Gone

So, tomorrow, I'm gone. To Sharon's house in fact. I shall leave tomorrow between ten and eleven, and I shall return sometime Sunday evening. Actually.... yeah. I don't know the plan so much for coming back. But that I think I can handle playing by ear.

I have tons of funny stories to tell, mostly about my dinner (or lack of it) tonight, but I'm really tired, and I still need to finish packing, so I guess I'm off. I shall return anon.

Oops.....

So, I totally just realized that the inklings meeting isn't until tomorrow night. And we can't meet in lottie because lottie closes at six. So..... Yeah. I just thought you'd all like that update on my stupidity.

Major Ouch

So, after going sledding the other day, I was pretty stiff, and my left knee was very bruised.

Then, last night, I fell down the stairs at work. So my bottom hurts and my hips hurt and my arms hurt.

Then, this morning, I banged my knee - the one I had formerly bruised - on a desk. And it hurts ridiculously much. Every time I bend it, it hurts like the dickens.

It's cold. And I'm bored. And I'm mat at C.S. Lewis for not finishing The Dark Tower, and I'm mad at my heater for not heating my room properly.

Ok, self-pitying portion of blog post over.

For the good news? J-term is over tomorrow! I'm ready for a little more variety, and I'm definitely ready not to have to wake up at 7 every morning. I shall now be able to sleep in until 8. "Praise the Lord and pass the tax rebates!" Also, I finished my book cover project! It looks pretty darn attractive, if I do say so myself. Especially considering the trouble I had coming up with a concept and starting the creation process. Professor Kasperak sounded pretty favorable too, which is generally a good sign. He was in a very good mood today.

Oh, and I went to an artist's talk yesterday afternoon, and that was good. It was really interesting. I didn't know what to expect, since it's only the third artist's talk I've ever been to, but it was really interesting. He was articulate, and had some interesting insights into the creation process.

And I picked up a drop/add class form today, so hopefully my schedule will make more sense by tomorrow. Also, I picked up an application for a double major. I have to set up a meeting with the chair of the English department to discuss it and get another advisor. I just hope he approves. I don't know why he wouldn't, but just the fact that I have to get approval makes me nervous.

When I went to pick up Zoe, Elle, and Noah from school yesterday, it started snowing.... The highways were good, but the little roads..... really really scary. I misjudged my first brake, and almost hit a car. Well, slight exaggeration. But I almost tailgated a car. I drove a grand total of 20 miles an hour the entire trip that I didn't spend on the highway. I have to say that it was really scary. I like highways. I don't like little roads. Who thought of putting a school in the absolute middle of nowhere anyway? No fears though - I made the trip safely.

Um.... on to the 'inklings' meeting I suppose.

Life, in General

Well, life is good I suppose. I'm finally making headway on my book cover project. I now have about eight permutations of my original four ideas. Not bad for..... twelve hours work? Wow, that's a lot of work in two days, on the weekend.... And I've still had time for fun. Yay for fun.

I went sledding today with Lucy and Sharon. It was tons of fun. We took lunch trays (someone on Lucy's floor had stolen them) and went up to cemetery hill. It looked pretty scary, but, after seeing Lucy and Sharon try it twice with no ill effects, I tried it. It was a blast! The best was when we formed a chain, linking legs and attempting to sled. I say "attempting" because .... it.... didn't .... quite work. We lost trays, we fell over, turned around backwards, and only made it halfway down the hill one time. That was the best. We stopped halfway down, laughing our heads off and crushing poor Lucy, who started out at the back but ended up in front. The trays went flying down the hill, coming to rest painfully far out of reach. Ah, the laughter. We just lay there for a bit, staring at the sky, which was that beautiful perfect clear blue, fading down to violet and sort of white, with the moon hanging high in the sky. It was the most subtle sunset I've ever seen. "Sledding by light of the moon" as Lucy put it.

So I'm pretty tired right now, but I still feel the need to work. I couldn't stand staring at any more book covers for a while though. Therefore, I think I'll go revise some of my writing. I feel like writing. Writing is good.

Better Late Than Never

So, it's been a long time since I posted. Sorry about that. A lot of distracting events have ..... distracted me.

