bummer.

this morning i was supposed to wake up, drive an hour or so with hannah and arrive at a canoe drop in for her annual family/friend canoe trip. last night my throat started hurting and i was hoping it was just bad allergies but when i woke up today and tried to swallow, it felt

shop

so, a couple semesters ago i took a “music for elementary school teachers” class. it basically consisted of playing the recorder, singing mary had a little lamb, and playing the piano. totally cool. well, that was one out of two electives i need to take to get a degree in education. the two other electives

true.

cheesy quotes are cheesy but i grew up on mac and cheese so here we go… basically, i can’t agree more with this “law of modern man” quote. i’ve grown to realize that if i’m not happy then i need to change something. and sometimes the thing i need to change are the people around

in my opinion…

people who wear headphones on campus are preventing people from saying hi to them. funions are underrated. people who wear heels to class care way too much about appearance. lion king is the best disney movie. colors should not have genders. ice water is the best beverage. always. make up is for people who don’t

things that i like:

trail mix acoustic guitar driving with the windows down animals fuzzy pillows foot rests bananas in my cereal Rudolf little kids vests finding shapes in the cloud sprinkles on ice cream cones pennies the noise a Snapple bottle makes when you open it for the first time people watching colors peeling an orange in one

i miss africa when…

white lines on the road distract me (they don’t have those there). lights from cars passing by blind me. …ever i see pavement. i crave mangos. i see the picture of sharon’s laughing face. i think of school. i get a bill in the mail. i have to drive…fast. people bother me. the smell of

new (school) year.

moving into my new apartment was one of the best feelings. decorating is still not finished and probably will never be seeing as we rearranged furniture and wall decor pretty frequently. i’m happy to be in a new place with new surroundings. and although the loud music from the bar downstairs kept me awake at