To-Knit, Sept. 29 Edition

-Finish hat for me
-Guitar Player #1's hat
-Guitar Player #2's scarf/gloves
-Legwarmers for the holiday

Welp, there goes all of my free time. Ever.

Yes please.

From dooce.com, by Heather Armstrong--
"And so today I would tell my friend, look, you need to go out, find some guy who loves the way you look in the morning, can forgive you when you lose your shit, thinks that the smell of your neck is better than a football game, and then take that guy and have a lot of grueling sex, over and over and over again, so much that when you roll over next to him with your voluptuous naked body he's all NOT AGAIN, IT WOULD TAKE AN ACT OF GOD, WOMAN, and then four years later you'll get to watch your kid waddle around the neighborhood going, "Bawk! Bawk!" You will not regret it."

I can't wait for this...which makes me sound stupid. But I hope I can do that someday.

Note to self

Learn to sew again.

To-Do, Sept. 26 edition

-Laundry.
-HOMEWORK.
-Organize my yarn stash.
-Then, pick some yarn and make something with it.
-Go to Charlotte Russe and get a dress...for a dance. I can't believe I'm going to a DANCE.

A gesture

My boyfriend is very outwardly caring, and it makes me so happy. Like, today, for instance--
While sitting at a table full of people he didn't know very well (and I didn't know at all), I mentioned that I just wasn't feeling well. Concerned, he put his fingers underneath my chin and checked to see if my glands were swollen at all.
It seems weird, but I see that as a really caring gesture. He did it in front of people we didn't know, and he did it for real and wasn't just joking around.

He's very sincere, and I love it.

Passing thought

Every time I hear car doors outside, and think that my car is getting stolen, I remember two things:
1) My car is parked in front of my mom's, so no one could steal it, and
2) It's a dented, stereo-less 2000 Maxima with music textbooks in the backseat. No one wants it.

Northwest

I'm going to live here someday.

Overheard

Choir director: /makes some corny choir joke that no one gets

Sassy tenor: Man, I wish I had a "cricket" button.

Two Lists

Things That Are AWESOME About College So Far:

- The Starbucks on the second floor of the academic success building. Staying awake during 8 am algebra has never been easier.

- Constantly hearing beautiful music wafting from the halls of the theater.

- Singing in 4-part choruses. With tenors. And basses. And male voices. It's mind-blowing, I tell you.

- A good-length commute during which one can extensively enjoy all of her Decemberists discography.

- Having classes with the same people and getting to know them better because of that.

Things That Suck About College So Far:

- HAVING an 8 am algebra class. That's full of football players. Let me tell you--football players? Not a smart sort.

- Feeling like an idiot when it comes to my major and absence of music knowledge.

- The Absolute Lack Of Parking At My University.

- Being surrounded by people 100% of the time. With 13,000 students attending the school, it's not like you can just hang out in the theater if you want to escape. Which is what I did in high school.

- Being tempted by hundreds of cute boys who shouldn't be so goddamn cute! DON'T THEY KNOW I HAVE A BOYFRIEND?!