Hello out there! Can anybody see this post? Livejournal's been giving me trouble about dates/times of posting. According to LJ, I now have entries that were posted in May 2007. It would be interesting if I could truly transcend time and space, but doing so by a blog glitch is just annoying.

I've been feeling restless and figety for the last few days, as I usually do when a major change is coming. But this restlessness allows me to accomplish things, such as working on painting my room. It's been half-finished for a little under a year, and I'd feel bad if the next person who has my room has to live with half the wall-space painted rose. As it is, I made some strange color choices regarding my ceiling and the closet door. It's kind of an odd feeling to realize I'll soon be leaving Avalon. It's been less than a 'true' home, but much more than a dorm. Don't know how to describe my feelings regarding the co-op, really. I think that a co-op becomes the personalities of those who live there, and may change a lot from year to year. But even if a co-oper departs forever, some part of them may be there for a long time to come (and knowing co-opers, it's usually forgotten food in the back of the fridge, and hair stuck in the carpet). Mostly, the co-ops are about personal freedom. I'm not exactly thrilled to think that I'll be living in a dorm situation where one probably can't destroy decorate a room as one sees fit.

I'm currently reading the most amazing book I've read in a long time, American Gods, by Neil Gaiman. My housemate S. has a copy, and it sounded intriquing, so I went out and bought a copy. I really shouldn't be spending money on books, but to me, reading is almost as essential as breathing or eating. And I'm sure I could devour this book in a couple of days, but I'm pacing myself. It has to be savored. I'm only about 150 pages in, but I'm loving everything about the book, the characters, the pace, the description. Plus, I learned of a roadside attraction I want to see. Without giving too much away about the plot: http://www.thehouseontherock.com/
I love places that are a bit offbeat, or even downright weird.

Widget! This one's fairly accurate...
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