a real update

you know those days when you wake up groaning because your head hurts and you know if you get up it'll be worse and that in 10 minutes you'll also feel nauseous so you vow never to drink again?... yesterday was one of those mornings. except, while kari and i were eating our hangover food (aka scrambled eggs) we decided that thursday night was SO much fun, we'd do it all over again. haha!
liz mcnally is in town this weekend and it's like she never left. yesterday andra, liz and i went shopping at old orchard. i bought pumas. why can't i say no to shopping? i was doing so well... but on the bright side, i bought the pumas and did NOT buy the pinstripe pants and halter top at express OR the cargo khakis at jcrew OR the corduroys at gap. i did however participate in the 5 for $25 deal at victoria's secret (liz got 3 and i got 2). but i figure you can never have enough cute victoria's secret underwear so it's ok (i'm pretty sure i could go 2.5-3 months without doing laundry and not run out of vicky's. hm...)

i've already read 2 full novels since the semester started on sept 6th. i have 200 pages to read for wednesday. this book better be good. not to mention in the next week i have to turn my 7 page work-in-progress into a 25 page fiction story. i am not a prose writer. i think i have ADD, i can't write long things. this is a problem. this is why i am a poet. i miss being in poetry workshops.

speaking of poetry workshops, a year ago was our little DPS reunion in holland, and my calendar reminds me of it every day. for christmas last year i made karen a calendar, and made myself a copy. october is covered with pictures of the DPS... kyle reading stafford, will sipping his stein... me and karen hugging... lindsay, molly, karen, toddie and i talking around the table... and of course, the billy collins poem bar time, which i would post except that this entry is getting long. so i will save it.

i love going to bed when my room is a little chilly. wrapping up all cozy with my body pillow and teddy bear and mogu and comforter and sometimes an afghan one of my grandmas made me. but i hate getting out of bed when it's cold in the morning. it's so unmotivating! i need a programmable thermostat so i can set it to kick in an hour before i get up and make the world nice and toasty.

yesterday walking around the outdoor mall was freezing. it was misty, almost snow-like, and the wind cut right through my sweatshirt to my bare arms. i love fall and am excited for chilly weather (what? who am i?) but i hate when it's so cold that i feel chilled from the inside out. i hope winter slows down and lets me have some sunny, cool fall days first. and where are the pretty trees? a few are turning yellow, but i'm holding out for the red and orange.

fright fest tonight. woohoo! yay for six flags and our season passes. courtney hasn't used hers yet, she still has the voucher. we hope they still let her process it and take her picture and everything. haha.

ok, this is absurdly long. i just felt like i hadn't posted anything like this in a long time, it's been all song lyrics and such. whatever.