antipenultimate.

eric is home. finally. i love it. and, i love him. muy bien.

!!!!!!!!!

ERIC IS COMING HOME IN JUST A FEW HOURS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! he's in the united states for the first time since august 26th right now, and i'm leaving to go to the airport in a little over one hour!!!!! i made a cool welcome home shirt to wear. maybe we'll make some signs too. and get balloons. gosh. i'm excited!!

excited.

my 156 days is down to 20 measly hours!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

mahenia.

MY BOYFRIEND WILL BE HOME IN 70 HOURS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
how i'll spend the hours: 3 in class, 5 eating, 24 sleeping, 1.5 showering, 2 getting pretty, 6 cleaning, 1 picking clothes, 2 doing laundry, 1.5 emailing folks, 6 buying things, 2 watching television, 2 doing homework, 2 making a sign, 1 dying hair, 1 writing stuff.
that's only 53 hours. what will i do for the rest of the time? maybe sleep more.
today is australia day. happy australia day.
i loved today. i'll love sunday more.
we learned this word in literary theory class today: contransmagnificandjewbangtantiality.
i'll give a prize to the person who guesses what it means.
the boy upstairs is thumping around. obviously, he's a beast. and canadian.
i took a nap today. i like not working on thursday.
that grills song is the dumbest thing ever. really.
i can't wait to see some fireworks sometime.

rhombo.

the us navy caught invaded a pirate ship off the coast of somolia this weekend. there were a lot of cockroaches on the boat. pirates & roaches. i love cnn.
i ordered 2 dvd's from barnes & noble this morning; i can't wait for them to get here. they ship tomorrow and shall arrive in 3 to 8 business days.
my religion class is cancelled tomorrow, therefore i have no class until 10. i love it.
the roommate is listening to a french dialogue cd. no more french for me! hah.
MY BOYFRIEND IS GOING TO BE HERE IN 4 DAYS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i'm going to bed now.

abnormality.

You Are 32% Abnormal

You are at low risk for being a psychopath. It is unlikely that you have no soul. You are at low risk for having a borderline personality. It is unlikely that you are a chaotic mess. You are at low risk for having a narcissistic personality. It is unlikely that you are in love with your own reflection. You are at low risk for having a social phobia. It is unlikely that you feel most comfortable in your mom's basement. You are at high risk for obsessive compulsive disorder. It is very likely that you are addicted to hand sanitizer.

lmao, that just hit the nail on the head, didn't it? reread the last paragraph. chuckle.

orthography.

today has been a boring day. only 8 more boring days.
that british whale died. it made me a little sad.
i want to visit tuscany.
maybe i'll call my mom in a bit.
i'm illegally burning a candle in my bedroom right now. it smells nice.
gastrointestinal is a nice word; it's also my favourite system in the body.
i finally named my cellular phone. his name is sellie.
i think i'll do some laundry tomorrow.
i did a lot of paper filing today for myself and my boyfriend. i'm his official secretary while he's gone.
cranberry apple special k cereal bars are really good. and, they're only 90 calories. apparently, that's a big deal.
options for this evening: to go be a waitress at casino night, then get drunk with friends OR to sit here and do homework, then watch television and email eric. for whatever reason, i chose the latter.
hey, just for the record, i am legally allowed to drink alcohol in the united states now. i'll have to do that sometime.
a madrid metro ticket is on my desk. i still keep finding them everywhere.
i'm super excited for eric to come home! this semester is going to be the best one ever!!

builder.

i hate tonight. why isn't my boyfriend here?

topography.

different thing that i forgot to mention in my last entry: that sheep milk yogurt that i ate in spain came in a little pot. like a flower pot. 'twas fun.
i cleaned and rearranged a lot of things today/yesterday. i feel very organized and happy now. also, kara got a steam cleaner for christmas. it's loud, and we enjoy it.
my presents for eric were wrapped a little while ago. they're pretty; i love wrapping stuff. ONLY 9 MORE DAYS UNTIL HE'S HOME!!!!!!!
i had a meeting for work today. the call center is just a hoot. and, i have lots of total supervising shifts this semester, so i should be making more money while working less hours now. lovely.
i might get rid of thing one; he's irritating me.
one week from today is australia day.
dr hull was dressed very conservatively today. i was sad. oh, and people dropped that class--there are only 4 of us left, haha. she's not THAT scary! but, i feel intelligent in there, and she was very funny today.
the new cafe has flavoured starbucks coffee, ice cream, and various other food bits. i might get fat...bad thing.
i got some new pillows, and they are FABULOUS. going to bed is just about the best thing now. and, i'm not awakening at 6 am daily anymore...i was actually starting to enjoy it. oh well.
I GET TO SEE MY BOYFRIEND IN 9 DAYS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! yay.

lisente.

thing that i forgot to mention in my last entry: while in spain, i ate some yogurt made of sheep milk. it was good.
i'm back at bethany college. what a world. anyway, i feel much more traveled and cultured than i did last semester. other than that, everything is the same.
it's still raining.
i need a 2006 calendar.
they remodeled the cafeteria. super.
i think i like my classes this semester better than last.
i have some presents for my boyfriend for when he comes home IN 12 DAYS!!!!
i get to read "the great gatsby" again for a literary theory class. i love that book!
dr hull's outfit for the first day of brit lit 2 class today: a black leather skirt, a black bodice, a sheer black shawl, black fishnet stockings, red hooker boots, black sunglasses, and bright red lipstick. i love that class.
i have 2 worksheets to do tonight, but i think i'm going to walmart instead. i'll do the worksheets afterward.
i finally bought some textbooks today. i got lots of books for little money; i'm very pleased with my purchases. english classes rule my life, but i don't mind.
i'm thinking about smuggling the fuzz in here to live with me.
facebook isn't working at this exact moment. oh, the misery.
i dropped my spanish minor because i decided that i didn't feel like taking all of those classes under the particular teacher who teaches them. now i have more time to take a plethora of english classes. woohoo.
phyllis, be gentler, i advise;
make up for time misspent:
when beauty on its deathbed lies,
'tiss high time to repent.
such is the malice of your fate:
that makes you old so soon,
your pleasure ever comes too late,
how early e'er begun.

notes on europe.

