What Jocelyn says is a pretty compact version of why I left Wells/ why I didn't want to, for anyone that has wondered what the deal was with that school.

Wells' was, if it was any thing consistent, a series of paradoxes. As an institution, it operated itself as if it held its students in the utmost contempt; I couldn't ever imagine such intimacy, ( Read more... )

It's hard to get going when I know that I have a fun-filled day of putting things in boxes to look forward to. Plus it is really nice outside. Maybe I will take bottles back first. Get me some sun.

a few hours ago everything was going to be great, but now I feel suddenly very trapped in this town. And by trapped I mean I have no place to live.

Life always goes a bit smoother for me when I have something planned (other than work) every few days, and I just realized that I have all my next few weekends booked - 1) Maryella's wedding, 2) moving, 3) camping with my mom, 4) my birthday (party, my house, be there) - so things are good.

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The Quilt Is Done.

- For those that didn't know, I have spent the last four weeks hand-sewing 1140 little pieces of cloth together. Now my fingers hurt, and I am taking the weekend off from little pointy pieces of metal. But it's done!

This is what it looks like:


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there is always a huge gap between the first entry and the rest of the entries in my journal, on my friends page, etc. What gives, man? I haven't changed anything on here in ages. It is annoying enough for me to notice, but not enough for me to actually do something about it. That's all.

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I'm knitting a scarf and dreaming of fall. I used to like all the seasons equally, but right now I am routing for fall all te way - not only is it pretty and more appropriately temperatured, but it follows summer, so it is a relief as well ( Read more... )