um it's rainy and gross outside. everyone's wearing sweaters and glasses today. there are umbrellas drying by the door. i chose hot chocolate over coffee this morning. that last one may have been a poor decision?

school keeps going, and i'm feeling less overwhelmed but still pretty much completely overwhelmed by all the things in life vying for my time. school, friends, boyfriend, trivia, work, fun things, commute, sleep, my need to be alone a significant amount of time (never happens), etc. i think i may give myself a four-day weekend soon, so i can have some time to myself and have some time to take care of all the little things i've been putting off for the past couple months. i guess we'll see. sounds nice, though!

umm in other news, big weekend of events, none of which really exciting to me. i'd rather spend every night this weekend sitting in my house by myself eating soup and watching say yes to the dress on tlc. oh well. i know i'll have fun, but i also know my shoes will be soaked through and my umbrella will be getting everything inside my purse wet and i'll spend most of the time thinking about how i'd rather be warm in my own bed than standing around in someone else's house or at someone else's party. i'm a big old boring lump when it's raining, reluctant to leave or smile. i think my mood and motivation rely heavily on if the sun is out or not. it's not seasonally that my feelings change because i can be happy and moving when it's cold as long as it's sunny. i think i'm solar-powered.

also, i like when comics tell the story of my life.

oh and i made myself grown-up dinner on monday, grilled lemon basil chicken, and realized that i never cook real meat because it grosses me out. that chicken breast looked like the inside of an animal, which is unappealing. i like my chicken to look as little like chicken as possible. in fact, i like it to look like dinosaurs.

oh, and here are some pictures of animals in costumes of other animals: