23. Today it snows, and snows, and is very very cold. But I am older now, and with age comes not-complaining about the cold.
22. Last night, a snoring cat curled up by my feet as I slept next to a Christmas tree. Before this, a friend and I talked about the difficulty applying to grad school, and the possibilities of getting into creative writing programs.
21. My professor liked my use of monasticism to correct the sins in Paradise Lost. I wanted that grade, and was so excited when he said my essay was "witty."
20. Much as I dislike getting up early, I enjoy being up, especially for a scrumptious breakfast prepared by someone else.
19. I hate packing. I really do. But I already knew this...
18. I like tea, and catching up with old friends, and movies with people who are slightly crazy.
17. Snow. Just enough to cover everything with white frosting. It's beautiful, and excuses the cold and wind.
16. Finals are far from my favorite things, but the relief upon their completion is nice.
15. Studying? Pshaw. I can't seem to plan essays beforehand, which is perhaps a bad thing.
14. When my voice drops an octave, I can scare people, and it's rather amusing. Next time, I should prank call a friend... Of course, when my voice leaves after dropping, it's no longer funny.
13. I wonder how someone who has gone through all the trouble of researching Elizabeth Barrett Browning's relationship with her father could fail to remember whether she was American or English.
12. How often are girls greeted by "It's [insert name here]! She likes knives!"? Especially by people who are gathering to pray? Disconcerting, to say the least...
11. It's nice to have long phone conversations with friends not seen in months. Especially when they are friends with whom one can be goofy and schemish, next to whom you (meaning I) appear sensible and thoroughly practical.
10. I miss my family, but somehow manage to forget this when I'm busy with school. Then I talk to them, and remember how wonderful they are, and am properly excited to be seeing them soon.
9. Classes ending is both sad and exhilarating. I shall miss my classes, but am glad that the semester has ended. It will be good to have more wonderful things to learn next semester.
8. Two crazy weeks between Thanksgiving Break and the last class of 2008. Strange world, which keeps pulling past more and more quickly.
7. Despite multiple delays and confusions, I managed to arrive safely in Boston at a not-too-late hour.
6. Is it too strange that I enjoyed my time at the firing range so much? I honestly would hate firing those guns at a person, but target practice is so much fun!
5. I miss my brother. It seems as we get older, our relationship gets better. No longer do we play with cars together, but we can talk about real things, and have some in common.
4. Food! It's so good to have homecooked meals that I didn't scrounge together. And, of course, perfect medium-rare steaks.
3. Why my grandparents continue setting me loose in a used-books store is beyond me. They know how much I am capable of finding, yet never tell me to put anything back. They tease me, then pay for it. It really is the best pre-Birthday/Christmas present they could give.
2. Ah, music. Funny how much it alters one's mood. And how much one's mood determines what one wants to hear. Much as I love Classical music, it's nice to listen to other music too.
1. School, church, people, snow, books, people... Life is good, for some reason!
