Shopping Spree and Plants

I have bought winter clothes, now I just need winter to get here. It's been really warm the last few days, which has irked me, because it's also been deceptively cloudy. If it's going to be seventy degrees out, then it shouldn't be overcast and raining.

Anyway. I appear to have watered my houseplant (John) to death. After dumping a left over glass of water, of which I have many, into his pot, I heard a weird drip-drip noise. Turns out the water quite overflowed the pot John's planted in and ran all down the back of my small bookcase (not the one my Grandpa made me, thank goodness). It was a hassle to move the thing and clean up all the water. John's drying out in the bathroom for the next little while, and my bookcase seems very empty with no green-leafyness climbing up the wall. But I think he'll be okay after a few dry days.

I used to have a bunch of house plants in my room but having cats put an end to that. They were constantly being knocked over or eaten and John alone survived the Great House-Plant Purge of 2008. Lets hope he survives my inability to finish glasses of water in ways that don't involve me dumping them over his top-soil.

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Blah. Rain. Blah.

Days like today I tend to not shower and just sit around drinking lots of tea. And so it is today. There's a Bones marathon on and I've been sitting in my chair doing nothing all day. My cats have joined me in my lethargy and have been napping on my bed since 10 am.

Yuck. I always over-brew my tea.

Accomplished!

I put up curtains today. It took two tries--more like one and a half, really--and taught me a valuable lesson in spatial thinking.

They are gold colored and flow-y. I feel very accomplished.

Show Me Your Teeth

I went to the Orthodontist yesterday to pick up my new retainer. It is pink. This will be the third new retainer I've had in the recent past. After I lost my long time retainer in Florence and went without tooth-restraints for three or so months, one of my front teeth moved. But my intrepid orthodontist is working diligently to correct this slight imperfection in my otherwise impeccable smile. It seems to be working so far, and honestly, after this retainer I'm done. All this dental movement is giving me a headache.

The Great Game

Moms become addicted to Bejeweled Blitz on Facebook and has gotten Dad hooked as well. I don't see the appeal myself, though I shouldn't talk as I have created two fake Facebook accounts to play Frontierville more effectively.

Twilight

Because apparently this is what I do when I don't go anywhere all day. Make animated stick figure videos and take naps. I took 2 naps today, one from boredom and one because I had a headache.

This video makes more sense if you know about the book series Twilight. If you haven't read the books, just know that they involve vampires which sparkle. Mary, my roommate in Italy, loves those books, and when we lived together I read them, because books in English are expensive in other--non-English speaking--countries.

PI: Post-Internship

I am a victim of my own efficiency: My last work day was supposed to be August 14th, but I haven't been to work since Tuesday--I've run out of things to do there.

My mind rebels at stagnation. Luckily it seems I won't have too long an intermission this time, as I had an interview at Starbucks on Friday. It went well except for the beginning, when I spilled a lot of coffee on myself. It occurred before the interviewer, Jason, came out to see me. So the first thing my (possible) future employer saw of me was a coffee stained shirt, which is not the first impression I usually strive to make. I hope I get this (barista) job despite my lacking first impression, it would help me not to be completely bored while my main job search continues. Also I would get free coffee and be able to chat with my friends Nicole and Jenna during work hours, since they also work at that location.

I am going in to work at Communication Resources on Monday for at least half a day, it seems that they have some small thing for me to do--which I am grateful for, of course, though I have gotten used to sleeping in of a weekday.