Saving the World Through Psychedelics...

Yesterday I had the "pleasure" of going to a football game.  This was only my second ever, and both times have been fairly lackluster.  First time the band - one of the highlights of our school's football matches - was suspended, and yesterday there was a serious lack of competition.  If we had lost...well, I don't think we could have lost.  I was however all psyched up for the drunken undergrads figuring I would see some interesting sights and rather happy that I couldn't yet recognize my students.

But really, they were all pretty chill.  Nothing super extraordinary happened.  One girl almost fell down the concrete stairs due to her drunken stupor, but was helped by a very nice gentleman.  And someone before the game told me that he was "saving the world from nukes through psychedelics."  Only other extraordinary sight was the girl whose boots looked more like Furbies wrapped around her ankles than actual shoes.  I wish I had a picture b/c they might have been the ugliest shoes I have ever seen (in the U.S. at least). 

Despite the lack of excitement, I did have a good time especially as the day was sort of a post-birthday celebration.  I have not been having the best few weeks since around mid-August and didn't really do much on my actual b-day, so it was nice to socialize a bit.  I also discovered my new favorite vodka.  Wish I knew where to buy a bottle.  It was flavored with blood oranges!! A bit sweet, but I like sweet drinks so it was perfect for me. 

Oh, and I am ABD now, I finished my scarf/wrap thingy, and ... I was trying to think of some more good news, but drawing a blank.  How sad. 

Thanks everyone!

For the past few years, probably since around 2003, my birthdays have been pretty terrible. Not necessarily the exact day, but usually the few weeks leading up to it have resulted in me not really liking this time of the year.

However, this year was very nice. I had a pre-birthday party with some friends who had just had their birthdays, and tonight we went out for drinks and food. I also got some exciting news about this weekend. Nothing extravagant, but enough for me to say that this is probably the best birthday that I have had in a really long time.

Oh and supposedly my sister is sending me some amazing present in the mail, which I will have to wait until next week to see, but the way she giggles every time she mentions it has me rather impatient to see what exactly she has decided to send me.

Oh, the weekend

I have for several months now, very much wanted a white skirt, but a long flowy one. Unfortunately just b/c I desire it so much, there is no store anywhere that carries the kind I want. My friend's suggestion - lets make skirts! Ok, sure sounds like a great idea, but first off she doesn't know how to sew (no offense to her, its just what she insists on pointing out all the time), and second I can sew, but only simple things, and def. not using patterns - I am map and pattern illiterate. When sewing I just tend to kinda stumble around until I figure out something that works for me. Making a skirt however, of the kind I want, requires some semblance of a pattern. So I looked online, find some ideas, mostly for a type called a "circle skirt", but really liked the variation called "pixie skirt" b/c the hem hangs unevenly. Well I had some fabric lying around with which I was going to make curtains, but didn't, and decided to practice before I went out and bought nice white fabric (a task for tomorrow). I couldn't finish it just yet, b/c the instructions online say due to something called "bias" I have to let it hang a bit before I hem it. Basically, now it isn't finished, and I don't know if I will wear b/c the color is a bit bright, but here is a picture.
anyway, its not perfect, but once I hem it I think it will be pretty decent figuring its the first one I ever made.
Also this weekend, I went to a festival, but that is chronicled on the other blog, I had brunch with some friends b/c it was and is their birthdays, and now I have been talked into planning a joint birthday celebration for the friend whose b-day was today. Which is fun in a way b/c its at her house, not mine, so I won't be doing the clean up (just kidding, I promise to help out). On the other hand, while we have an overlapping circle of friends, there are some people she might want there that I don't know, and people I might know, but she doesn't. I'm thinking of making up a nice word doc., some sort of pretty invitation (you know b/c it really isn't necessary to clean one's apt. or study a foreign language, or apply for grant money...I just have soo much free time!), but not sure yet.

So, Monday I go shopping for fabric, Tuesday I have a meeting, and then hurray my friends I met in Ukraine will be here, and after that all is downhill b/c I have more meeting and then school. Egg-citing!