Princess Sparklefists

Last night I had a dream that my family was having this big party and our entire extended family was coming, so we had to make lots of food. Guatemalan food. Because we were Guatemalan in the dream. We also wore Guatemalan clothes. (My family is actually from Italy and Holland, among other places, none of which are Guatemala.) I have no idea what people actually eat or wear in Guatemala.

Today my aunt and I went dresser shopping, and we were much more successful than last weekend. The first place we went was a consignment furniture store--one of the same places we went last week--and I quickly found a dresser a really liked. It was a little bit more than I wanted to pay, but it was exactly the color I wanted, was practically new, and had a matching night stand. We're going back to pick them up tomorrow, cause furniture doesn't really fit well in a Toyota Celica, and there were dead battery truck problems. So now I am a big girl with actual furniture! :)

I made dinner for myself and my housemates tonight, which seems to have been a success. (Even though I did set the smoke alarm off while I was cooking.) I keep meaning to post about my new city/house/housemates/etc... I'll get around to it sometime.

And so... Biden, eh? I'm living in a very politically aware town these days, so I've gotta keep up with the new developments. Not sure what I think of him yet, though.

I realized I've hardly updated at all this week! Oh no! There'll likely be more later, but for now, here's what's been going on this week:

I'm still trying to finish Bleak House. Characters keep popping up in unexpected places, but now I mostly know who they are, which is good. Someone was murdered several chapters ago, and someone (probably) innocent has been arrested for the crime. I have my theory of the killers identity, so we'll see if it's correct. I'm aiming to finish by tomorrow (I'm finally down to under 200 pages) because I've got several books that I want to get to before I have to take them back to the library.

The other night I had a weird dream that I was going to school again, this time in Alberta. I didn't like it there and wanted to go home, but then I (for some reason) had all this trouble getting my stuff packed up, so I had to leave late. For some reason I was dead set on making it all the way to Minneapolis, so I was just going to drive overnight.

I'm mad at the bank for randomly decided not to authorize my online payment on my credit card bill even though I definitely had the money in my checking account. It's completely bogus and they totally owe me $38 for the returned check fee the credit card company is charging me now! Grrrr.

I've been making lots of icons this week (points to shiny new Martha Jones icon) because I enjoy playing with Photoshop. When I figure out how, I'll post some of them. :D

Regrettably, yesterday’s game aired on the Big Ten Network, which, oddly enough, is not included in Montreal cable. Instead of watching on TV, I kept track of the game via live updates on ESPN.com. Basically, it gives updates on each play, shows the current drive and field position, and has stats for both teams. It’s not nearly as good as watching on TV, and nothing at all like being there in person.

My little sister was at the game, and she sent me several text messages. Since I was sitting in a school computer lab while she was in Ohio Stadium, I was a little jealous.