It is so dreadfully January.

So:
Tail end of October saw my family meeting up with other bits of family at the cabin. It was a simply delicious time, and not altogether figuratively. The air up there, as anyone knows is nearly better than food, unless the cooking is really quite swell. And, well, it was. I still think I like the air better tho ;)

November has found me at midterms and papers to write and math hw and spanish hw and.... etc. <nods>
You all know the drill. However, I'm happy. What's interesting tho, is we haven't had stitch of rain in November yet. I'm so used to the sky crying out it's sorrows the whole first week of November I'm really disoriented, as it did that almost exactly a month ago. October almost didn't seem real as a result. I'm not used to the new daylight savings time yet... I guess it's tonight:  I'm kinda glad, cause I'm getting to bed late... again. Ah well, the perils and the joys of youth eh?
Also, something I've discovered... The Phantom of the Opera. I know many people have this horrible idea about Opera in their heads, and most of them have never heard an opera. I used to be the same. I heard the reviews and was disgusted. Who wants to listen to people stretching their voices to the extent that dogs begin howling, and doing a lot of word-obliterating vibratos, except you couldn't understand it anyways, cause you don't know Italian? Not I. However.... That's not what Opera is all about. Certainly, there is bad opera. But opera is ... <breathe> amazing. I love it. I've been an adoring fan ever since my friend invited me to accompany her to an opera. It is the most outstanding thing in my knowledge of artistic class. Phantom of the Opera is a brilliantly humorous edition of both the Good and Bad operas. There is Carlotta... who is the epitome of what most ppl think of "opera". And it is. And  it's very talented. And it's hard to listen to. And then there is Miss Christine Daaê... who is. Good. Very good. <nods> you should all familiarize yourselves with the soundtrack if you haven't been exposed already.
Finally, I've learned (by accident) how to make those little things that everyone else has been making for hundreds well... tens of years. ☺♫ re a drop of golden ☼♪ ‼
Hope this finds all of you doing splendidly well! (and just because I can: ♀φΦ╚▬▬⌠⌡╠╬╤╪╛Στⁿ╓ ≈δ♣§☼☻☺π♫•○^►Θ◄ ¥£░♥░░░░░█████♥█┼:☺◙º√♪ I bid thee farewell!
Peace and good tidings and happiness...
B

Here are some pics of my room. Long since promised and forgotten, yet here they are. Finally. My room hasn't been properly clean, (or inhabited) since the wedding so I hope ya'lls forgive the lapse. All... two.. three... of you. :) They are in order of how they were taken. The first and second one are taken from my bed. The thrid one from the cubby door, between the book shelves, and the last one is from my door way.  I like walking in my door. hehehe.
 I'm not a great photographer at the best of times but the camera had really really really low battery (I was shakeing the batteries between each picture to get it to take them) so it was more of a trick than normal. Hence the feeling of being in a bubble on the second one, and I simply have no clue why the one with the window in it is all red. I think the first one is my favorite. That's actually what inspired me to action is that's what I saw when i woke up. It was great. :) Happy days all, hope you are all happy, in truth. I start school tomorrow! Oh and by the way, see that beautiful plant on the right edge of the first photo?? That is my favorite plant of all of them. No wonder it looks so healthy huh?? *grin*


 

Once again, life finds me sitting at the computer with a not-so-little kitten on my lap who has finally calmed down enough to do so, instead of attacking every thing that moves. Including my nose. Nothing was safe for a time. What could be interpreted as a gentle extension of claws reminds me that I'm typing above his head, and that it's creating a bit of racket, which he will tolerate, under certain conditions. It is a bit merciful, I confess, to see him this sedate. It's not a state in which he currently resides. Last night I stayed up til three in the morning listening to a pre-recorded book, called The Penderwicks. It's a rather cute story. I started listening to it on the drive home from Gig Harbor. That is not my favorite trip, for it does seem to take forever, and at least going east you get some sunshine, but no, everytime we set our sights westward, rain, clouds, and gloom. Don't get me wrong. I do love rain. I love clouds even, when they are doing something. But when they are flat, gray, and thoroughly oppressive, and just sitting there, or bleaking spitting out a small drizzle of rain, which seems to annoy more than comfort. It's not hearty rain that you hear tapping on the window pane, beckoning to you, "Come play come play!" nor the rain that tells you to get the tea pot some candles, light a fire with cedar kindling and cherry wood. Simply bleak rain, that no one really delights in I don't think. It wets everything a bit, just so it's drippy, and then those oppressive clouds forbid anyone to be anything but solemn. Anyways, it was a nice reception up there. I got to see many people, meet many people, some that were surprising acquaintances, such as a man who had coached my hs councilor. Also I got to see again some delightful people that I now can call kin. Elizabeth and Jason, the Married Couple of The Year, and Jordan, who is my new brother... kind of. <g> Not to be confused with Jek understand. Jordan is Kevin's wife's brother. I did not have the immense pleasure of seeing Jek.
Alas, summer is almost over. I love acorns. There is a huge oak tree above my room and the acorns come thunking down on the roof. I think it is my favorite sound in the world.
I've got my text books now, and they do look friendly. I hope that we can have a really good time together, and not have that unpleasant occurrence when someone looks nice, but it turns out you just can't get along. The only one I'm really wary about is my Spanish book. It definitely has that dreaded text booky look, I'm determined to give it a fair shot however. My English books look so sweet. I love them. Well well this has been delightful and I'm off now. I took a what, four hour vacation, and now I'm ready to be severed completely. Happy days all.

**Callihans: Next time our Jordan comes up, we need to have a hard core game of pictionary. I know there will be the unfair advantage of Jordan and Faith and ESP but it would be a blast don't you think????

I'm home! Not! well, I'm home right now... but then I'll be gone for a bit more to Boring, Oregon! Whee! And then I can do all ya'lls emails justice. Or at least, the ones who have sent me emails, that i've written lame responses to. happy days all.