Day Dreaming

Today was frustrating, tomorrow will be better. I spent an hour online chatting with an indian man (one of many other time consuming and entirely wasteful necessary activities I partook in today) to get our wireless set up (because I have heaps and bushels of time for it).

I have been listening to this song for a good portion of my day..

Also, I reject the new look of I-tunes, as well as the video I'm forced to watch with this song.

"Castles In The Snow"

You're my favorite day dream,

I'm your famous nightmare.

Everything I see looks like gold, everything I touch goes cold. Castles In The Snow.

Here's all I know, Your checkered room and your velvet bow.

Your eldest song in my ear, that wounded voice that I hear.

Tofu and Coffee

It was rainy and cold here today--hello autumn and a new jacket. I have homework coming out of my ears on day 4 of classes. I think 20 hours was a really poor choice but I'll figure it out. I fell asleep this evening with rice on the stove and my roommate walked in the house screaming, "It smells like tofu and coffee!!" waking me up of course, which was a good thing.

Roommate love from this weekend.

Pears and Pooches

I went to the Farmer's Market yesterday after class and got an eggplant, two pears, and a tomato--I know, not very much. I am terrified of the eggplant. What do you do with eggplants? Exactly. I told the man that it pricked my finger and he laughed and said, "watch out, they bite!" I'll say. Moving on, the pears looked delicious so I decided to freeze and preserve them so that I will have local yummy pears in the winter. You could (and should) do this with any fruits you pick up at farmer's markets right now. It's a great way to have good fruit in the winter and it helps to reduce transportation emissions during colder months.

If you google "how to freeze fruit" it gives you a whole lot of nonsense and sweeteners and steps so that they will taste alright later. However, I read somewhere (in a magazine I can no longer find) that you can simply wash, dry, cut, place on cookie sheets and then freeze for 24 hours (I believe). When this is done then you can place them in a freezer safe container and thaw later. Perfect no?

Now to diverge completely, here are some adorable pictures of my doggy.

My boo.

Nonsense

An ice cream truck just went singing past my window at 1:30 in the morning. Oh Columbus...how does this make sense? My roomate and I were just dying of laughter, which seems to be a nightly ritual like last night when we were trying to fix my printer...

--End of nonsense blogpost--

Old Soul

So..this past week has been very scary and eye opening, to say the least. I'm not going to mention specifically, but I had a little crime mishap that's left me shaken. It really makes me understand what is really important though, and that safety and calm should always take precedence over fun and convenience. Anywho, because of the on-going bug situation combined with the aforementioned additional problems, I have been a very busy little person. School starts tomorrow and despite getting here a week and a half early, I might as well have moved in this morning. My room is still in disarray from the constant shuffling of items, blah blah blah.

I was reading a "Whole Living" magazine that my aunt brought me a few days ago, and I tore out a page with a few "Thoughts On Whole Living." I'll list my favorites and maybe others that read them can relate to them as well:

1. Your body already knows how to heal itself, you just have to get out of its way.

2. Go ahead--vent a little, think of it as detox for the soul.

3. When you can appreciate being alone, you're rarely lonely.

4. Clutter is the by-product of indecision. Make sure everything in your space is there because you chose to keep it.

5. True sufficiency doesn't mean having plenty; it means having enough.

6. Pay attention to how you walk. Ask yourself what you're rushing toward or away from.

7. Transform anxiety into excitement; focus not on the fear of what lies ahead but the possibilities you might create.

And most importantly:

8. Lead with your heart, not your ego.

The electricity was out all evening, so my roomate and I finally visited the coffee shop around the corner and promptly fell in love. With all of the chaos lately, it was nice to sit there among the used books and old sofas and feel safe.

My dad was right the other day when we were on the phone and he said that I am just "an old soul." It's true, all I want is a little apartment with a great dog and a full bookshelf. Someone else can take the parties and the noise and the running around on weekends for themselves.

Falling Apart

I've been getting bitten at night in my bed and it's either bed bugs or fleas..I have bites all over my ankles and back. I can't understand why things like this seem to happen to me when I try so hard to be optimistic. It's so upsetting. Guys are coming to spray tomorrow, and I have to get all of my stuff out after I've just moved in.

Also, I sliced my finger wide open last night while cutting potatos and half of my nail is gone as well as half the tip of my finger. It's really unfortunate looking...

Good Times.

Bamboo Banga

Every time I think of bamboo the M.I.A. song "Bamboo Banga" pops into my head...

The Bamboo Bottle company is coming out with a new water bottle for us all in October. You can pre-order it on their website for only 25$ which is pretty standard, if not cheap, for a reusable water bottle. It has an outer bamboo layer and an inner glass layer as well as a BPA-free plastic lid. The fact that these components were all contained in one bottle and that the website was not, in fact, offering a bamboo bottle as well as a glass bottle, seemed to really confuse me initially:

Pretty.

In The Dirt

This song on repeat, repeat, repeat.

I'd love to see this guy live.

Taking my last bike ride tomorrow.

Thankful for nice weather.

Don't leave...

cause I believe,

we were meant to see,

in the dirt.

High Hopes

I am packing for Columbus and while I am excited I can't help but think of all the things I wanted for this summer...and how all of those things disappeared and will never come back. Tomorrow is my last day.

Bye, Knoxville.

I always miss you,

I just wish you were kinder

and that you find what you're looking for.

Tea Pops

Tea popsicles happened last night while I was watching La Pointe Courte by Agnes Varda (yes, I know it was a Friday night, and it is currently a Saturday night..this is what has happened to me the past few weeks). "Parties make us feel good but they don't change anything" This line from the movie pretty much sums it all up for me right now, except parties really don't make me feel all that great anymore either.

Process:

2 teaspoons sugar

2 cups loose-leaf steeped blueberry black tea

1/2 cup blueberry puree

My thought process for this concoction lasted roughly 1 minute; needless to say, I experienced a few glitches-mainly the concept of gravity and how I overwhelmingly ignored it. All of the blueberry puree went to the top of the popsicles since they are created upside down and the tea floated to the bottom of the pop. They weren't entirely terrible and are definitely a healthy snack..they could be worked on some more though, or perhaps next time I can just find a recipe online. Yummy!

The other night I stumbled upon a song by The National that someone on Youtube put to an edited version of "Masculin, Feminin" by Godard. Thank you anonymous person for combining two of my greatest loves to make me exceptionally joyed :)

I wanna hurry home to you, put on a slow dumb show for you, and crack you up.