Apparently some schools in my area are closing early tomorrow due to heat...yes, you read that correctly: school closures due to warm weather! Unfortunately, my college doesn't think we are quite as prone to heat related weaknesses as other schools...

I definitely go through phases...from obsessions with rings, to a passion for headgear, and flings with strange stockings. If there is one infatuation I am expressing this spring it is an admiration for bright nail polish. I seem to be repainting my nails every few days and can't decide what shade to keep them for longer than that.

Would that I could dance among the stars all night,
I'd wear Orion's belt around my waist and call the Pleiades sisters.
Would that I could dare to be a lover fickle and untrue,
I'd hold the Moon in a tight embrace and kiss the Sun surrounded by morning dew.
If none of these is allowed to me,
Might I at least spend the evening with you?

I am back at my Grandmother's for a few days before I fly across country to Washington State. She has no Internet so I'm catching snatches now and again at a public library. It is good to escape everyone once in awhile.
Currently I am:

"Nothing to wear but clothes,
To keep one from going nude...
Nothing to sing but songs,
Ah, well, alas! alack!
Nowhere to go but out,
Nowhere to come but back."
-part of the poem, The Pessimist by Benjamin Franklin King

These book sculptures by Su Blackwell have been blowing my mind for months.

I have an irrational fear of falling down a staircase...but I really love the way they look.

The more I travel, the more I want to see...it is a never ending cycle. Regardless, here are a few of my favorite snaps from my road trip which is now at an end although I am still longing for more. From geysers to antelope this is the Midwest (and Pacific Northwest) with its vast sky and seemingly endless possibilities.

Went on a "field trip" to Washington, D.C. yesterday, making me feel twelve rather than twenty-two...except of course our buses dropped us at the curb and left us to our own devices.

Although through a little reading (snooping) of Susie's <

Today I walk and the steps actually mean something. Then it will be off to a wonderful dive for Thai food and embarrassing stories from my childhood, I know my family too well...

My scintillating sister got me this brass knuckle necklace for my birthday. I love the fact that it also happens to be pink, which sort of ups the ridiculous factor. In an awesome quirk of luck I ended up sitting next to a boy in one of my classes who had a brass knuckle tattoo. Moments like that make my day.

My time in Atlanta Georgia so far.

I have a friend visiting at the moment. This means late night dancing until 2:00 am, picnics by the creek, and general camaraderie.

The weather has been miserable lately; raining nearly constantly. I will either grow gills or build an ark if this madness doesn't end soon. Still, the sole benefit of all the rain is how green everything is becoming.