hooray autumn!

the sky is changing to several shades of gray.
yellow leaves are sticking to pavement.
the air is shifting to a northwest cold.
my skin is forming goosebumps.
shoes are getting wet & dirty from walking to class.
my toes are growing numb.
(my toes are prickling from properly warming up inside.)
families are making hot chocolate with extra marshmallows.
& everyone is wearing sweaters.


hooray autumn!

baptist elite.

i am not a baptist elite.


end.

kitten's first full moon.

i am at the redmond library with a stack of books and papers at my table, but i can't focus. two high school girls are sharing my table with me, and they appear to be working on an assignment together. they can't seem to focus either. "i hate peanuts, but i love peanut butter!" one of them admitted in a sort of yell-whisper. she went on to list all of the types of 'nuts' she does like: "pistachios, almonds, hazelnut -- oh, i love hazelnut! i always get sugar-free hazelnut lattes." her friend questioned her about the sugar-free hazelnut. then they went into a five minute discussion on the pros and cons to using sugar-free products. less calories and less natural, basically. after listening to them, and then skillfully tuning them out, i ended up spending half an hour using the library's free wi-fi and reading craft blogs. but, to be fair, i did start out with productive intentions. i was trying to find an easy, kid-friendly kitty craft for my children's literature class. no great ideas so far. it might just come down to me scavanging value village for some cute, old fabrics and ribbon and then figuring things out from there.

smarties.

i both love and hate watching the oprah's world's smartest kids show.

the 10 year old boy who learned to play the accordion from his grandfather who visited him in a dream.
the 2 1/2 year old baby girl who knows and can point at every country in the world just from hearing/seeing it once.
the 14 year old international bestselling author. (i don't know what to say. really, i don't.)