fall!

I AM SO EXCITED FOR FALL. It's the only season with two names because all of its splendor and glory can't fit into just one word. In case you've forgotten what fall is all about, here are a couple of vocab words to refresh your memory:

- yarn mittens! but with none of that finger business

- LEAVES aka, the city of Northfield in formalwear

- crisp wind that makes you shiver and gives you an excuse to hug someone

- sweaters

- pink cheeks

- the smell of pencils

- Halloween

- apple cider

- football games I don't attend, but talk about nonetheless

-Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

- "You've Got Mail"

- sepia-colored everything

- candy corn

- Norah Jones-y music

- October Baseball

That's 15 non-Carleton related reasons why I am more than happy to wave goodbye to the broken toaster that has been summer of 2010. Carleton-related reasons:

- I miss The Clap

- I left my umbrella in the dining center

- I miss spending 10+ hours/week in the dance studio

- My mailbox this year is the perfect height, no joke. PERFECT. Please send me mail, otherwise I'll just subscribe to cheap magazines so that I can have a reason to open it every day.

Other Bullets:

- Tomorrow is my sister's murder mystery party for her 11th birthday party. MURDER MYSTERY party. With a CHOCOLATE FOUNTAIN. I've already been outcooled.

- My brother is in Cedar City being a whiner. I was half-asleep when I said goodbye to him before he left for his flight, which has upsides and downsides, but mostly downsides. But for what it's worth, I still hesitate before turning corners at my house in case he's crouching behind them.

Who's That Pokemon?

Clues:

-Wrist/Hand Accessories
-Messy Black Hair
-Trademark Hat (worn backwards for full effect)
- Furrowed Eyebrows and Chronic Look of Fierceness

iiiiiiiiit's..

Mateo Trujillo!

Put down in words

When I hear Ewan McGregor sing "Your Song," it's like eating a really big Mento. There's a really really fast rush of "I don't think this is a good idea" when all the condensed mint flavor kind of explodes all over the place, but then half a second later I realize that I am absolutely invigorated and can conquer anything, in a soft and simple way. Take that, infected monster bug bites. Take that, student loans! Take that, enormous load of laundry that's been building up for a month. None of you matter because Ewan McGregor has just professed his feelings for me to all of Paris. And his voice didn't falter even once. And I have the sweetest eyes he's ever seen. Ha! And now I don't have to brush my teeth, because I just had a Mento. Double ha!

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This Summer Has Been Excellent Because:

- I was in the same room as Josh Ritter. While he sang with an orchestra. While he was standing 2 feet away from my Girl in the War book. Scientifically speaking, there's an 85% chance he saw the book lying on the ground at one point, 90% chance that it didn't get thrown away at the end of the concert, and 100% chance that we will be secret pen pals.

- The world cup happened. I laughed and cried and sang Waka Waka and called David Villa a lot of mean things (because that's what you do when you have a crush on someone).