wowza

there is so much to remark on. running more than 40 miles a week? writing a bazillion papers? a fulbright?! wait-- you guys are wearing sweaters now? ok, blow me away already. i felt like a true floridian today with the windows down driving home, feeling a slight chill at the breeze coming off the ocean (um still it was like 88 degrees today).

otherwise la la la im doing laundry. the boss is apparently out of the office for the rest of the week, which is nice, and then on friday night i am heading up to david's wedding. wooow new england, i shall meet ye again soon. the party is in amherst, m.a., which will be fun, although i must admit, im a little so-so about wearing tights (i.e.,.... dont want to- but im not sure i have an out on that one, especially being that the top part will likely be in something lightweight and forever 21 ish... what, its cool). regardless, i see champagne, dancing, and obsessive *cake* eating to make it a wonderful weekend.

actually, to be honest, its kind of insane, the whole idea of the 'south beach diet'--- no one at work ever eats carbohydrates at lunch. its ... intense. everyone eats a salad. ok, well maybe there are slight variations. like the boss. he has a sandwich. but its crazy seeing everyone always so uber healthy. then of course, i go home and eat cool whip out of the tub while watching reruns of gossip girl on my laptop so, really, who is to know?

once im back from the wedding, i shall seriuously start to try & socialize a little more. i havent been able to find any running groups in my neighb, although i guess i can force myself to the beach of south to meet up maybe once a week. betta than nothing. its really nice to have time alone, but it does get lonely pretty fast. on the upswing, i finally finished reading the biography ive been clocking at since august. yay, me! i highly recommend it to everyone - its called "them" and its a biography of th author's parents, the mother was a famous hat designer for saks, and the father was the art director of conde naste. very cool, historical, russian emigrants via paris, etc etc... a very good time (albeit a heavy read).

AH! i almost forgot. the past two mornings, i saw catepillars in my house. one was on my window curtain, green, very cute. i picked it up gingerly and put it in my trash can. i mean, im sure theres little lettuce bits in there for him. the second one wriggling on my floor this morning. i put him with his friend. i assume for all practical purposes that these little guys were already in existence when i bought my house plants, so i am ok with it. particularly if this is the southern version of mice. no problemo! i have lettuce scraps to spare (i mean, until the vacate).

ok, debate time. although im glad i have a laundry-based distraction. otherwise, i might get terribly bored. (town hall meeting? thats almost as nauseating as saying "mainstreet" when referring to middle america. that kills me just as much as maverick!)

xo