Don't You Worry There, My Honey

If any of my (two or three) readers are looking for new music to listen to, I highly recommend Ingrid Michaelson's cd "Be Okay". My mom's been listening to it nonstop, so I stole the cd from her when I went home for the three-day weekend. It's a really interesting cd, and I really like the way she uses her voice. My favorite song by far is "The Chain", which is both sweet and very musically beautiful.

Okay, I guess that I should give an update on my Valentine's Day, which was excellent, although there was no boy involved. If we recall last Valentine's Day, I was still pining over George and spent a good bit of confusing time with him that day. This day was so much better. I played laser tag with Stasi and Tobi, and I got second place out of the entire mission, which made me feel so badass. For the record, I'm probably the least badass person in the world, so it was a new and awesome feeling for me. My codename was River Tam, which added to the badassness of it. After laser tag, Stasi, Tobi, Aliina, and I opened a bottle of wine and played our own version of Apples To Apples. The nouns included every boy we've ever had a crush on, as well as nouns like "Having Nothing In Common" and "Going Out To Coffee" and "My First Kiss". It was epic. I'm definitely one of those people who love Valentine's Day even when they don't have a significant other. Actually, I think that I like it better when I don't have a significant other because I'd feel really awkward making a big deal about it if I actually had a boyfriend.

Speaking of boys, there's kind of a new one in the picture. I was kind of into S last semester, but I got distracted by K, and we all know how that turned out. Well, this took me completely by surprise, but I ended up bringing S back with me after Post-I. We ended up making out pretty heavily. Actually, we fell off the bed at one point. We went out to dinner the next night and hung out again later in the week, but I'm not sure where things are going right now. I don't feel like I have to know, which is completely different from how I felt with K. With K, I felt like we were Dating, with a capital D; everything was planned and scheduled, and we were going to end up in a relationship if we kept the pattern up. I don't think I could ever have a relationship like that, where there was no spontaneity or casual hanging-out time. Anyways, I feel so much more comfortable with S, and I guess we'll just have to wait and see how it pans out.

On another note, I finally asked Professor A if she would be my major adviser, and she said she would "with every joy and happiness!". She also told me that she thought the English major was the perfect place for me, which was the nicest thing she could have said. I've been having major doubts about the English major since taking Professor T's Renaissance Literature class last semester. I know that Professor T makes everyone feel like this, but it really damaged my confidence in my reading and writing skills. Professor A's class this semester has renewed my love of literature, and I actually enjoyed writing the first paper of the semester. There's just so much power in the written word, no matter what time period it comes from. It's hard to believe that I considered majoring in anything else because it's so obvious to me that this is what I'm passionate about.