I may take a holiday in Spain...

My mom played hooky today. How great is that? Better yet, she's playing hooky again tomorrow and skipping work and class for my dad's 50th birthday. I think I should follow her example and take tomorrow off. I will personally greet my dad, singing "Happy Birthday to You", then I will sleep and watch Lifetime for the rest of the afternoon. One word: perfection. Throw in some ice cream and a nice massage and it would be heaven. Today, instead of her going to class, mom and I went to Chili's and had lunch. We then shopped for my dad's birthday present. On our excursion I picked up "Eternal Sunshine" for Friday night's viewing. Oh, yes. Lunch and my DVD purchase have been the highlights of an otherwise pretty monotonous day.

This morning I had a test in reading, which, thankfully, was much easier than I had expected. I did not get into bed until late last night, and I vowed to wake up around 6:30 to study before the 8:50 exam. Did that happen? Of course not. I slept until 7:55 and then threw my stuff together and ran out of the apartment. At least I did not over study; I would have felt like that was a huge waste of time. Instead of studying as hard as I should have, I played guitar, watched some TV, and talked to friends on the computer. I kicked myself as I went to bed, but I studied just the right amount (sitting at Java City with my laptop and notecards) to do well on the exam.

This afternoon I sat outside on a bench and read for two hours-- cool breeze, no heavy wind, great afternoon. I love the weather; it is finally fall-- my favorite season. I think my favorite feeling, when the change of seasons is actually palpable, is when you are driving in a car and for the first time since the sweltering summer you press your fingertips to the window and the glass is cooler than the interior of the car. It is cooler outside than inside. I love that. I think that seasons are the only things I don't mind changing; I wouldn't want them to stay the same year round. Other than that, I am not a fan of change in any sordid fashion.

Tonight I will be slaving away in the library, working towards the completion of a research project for Dr. Thompson. I am thinking of having my mail forwarded:

Melia A. McFarland
HSU Richardson Library
1st floor, across from stacks
Abilene, TX 79698

What do you think?

Old school album I am listening to: Goo Goo Dolls "Dizzy Up The Girl"
Favorite song on the album: Acoustic #3

They painted up your secrets
With the lies they told to you
And the least they ever gave you
Was the most you ever knew
And I wonder where these dreams go
When the world gets in your way
What's the point in all this screaming
No one's listening anyway
Your voice is small and fading
And you hide in here unknown
And your mother loves your father
'Cause she's got nowhere to go
And she wonders where these dreams go
'Cause the world got in her way
What's the point in ever trying
Nothing's changing anyway
They press their lips against you
And you love the lies they say
And I tried so hard to reach you
But you're falling anyway
And you know I see right through you
When the world gets in your way
What's the point in all this screamin'
You're not listening anyway.