Baking

I baked three batches of cookies tonight. Almost eight dozen cookies. A lot of cookies.

Batch one: Chocolate chip with almonds.
Batch two: Peanut butter with chocolate chips and pecans.
Batch three: Chocolate chip with coconut.

If I never see another cookie again, I think I would be okay. (That's a lie. Total lie.)


Anyways. I'm going to have a guest in about three weeks. Woo.

Book worms are friendly

Book Wish List for the Holidays:

1. The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
2. The Northern Clemency by Philip Hensher
3. Hurry Down Sunshine by Michael Greenberg
4. The Lazarus Project by Aleksandar Hemon
5. When You Are Engulfed in Flames by David Sedaris
6. Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri
7. Love the One You're With by Emily Giffin
8. Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert
9. Remember Me? by Sophie Kinsella
10. Barefoot by Elin Hilderbrand
11. The Almost Moon by Alice Sebold

How very clever of me. Hmm.

There's a half moon rising...

Being alone on Thanksgiving, in all honesty, blows. I sort of lied before by being all cheery-like. It's just another day, but at the same time, it's not. I'm not being eloquent and I don't feel like trying so...here are some pictures.

Cedar Rapidian Clouds. Pretty much like all other clouds.

And sometimes, there are hot air balloons.

Which is relatively exciting.

The ground is cool too. I guess.

Love is like novicaine.

To begin, it's Thanksgiving! A wonderful day full of stuffed turkeys and thanks. Or Tostitos and medium queso, as in my case. However, it's a happy day none-the-less.

I slept until four. I'm not quite sure how that's possible, but I woke up to my computer still playing music that I had fallen asleep to. It was already getting dark outside, which made me awfully confused and I rolled around some more until my phone started ringing. It was my mother, obviously concerned that I hadn't picked up any of her other 800 calls. Long story short, I woke up, responded to all of the "Happy Thanksgiving!"s I had received and took a shower.

And here I am now. Listening to Champagne by Sugarcult (which I haven't heard in years) in my underwear, trying to cool off from an excessively toasty shower. I am contemplating the start of my Viewpoints monologue memorization.

And I'm not sure what else to say. My computer is getting very hot.

You can be mine if you'd wish to be.

Wow. It appears that I have not written in a long time! Funny how time flies. Let's see. What have I been up to since way back when?

1. This semester I have been taking some really stupid classes. For example, Intro to Psychology. I barely go to class and I'm still passing with flying colors. There is also US Pluralism: Race & Ethnicity. The class is basically entirely white and mid-western. It's interesting to say the least. I'm also in a Viewpoints Acting class, but this class is not stupid. It's nice.
2. I was in a play! (Electra by Sophocles.) 50 rehearsal and 7 performances. Whew!
3. I bought a plaid shirt because everyone needs a little plaid in their life.
4. I was introduced to a coolbeans website called Last.fm. Now, I had heard of it before - I wasn't living under a rock - but I had never used it until recently. I'm very glad I started because I feel much more awesome about my choices of easy listening.
5. I finished that baby green crocheted blanket I spoke about in my last post. It now has a medium blue, dark blue, and bright yellow border! Tres chic.
6. It's Thanksgiving break and I am spending the holiday alone. I figure I will have to do so eventually out in the real world when I'm living alone in a big city...or something.
7. I went to Vegas and got scabies! I don't know which happened first, but it's okay because both are all over now.
8. I am single.

Being alone at school is actually quite strange. I have the campus to myself (almost) until Sunday for threeish more days. Hurray! Maybe I'll actually catch up on all of the work I fell behind in over the past few weeks. Gulp.

(SundaywillcomefasterthanIexpect.)

"You can write, but you can't edit."

Some things:

1. I'm getting a fabulous cold. Can't breathe. Light gives me a headache. Ears are stuffy. Fabulous, like I said before.
2. I finally bought a vest. I'm not very good at anything that has to do with fashion, but I do know that vests are appealing to my eyes.
3. I will be back in Iowa in around...52 hours.
4. Last night I legitimately believed that bobskiing was a sport in the Olympics and used it in several sentences.
5. Yesterday I saw The Mummy and really enjoyed it. Now I want a Tibetan Yeti as a friend.
6. If anyone saw how I was packing, they'd be horrified.
7. I'm still working on a blanket I've been making for awhile. It's baby green and is a three feet by three feet square.
8. I'm going to miss my friends calling me at 4 a.m. to ask if I want to go to Burger King with them in 8 hours.
9. Dentists suck. Although, my wisdom teeth aren't going to come in for a few years.
10. I've been making some very good mix cds lately.
11. www.asofterworld.com
12. I don't think I have anything else to list...

feed your head

Just got home from the beach and I have so much to say, I don't even know where to begin.

Ultimately, I learned a lot throughout the trip. For example, salvia isn't very much fun at all and I can stay awake for surprisingly long spans of time. I also learned that it's possible to get injured while playing ruit and that the Atlantic wants to kill me.

Took a few pictures with my phone. I enjoy them.

Ocean City, Maryland. Surfers surf after 5:30 PM.



My friend Kate's house is on the boardwalk.
There are very interesting people found here.



This is Mike. He plays the drums, harmonica and guitar...while singing.
He likes Bob Dylan a lot. He's also a pastor and likes to talk about Jesus.

My friend Steph has a condo on the Ocean...close to the Delaware/Maryland border.
We stayed up and watched the sunrise one morning.
On reason why I love the Coast.

Sunshine and dark waves are glorious.