learn something!

Yesterday afternoon, my roommate was standing in the room trying to remember what she was looking for (this is a common occurrence), and out of no where she started to sing. I'm probably dating myself here (so young or so old?), but do you guys remember PB&J Otter? My roommate, all 5'10" of her, was standing by her desk doing the Noodle Dance. It was quite the sight to see.

Obviously(!!!), this called for some youtube so we could hear the actual version and relive our childhoods and eventually, led me to the Arthur Theme Song. Have you ever listened to the lyrics? You may laugh, but the world could learn something from that... aardvark?

Everyday when you're walking down the street, everybody that you meet

Has an original point of view

And I say HEY! (HEY!) what a wonderful kind of day.

Where you can learn to work and play

And get along with each other

You got to listen to your heart

Listen to the beat

Listen to the rhythm, the rhythm of the street

Open up your eyes, open up your ears

Get together and make things better

By working together!

It's a simple message and it comes from the heart

Believe in yourself (echo: believe in yourself)

Well that's the place to start (to start)

And I say HEY! (HEY!)what a wonderful kind of day

Where you learn to work and play

And get along with each other

hey what a wonderful time of day hey!

piggy bank.

i just bought this.

you should be jealous.  very, very jealous.

unhappiness.

there isn't much left that is redeeming about this place. i used to talk about how much i loved it, what a second home it is, blah blah blah. today, i'm just not feeling that though. its my first full day back from break, the day before classes start again and there is no excitement. i'm sitting in my room with the door shut, my music on, and praying the days away until july 2 when i can go home.

i seem to be living in a pervasive mood of unhappiness. i never felt that way at home. some may say it's homesick but it really isn't. being home was nice but it wasn't the end all be all to my happiness. it was just the place of escape from this place. i stopped at my friend's college. i was happy there. i went to open houses, unfamiliar places, and i was happy there. we're getting ready to sell the house i lived in for most of my life and i was still happy.

today, i'm not very happy though. i enjoy my classes. my professors aren't half bad. i have a few awesome friends. but besides that, i can't wait to get out of here. the sooner the better. this institution is no longer a place full of excitement and fond memories, but instead something i LONG to put in the past.

sometimes things seem sweeter in hindsight. you know?

ride of your life!

Wishing on a shooting star
But dreams alone won't get you far
Can't deny your feelings anymore
The world is waiting right outside your door
What are you waiting for?

Come on, here's your chance
Don't let it slip right through your hands
Are you ready for the ride of your life?
Your dreams are riding on the wind
Just reach out and pull them in and
Get ready for the ride of your life
The ride of your life

In your heart, you know what must do
You've only got yourself to answer to
Don't let fear of fallen hold you down
Your spirit's flying high above the clouds
You're glory bound

Come on here's your chance
Don't let it slip right through your hands
Are you ready, for the ride of your life
Your dreams are riding on the wind
Just reach out and pull them in and
Get ready for the ride of your life

You are on your way no looking back
There's no future living in the past
You're free at last yeah
You're free at last

Come on here's your chance
Don't let it slip right through your hands
Are you ready for the ride of your life yea
Your dreams are riding on the wind
Just reach out and pull them in and
Get ready for the ride of your life
Ride of your life

Come on, come on get ready
Yea, yea, yea
Your dreams are riding on the wind
Just reach out and pull them in
Get ready for the ride of your life.

--John Gregory

clarity.

glasses are a great thing. there is something about seeing with great clarity that is so refreshing. seriously. i've gone through life and i've managed to survive with the hazy look, enough so that i never wore my glasses. there are perks to a hazy world, not paying attention to small defects in life, not seeing every flaw in everything.

but clairty! there is nothing like it. it's so nice to see the crisp edge of letters, words, doors, cars, LIFE. its so nice to soak up the little things -- the scratch on my car, the dent in my bedroom wall, the tiny drip of paint on my mother's favorite wall paper. mmm, clarity.

i got six pairs of glasses today. no joke. the most important pair was my bifocals. i'm a granny, seriously. but of course, those had to be ordered so i won't have them for a few weeks. i went to the store and bought cheap reading glasses to last me until then.

LOVE new glasses. does that make me weird?

i'm gonna miss this!

quirky!

one of my [many] quirks is the fact that i have to have my room clean before i leave on vacation. it is probably because my mom was this way, but it drives me absolutely bonkers to come back to a dirty place.

so, this morning before i left, i made sure my desk and closet were clean and organized. i spent a few minutes wiping the dust off my desk. i was thorough, very thorough. i went over my packing list time and time again. i had everything. i was confident.

i got on the road a little earlier than expected, due to the fact that i had originally factored in going to class (oops!). i woke up too late to make it there and instead prepared for the long trek home. i mentioned that i reviewed my packing list 10386 times, right?

about an hour out, as i was merging onto the major highway -- it struck me. i forgot my textbook. i need my textbook. i have an exam the day after i get back. awesome. did i turn around? no. but i have to go back a day early to make sure i get enough studying in.

all that trouble cleaning and packing and checking and rechecking and i STILL forgot something. it never fails. ughhh.