This is truly beautiful

and in 1:21 has made my day a little better. Via Ingrid Michaelson's blog.

GO FOLLOW THAT LINK AND LISTEN NOW!

This has GOT to be

one of the most frustrating Monday's I've had in awhile. :(

Now watching:

The General.

Only 8 more AFI movies to go!

Weirdo list of things to do:

-Go to the library to return things/pick up things on hold
-Grocery shopping
-Laundry
-Run/work out
-Paint my toenails
-Clean/vacuum the apartment
-Read
-Try to figure out when to use the rest of my vacation days (?)
-Figure out if I can swing the 80-35 Festival or if I already have 4th of July plans.
-Harvest basil, thyme and rosemary from my plants/water them.

EDIT: As of 8:30pm I only got the things crossed off done today. Well played, Saturday. Well played.

"Adrian, imagine everyday is Independence Day

and save us from traveling the river changed; save us from hitchhiking the long road home. Imagine an escape. Imagine that your own shadow on the wall is the perfect door. Imagine a song stronger than penicillin. Imagine a spring with water that mends broken bones. Imagine a drum which wraps itself around your heart. Imagine a story that puts wood in the fireplace."
-The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven, Sherman Alexie

Dearest inbox:

COOL YOUR JETS. Seriously. This is ridiculous.

What a nice weekend

full of good food, friends from home, and sunshine! :)

Lexie, Peter and Justin came all the way to Iowa to spend the weekend with me! It was really, really great to see them since I don't think I have since December. I already miss them and hope I'll get to see them again soon (especially with Peter moving to Nicaragua and Lexie leaving her new books here).

It's really warm in my apartment right now and I don't know what to do about it. I can't open the windows because it'll get warmer, AND I refuse to use the air conditioning because it is APRIL.

So it's sun dresses and bearing the heat for me and enjoying it before it turns into an awful storm (hopefully not a tornado like the weather folk are suggesting).

Now Playing:

And if your strife strikes at your sleep
Remember spring swaps snow for leaves
You'll be happy and wholesome again
When the city clears and sun ascends

And my head told my heart
"Let love grow"
But my heart told my head
"This time no"
-Winter Winds, Mumford and Sons

I just finished

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington. Boy, oh boy! Do I love Jimmy Stewart.