icy:

beautiful, sunny day. all of my classes canceled again; getting lots of things done (writing, organizing, catching up), loving the sound of ice melting outside, feeling great (besides a little congestion, but that will pass).

oh man ii:

i'm such a sucker for this type of thing. (i cry... so what?)

also, i started reading excerpts of 'walden' this evening for my environmental philosophy class; it's much more accessible than i thought it would be, and amusing and inspiring and relevant. i'm looking forward to reading the whole thing when i have a little downtime.

oh man:

this is fun.

dear january in texas:

i'm a little ashamed to admit it, but i love you.

sux:

the first week of the semester is almost over, and i really like all of my classes so far... but i have what is possibly the lousiest schedule ever. by the end of today, i will have biked between campus and home a total of six times. that's approximately 10.2 miles. i need to find some way to occupy myself on/around campus during those too-long breaks between classes -- so if you need a lunch date, you know who to call.

new prez:

have you seen these photos of obama's people? striking images.

i'm so excited to see how this goes.

girly:

dancing while organizing my closet. knitting and watching gossip girl. knitting and listening to nico. feeling pretty girly this afternoon.

a garden:

i've been drinking coffee and researching container gardening for the past hour; one of my resolutions for 2009 is to stop making excuses (about how i'm going to move again soon, about how i don't have enough time, etc.) and start growing a few vegetables in my own backyard, a few more herbs, perhaps some lavender and marigold. slightly daunting; very exciting.

another confession:

i am absolutely, painfully addicted to gossip girl. and i'm not ashamed of it.