Aaron's in the hospital right now, so that was definitely distracting news. He's doing OK, though I haven't heard directly from anyone for a couple days.... Mom tried to call me tonight, but I wasn't here. I was going to try and call Dad today, but again I was distracted. So.... I guess tomorrow is my day to call home and call Birmingham to see what's happening.

Tonight, I was studying in the mac lab, and I suddenly realized that it was really quiet, and it was eleven o'clock at night, and there was absolutely no one else in the building.... It totally creeped me out. I mean, it was really, really creepy. Big echo-y hallways, big dark windows..... Definitely creepy.

And.... there's tons of snow right now. I just went for a walk with Liz, and I'm totally freezing. We got about two inches I think. Maybe two and a half. They were heralding a blizzard, but really it only rated as a snowstorm. Gorgeous though. Absolutely gorgeous. A couple days ago we had some snow, about an inch, and it was these huge, fluffy snowflakes, so that the sky seemed white, and you couldn't help catching snowflakes on your tongue. Every time you opened your mouth it was filled. None of that silly chasing around stuff.

The book cover project is.... Hard. It's honestly not going so hot right now, even though I'm working as hard as I can on it.... Ok, maybe not that hard. But I'm working as hard as is reasonable.

We had a game day today in the Union. It was a lot of fun. We also had literary group meeting, and that was good too. Andrew had a story mostly finished (2nd draft) to read to us, and it was really really good. I want to read it over sometime at leisure, to get a closer critical look at it, but I was impressed.... And Lucy had a story too, a short letter from a soldier to his sister, that was incredibly eloquent and poetic. Sort of sad and noble. Almost a martyr's voice. I was highly impressed with that as well. I had the first draft of a story too, but I didn't get to share it.... We sort of ran out of brains to listen and evaluate. Maybe next meeting we'll have time.

Alright then. I realize that I'm rambling, so I'm gonna head to bed. My face is finally thawing and I can smile again. I'd forgotten faces could get that cold. I've revised my sleeping-in-the-cold-and-never-waking-up theory. It would probably hurt a bit. My legs were sort of stinging, and my face was too. There are numerous ways to get around it though, I'm sure. I could propound them, but I don't want to creep anyone out. = ) It was gorgeous. Good enough. And now I'm going to bed.

FREEZING!!!!!

Ok, I take it all back - I want to move back south, where it's warm, and I don't have to walk across campus for meals and classes and I don't end up wearing three layers of clothing and still being cold in my own dorm room! I swear the heating's broken or something!

Oh, and did I mention that it's cold?

I like cold, in theory. I've been saying, "Oh, I can't wait for snow, I don't mind cold if there's snow!" Now that it's actually snowing, and it's actually freezing cold.... Well, I guess I'd just forgotten how cold the reality of it is....

I admit, it's beautiful outside. Sunny, with that perfect blue distant sky, and a few chattering leaves hanging grimly onto barren trees. A sort of white dusting of snow, with brown-green grass poking through. The wind is pretty sharp. It makes me tingle, and then of course I go numb.... But the tingling isn't disagreeable. I threw a snowball at a building. And of course I get to drink hot drinks and be all warm in blankets and stuff. So.... overall.... Once I'm awake and the sun is shining, I guess the cold isn't too bad.

But it's still freezing!

Good-Bye

Off to Lucy's house!

The spreads are actually going decently. I have some problems to work out still, but it's going better than I thought it would. I need to research some pictures to stick in yet, but I think that'll go OK too. I'm not nearly as stressed as I was when we first got the assignment. I might not end up with the greatest end product, but I'll get it finished and I think it'll be decent. My professor liked the layout of my first couple spreads, so that's cool. And Kelsey and I have our questions basically planned out. So we're all ready to lead discussion on Tuesday.

And..... It rained like cats and dogs this morning early, and is actually almost sunny out right now. Liz and I are going for a walk. So, in order to get to the walk, I'm going to leave my computer now. Yes, yes I really am.

And after I get back from my walk and from work, I'm going to unplug Persephone from the internet, and stuff her in a dark backpack, to be carried to Lucy's house, so that I can work on writings this weekend. I'm pretty psyched.