the need to turn on a video game as background noise, so she can pretend Carl's here and fall asleep faster...

she can get an appointment to get her hair cut tomorrow...

Carl is off to Reno on a business trip, so no romantic birthday dinner for me... instead, I get donuts and a day off work!

that she did put down both pickles and ice cream on the grocery list tonight.

in my marketing class the other day, a girl from Kirkland said she'd never had an African American in her class until college

relaxing for a little while before getting down to work.

sad to hear about the Metropolitan Building in Champaign burning down

kind of enjoying it being all dark and rainy these days, because it feels like the holidays (and warm cozy times) are coming

enjoying the heck out of the first chai she's had in months

excited that her apartment is now on Google Street View