things

1. i have been wheezing since i got home, and i do not approve. i flat out refuse to be sick this week.

2. first day back to work was really good, actually. the people who i like at work asked me how vacation was and genuinely seemed glad i was back. those who view me as a corporate drone asked me when i can do work for them. and back into the grind we go.

3. i've got two main stations on pandora now that i listen to near constantly. my anita o'day station and my amy winehouse station. they sorta have the same vibe. i really love the music of anita o'day and that whole era.

4. i am on page 617 of Gone with the Wind. this is the longest its taken me to read anything that wasnt required academic text. i just want to slap scarlett o'hara for being a heartless cunning bitch. the only way i made it thru the movie with shainna was with the help of mimosas and cake waffles. the book version, it seems to be chips and salsa and cough syrup. similar, but different.

5. and adele. i love adele's music (came on the winehouse station). and i like her for being a real role model.

6. i have so much to do before friday but i have no motivation. i blame it partially on #1 and partially bc i'm just in a funk. i'm changing my hair tomorrow, as i always do. there's not much that can be done with it this short. but we'll see what happens.

7. i think i'm going to start making playlists for people. i made one. its a great thing when you can say what you feel through music so you dont have to in real life. i need to broaden my musical tastes. i think this may be a good thing to include in christmas gifts.

8. today there was 12 broken chips in my bag of SunChips. 12 total chips, i mean. not that 12 were broken. Thrasher was outraged and he and i wrote hate mail in hopes of getting new chips. These are our priorities, folks.

9. does anyone know where i can find raw pumpkin seeds? i really want to roast pumpkin seeds but pumpkins aren't out at the stores yet. i looked online and holy shit, shatner, its expensive and you have to buy them in bulk. i have no idea why this suddenly is something i HAVE to do. i guess because it is starting to feel like fall and its something i always wanted to do growing up but never did, and finally did last year for my little cousins. and they taste good!

10. shainna's baby cousin has heart surgery in the morning. good thoughts there, please.

11. i love fall. i love the smells, even though i cant smell them right now. i like sweaters. and coopers rock. and the crunch of leaves. sometimes i think i exist just for those few perfect weeks of fall. fall is one season i can be totally alone and be completely ok with it. lets hope that holds up right now.