Why was today remarkable?

-The Twins are playing their first Spring Training game (vs. the Red Sox) RIGHT NOW!

-Which means, Christina and I will eat some Twins ice cream later. (Chocolate ice cream with peanut butter swirl, laced with mini Minnesota shaped chocolate pieces which are filled with peanut butter…mmmm.)

-My Brit Lit class was canceled, and I was finished for the day at noon.

-Blizzard number two is on its way, bringing another FOOT of snow possibly by Friday.

-My first Netflix movie came in the mail today.

-One week from tomorrow I get to go HOME for Spring Break!

-Christina and I made Hamburger Helper tonight for dinner.

-I am reading Henry IV part One currently in my Shakespeare class.

my brain’s thought’s on a friday morning.

I decided to give up not one, but two things for Lent. Being Lutheran, giving something up every year has never been forced upon me. I figured I might as well try and see if I can do it this year. Both pop (or soda, if you’re from the state next door) and candy are out until Easter. So far I haven’t been tempted to cheat, which is amazing! Maybe if the whole 40 days thing works out, I can see if I can go further! That would be good for me.

So Meredith didn’t die after all on Grey’s last night. The way it was written was clever. Well played, Ms. Rimes, well played. Pam did break up with Roy…again on The Office. Jim better watch himself though…he isn’t too happy about their little kiss almost a year ago.

A snowstorm is lingering on the heels of the West Metro currently. Supposedly it will last until Monday and is the biggest in terms of snowfall yet! I have enjoyed the beautiful Spring-like weather these past few days, of course, but we really do need the precipitation. Even if it means I’ll be lugging out the ol’ snow boots again.

On Wednesday afternoon Christina and I went to the Minnesota History Center in St. Paul to see the Baseball as America exhibit. I rather enjoyed the time spent there. That building is gorgeous by the way! It was nice to learn a little more about the game and see the memorabilia straight out of Cooperstown. I also bought a book at the gift shop called “The Cool Chick’s Guide to Baseball.” It is funny, because the first thing it tells you in the book is what the diamond is used for. Now that concept I have grasped (since I was about, oh, maybe 5!) but it’ll be a fun book to use as a reference in case I feel like learning how to keep score and all that good stuff. It even comes with a list of ballpark foods and calorie counts. You can’t tell at all that a woman wrote it. To tell you the truth, it seems a tad degrading towards women, as it implies that we all have no effing clue what goes on in the game. Thanks to Christina, I knew most of what was written in the book. It is quite amusing to read.

I have had a cold for nearly two weeks. But I am happy to report that it is mostly gone. I haven’t had to blow my nose yet today and I have been up for an hour and a half! Plus, my voice doesn’t have too much of a cold-like sound anymore.

Hopefully the snow and cold will not be too bad this evening. They are showing The Mighty Ducks at Coffman this weekend and even though I have seen the thing umpteen times and my little brother owns all 3, it is a Minnesota classic and seeing it in a large group setting in Minneapolis itself would be pretty awesome.

Spring into it

The high temp for the day….a GORGEOUS 40 degrees Fahrenheit! (Wow, you can’t tell I live in a cold climate at all…) My light pair of gloves I wore was too much! How amazing is that? What a difference a few hours makes, let me tell you!

The first workout of Spring Training for pitchers and catchers was today down in Ft. Meyers for my Twins! That means daily updates on the news! And in the blogs I have come to read on a daily basis. Pretty sure I have three now. Does that make me a true fan?

Two weeks from Thursday I return home for spring break! That is hard to believe. It seems like just yesterday the entire apartment debacle went down. Oh, the memories….not good ones, but memorable nonetheless.

My entire life revolves around the literature world. I haven’t been as diligent as I have wished in the past as far as my writing goes. I really want to bring it up again and get the creativity back into my fingertips again. There is so much to say, I don’t know where to begin. People have said to write well is to write what you know. I haven’t experienced many exciting things in my short lifetime, but there have been moments in which a story can emerge. A real, cutthroat, story that has its own heartbeat. If only I had the time. No, if only I would take the time. I need not only to gather the daily inspiration I receive and jumble the mess together to make something coherent, but to actually find the right light in which to portray these characters. Being a writer is hard!

Quote of the day:
Christina-”How do you change your radio to AM?”
Me-”That says PM, not FM…”

What would I do without my roommate?

Valentine’s Day Blues?

I had a particularly great day. I am single, without a date on Valentine’s. But am I bitter? Hardly. A year ago, I would have been–extremely so. But I have grown a great deal this past year and learned a lot about myself in the process. I did, technically have a “date” today. My roommate Christina. We decided we weren’t going to sit at home and pout about not having guys in our lives. So, we went to the movies. We saw a particularly girly chick flick, “Because I Said So,” and it was wonderful. We also got ice cream. Sure, it is about 3 degrees outside, but it is what you do. So here’s to all the singles out there who aren’t afraid of the 14th of February. Why not embrace the fact that you don’t have any pressure for the day to be perfect? You save a lot of money, you don’t have to pretend to like the flowers that are going to die and the chocolate that will just make you fat, and really if these couples really loved each other, they wouldn’t need a certain day to remind them that they should be romantic. One day I am sure I will be equally disgusting in love, but I can wait for that. I am barely 20 years old–I have time! Let me be free for awhile. I have a life to live.

This just in…

-Joe Mauer signed a 4 year contract with the Twins, keeping him in the good ol’ Twin Cities through the 2010 season at least. That means he’ll be with us for the stadium’s grand opening that year, and most likely will renew it for many more years. He hails from St. Paul, why wouldn’t he?

-I can’t stop listening to the song “Not Ready to Make Nice” by the Dixie Chicks. It is stuck in my head and will not be going away any time soon.

-Barack Obama has officially thrown his hat into the 2008 race. This makes me happier than you could ever imagine. Now, a couple years ago my views were completely different. But, I realized that my arguments were not sound so I re-examined what I stood for and here I am. With every interview and speech he makes he impresses me and earns my respect more and more. White House or BUST!

-VDay is this week. Now, in years past I have been bummed that I was single. Not this year. I am happily independent and would rather chill and have fun with my friends–without the pressure. Besides, The Vagina Monologues are this week and I can’t wait to laugh, cry, and silently bond with everyone in the room. Plus, my former roommate and one of my best friends are involved in the project. I am an advocate of the V-Day campaign and believe every person-man or woman-should go see the Monologues once in their life.

-If you haven’t seen the movie Marie Antoinette yet, don’t. It isn’t worth it. If you are really bored and it is the last movie at the video store, then sure. Go ahead. Don’t say I didn’t warn you, however.

-For the future, if you are planning on anything the weekend of April 14th and 15th and want to involve me, I will be unable. I have a play and TWO Twins games planned already. Joe and Justin are getting their Batting Title and MVP awards, respectively. We gotta represent, ya know.

-For years I grew up saying, “pop.” When I was 14 I moved to Wisconsin and was eventually hooked on “soda.” Now that I am back in the Land of 10,00 Lakes, I have reverted back to my old ways. Don’t hate.

-I am getting over my crush on Evan Lysacek. I know, I know. He is gorgeous! (And finally proven straight as he is dating Tanith Belbin!) But the thing about crushes is, they fade with time. It is time.

-Fortunately, I do have another crush. I am addicted, shamelessly, to the television show, The Office. John Krasinski. That is all I have to say.

-I have two papers due this week. I also have two quizzes. Busier than most weeks I am afraid to say. Too bad I love school too much to complain!

-I am missing the fam. But that isn’t real big news. It happens all the time. It has been awhile since I have seen any of them, so it is about that time that visits are made. Spring Break is coming up fast, less than four weeks. I will be driving back to the ‘nette the afternoon of the 8th of March. But if my family would like to visit before then, it would make me the happiest girl in the world….

It’s a phenomenon-enon-enon…

Do you ever get the feeling that suddenly everything is changing around you, but you have no control over what is about to happen?

I realized that we are into the fourth week of the semester already. Four weeks until Spring Break, and after that it is all a rush to the bottom. Then I will be half finished with this thing in between childhood and the real world. The little road block called college.

Sometimes I wonder what I will “be” when I “grow up.” When I was a wee little one, I dreamed of becoming an elementary school teacher. In fact, during the summer months, weekends, and ever-present Minnesotan snow days, I would “play” school. Me being the teacher, of course. What happened? Life, I suppose. People change. Kids rarely become what they first want to be. How many kids really become astronauts who land on the moon? Play baseball? Are movie stars? I did, however, realize that my true passion in life has stuck, and will be with me, for good. I am an English major. Laugh all you want, it makes the most sense for me and my goals in life. I very often ponder this very subject and wonder if I am making a mistake. Sometimes I wonder if all this is for nothing and I should just pursue my crazy dreams I have had in years past.

Honest to God, I have always wanted to be a mail carrier. I think it would be a lot of fun. Do I need a fancy degree for that? No, it is useless. A piece of paper. I also have had an inkling to be a receptionist or secretary of some sort. Then there are the other jobs I have always “dreamed” of having including (but not limited to) a waitress, librarian, book store clerk, cashier, grocer, jazz singer, and even a chef.

Another thing I cannot seem to fathom involving life’s changes is my newfound stance on love. Call me a cynic, but I am not sure it exists as often as people think. Not even two weeks into a relationship does not make it appropriate or even realistic to say those three words. Those words scare the hell out of me to tell you the truth. I am afraid of falling in love more than not falling in love. I used to cry at the end of chick flicks and sigh and wonder when that will happen to me. Now I feel the need to gag and complain about how unrealistic Hollywood portrays this “love” phenomenon. Maybe one day my feelings will change. Again. But until then, I am content with the way I am.

Contentment doesn’t happen very often. The past couple months have been a rollercoaster, that’s for sure. But right now I am at a good place in my life. It is colder than all get out, but I have a roof over my head. I am literally reading 8 books all at once right now, but then again it is what I do best. Who knows what tomorrow will bring? The question is, am I prepared for today?