here are some things i'd like to do before i'm 30:
live in the city
paint a room a crazy fun color
have a floor to ceiling bookcase full of books
put real pictures in a real photo album, not just on facebook
drink coffee i make at home in a coffee pot
travel somewhere. anywhere cool.
figure out what kind of music i really like
carry a smaller purse
go noodling. i watched a special on animal planet about this yesterday and now i'm obsessed.

today i decided i'm going to start deleting all my facebook friends that get engaged. starting today. i'll stop doing this the day i get engaged. if this makes me sound jealous and hateful i apologize. i'm not hateful, probably jealous, mostly just annoyed.

in other news, i just looked at the animal shelter website to look for volunteer opportunities and this is what i actually did:
found 3 dogs i want to adopt
judged people for naming their animals dumb names
found a cat i'd like to adopt
considered becoming a foster home for pets

this is what i didn't do:
look for volunteer opportunities

distractions

life is full of so many distractions. i think if i tried to do my homework in a padded cell i would still get distracted. i'm sitting in panera by my school trying to get homework finished up before class and i can not focus. i keep thinking about everything i want to eat, wondering if i'm allowed to eat a granola bar that i brought from home inside a panera. i also have to go the bathroom but do i have to pack everything up to go or do i just leave my stuff on the table and pray nothing gets stolen. or do i walk two tables over and ask the very attractive young man to watch my stuff....for the rest of our lives. instead of doing any of those things, i'll just hold it until i leave. i don't have to go that bad. although typing about it has made it a little more urgent.

i was at a baseball game on sunday. two of them actually. a double header. the 7 year old boy i watch is a great baseball player. as we were ready to leave he asked if i wanted to bring a diet coke to the game. so sweet. he knows my favorite drink. while at the game i got the first sunburn of the season and boy oh boy did i do it right. 3 days later my shoulders are blistered. seriously blistered. i'm going to guess my skin has soaked up at least 5 pounds of aloe and counting. i've worn long sleeves the past few days because i didn't want any more sun to shine on my poor arms, but today i braved a tank top. i can't hide these guns all summer!

okay, distraction time is over. this homework won't do itself. i so wish it would though.

it's been a long time. i've kind of missed blogging. i also miss the internet. since i've moved i don't have it and i have to travel to places that offer it for free. today i'm in the library. i'm sitting across from a tutoring lesson. i realize i probably made their lesson very awkward, but this chair is just so comfortable.

i've moved. i like it. sort of. it's kind of lonely. i walk around the house a lot so i guess i'm getting some good exercise. especially since when i'm really bored i lunge down the hallway. this has only happened twice. i also don't have cable so i watch movies or read. mostly read and then go to bed really early. i'm wondering where all the cool kids hang out. i can tell you it's not at the library. on my way in there were maybe 15 junior highers being crazy outside the door. i was almost desperate enough to ask them to hang out. maybe by this time next week i'll reach that point.

i'm really looking forward to summer. let's hang out ok?

i promise i won't wait so long to blog next time. i'll try to keep up with it better. i should also say that i really enjoy tuna melts. i had them last night and they were so tasty! i need to have them more often

learning

things i've learned today:
i don't really like philosophy.
i'm a very black and white person, no shades of gray here, which is why i don't like philosophy
i need to change my attitude about philosophy so that i enjoy this class
i get distracted easily
when i crave taco bell i need to eat taco bell
i love hugs

band-aids

i gave myself a manicure today in order to save money. why pay someone when i can do it myself? i'll tell you why. because when i give myself a manicure i end up with bleeding fingers covered in band-aids. my left hand just doesn't know how to control itself very well and because of that my right hand cuticles have suffered. at least i have really cool neon band-aids thanks to betsy.

updates

my little nephew was born last week! he's the sweetest little baby in the world. i love him a lot. he's tiny and has the softest skin of all time! i'm not even joking.

i discovered this wonderful place called half price bookstore. it's a used book store and the books are cheap. i love it! i just like walking up and down the aisles and looking at all the different books. i have bought a few, but i just mostly like to browse. i need to use all the self control i have not to go there everyday, so instead i go every other day!

i went to a fair trade/green shop. i bought paper made out of elephant poop. it's soft and odorless. i love it. i'm going to write lots of notes on them. if you get one it will probably say, "this note is on paper made from poop. enjoy." or "like this paper, you're also a piece of poop." i'm really excited to write these notes, you should be excited to get them.

i think that's all the updates i have for now. the end

waiting

i'm very impatient so waiting is hard for me. here are some things i'm waiting for:
-my nephew to be born. he was due yesterday. he's already turning out to be more patient than me. darn it.
-class to be over. it actually just started 21 minutes ago, but i'm already ready to go home. i have over 3 hours left.
-the weekend. i don't have a lot going on, but i'm still excited for it to come. for some sleeping in, rest, time with friends, the usual weekend stuff.
-my hair to be long. it's been growing out for some time now and it's not super long yet. i'm thinking i may start taking prenatal vitamins. not because i'm preggo, but they seemed to work for my sister in law.

not only am i impatient, i'm also incredibly distracted. for instance, i'm in class on the computer and i've already checked my phone about 5 times. sorry professor.