playlist created by moi. i'm a little ashamed to admit how many song on our computer ( Read more... )

ryan had gone to disney-something-or-other this year for band where he saw some kind of water-park-show. he keeps using the pictures from his trip as computer backdrops. today's picture is a whale jumping in the air (or diving up? or maybe anti-diving ( Read more... )

other than two trips to the grocery store, i had not been out of the house since the last of may until tonight, when i went to...a fiesta? ...a concert? ...a celebration full of frolicking and merrymaking? no, the stadium band concert ( Read more... )

so, rachel ward is walking down the beach, and a car drives up on the opposite end. the resort guy yells out, "mrs. o'neill, it's your husband," to which i scoff, "no way, richard chamberlain has to come after her," and guess what! who walks up looking cheesy? richard chamberlain! i LOVE calling it!

been home for almost 2 weeks, and i know i've been busy, but i can't say i've been productive. got ill this week, which is funny since almost everyone who just got out of school has also been sick a little. anti-homesickness perhaps ( Read more... )

went to stadium tonight to see the one acts. thought it was going to be pretty awkward because i had no idea who was going or who was going to remember me. but i had a neat-o time. and then we went to shari's afterwards (where kid's eat free) and then a whole bunch of other people showed up at the same place. it was a small world kind of moment. ( Read more... )

i'm so sad. and so excited. but sad. and excited. and sad. and excited. aah! everyone is leaving, and although i'll see each and every one of them in 3 months, things will never be the same. why this mix-up every year?!?! me no likey. but then again i do, because i can't wait to meet the new freshmen and have a new living arrangement. plus, summer ( Read more... )

it's 5 am. how did i let this happen again?