20/12
-there really truly is an entire country that speaks spanish! i understand none of them--especially the ones who talk to me.
-i saw 12 dogs in madrid.
-lots of old ladies have pink hair.
-i saw a kid with sparkly purple hair.
-i like little spanish children an awful lot.
-bathrooms here are weird.
-the outsides of trash cans say "gracias".
-i don't like dirt.
22/12
-i walked a path oft trod by bulls. and, i went in the bullring. bully.
-the random selection of really old-school english music played on spanish radio makes me laugh.
-european toilets are fun to flush.
-european light switches are fun too.
-eric's apartment is like a labrynth.
-the spanish roommates are fun. kinda hot. and, they kissed me.
-spanish christmas candy is yucky.
-european cars really are all teeny tiny like on television.
-i quite enjoy the architecture & brick walks on the old sections of madrid & pamplona.
-pepperoni tastes like bacon here.
-i've seen 27 spanish dogs, but no cats so far.
-i broke a nail.
-i carried some european bread home last night, and it was fun. i named it gus. then, we ate it.
- i went to a spanish supermarket, and it was fun.
-eric got me a present of a stuffed bear in greece. i like him. i like the bear too. i named it lewis.
-within 48 hours, i rode in a car, a plane, a train, a bus, a metro, and an escalator.
23/12
-i watched "about a boy" en español. i heart hugh grant, even when dubbed.
-i went inside an old city fortress. it was cool. and muddy.
-the lack of dryers in spain is a bit absurd.
-i love europe.
25/12
-everyone wears fishnets when they dress up here. tacky.
-i really like spanish groceries.
-mullets are cool here, even on girls.
-i figured out how to cook a whole chicken all by myself...after eric pulled the feathers off for me, that is.
-turkeys are sold with whole heads. i really wanted one.
-i like living with eric and being able to do little things for him all the time.
-i love the aforementioned boy more i ever thought was possible.
-pretend drawn christmas trees are almost as good as the real thing. not really.
-snow here is weird. muy slippery.
-if you're ever an old lady in spain, you have to buy a fur coat to be cool.
-spanish television pretty much sucks.
-the bbc, on the other hand, rocks.
-i still like wine a zillion times better than beer for numerous reasons--even the spanish kinds.
-we went to church on christmas eve. it was catholic y en español. gossip after the service: "did everyone see that protestant american girl who was totally lost for the entire hour?!"
-maybe i'll eat a candy cane now.
-merry christmas.
26/12
-a sign in the airport says that a plane is retrasado. i laughed.
-i have a european plague. maybe it's the black death.
-i'm going to london with eric. i love london. i love eric. =)
-my birthday is soon.
-i'm sitting on a bench made out of an old airplane wing.
27/12
-the first thing that a brit said to me was "cheerio!"
-i love london.
-it's fun to ride on the left side of the rode.
-i hate ice in my soda. england never puts ice in soda. great.
-everyone here speaks with a fabulous british accent. yay.
-the tower bridge is greater than great. i stepped on the crack.
-a british hobbit took my picture today. and eric.
-i read a newspaper in dead man's hole.
29/12
-i love the tower of london.
-i stood where anne boulin died. i don't think that's how her name is spelled. oh well.
-"mind the gap."
-my birthday is tomorrow.
-i got some postcards.
-i had my picture taken with a cool guard bear.
-i saw all of the crown jewels. jealous.
-the ravens may bite. i sort of want to pet one.
-the london pizza hut is way nicer and has lots of better foods than the ones at home.
-snaps for buckingham palace.
30/12
-birthday jubilee for me in london!!
-i went in westminster abbey with 2,000 dead people.
7/1
-rome: creepest metro ever, really great food, ancient ruins galore.
-i saw the pope.
-things to do: learn italian.
8/1
-spanish tomato sauce is really just some tomato soup.
-italian food is indescribably excellent in italy.
-european drivers are nuts--all of them.
-i don't really wanna go home. classes suck. and, i don't like bethany without eric. i do want my room though.
-i saw 4 spanish lesbians today.
-i am being "let be".
-i might move to europe soon.
-spaniards are a bit rude.
-i went to mcdonalds, and i ate a "mcpollo". seriously.
-spanish is a little grungy.
-my boyfriend is nuts. i love him more than anything.
10/1
-there are stacks of bricks on the roof of eric's school.
-some british boys are speaking spanish.
-i want to paint my nails.
-miguel says "eh" after every sentence.
-i'm bored.
-snuggle.
-the "eh" thing is annoying now.
-eric's roommate asked if we have bambis at home. he meant deer. i laughed.
-miguel is wearing the same pants he wore yesterday.
-i really want a ham salad sandwich.
-i'm just about to start taking these class notes.
-a boy in eric's class is from helsinki. i'm pretty sure that he's dau's big brother.
-miguel said "eh" 88 times in one class period; i counted.
-orange soda here is much better than at home. i'll miss it.
-going back to school on monday ought to be interesting.
-la piscina naranja. i don't know.
-eric had better come home fast.

* this past month has been the absolute best time of my entire life. i got to travel europe, and i got to do it with the one person who means more to me than anything else on earth--it couldn't have been any better! we were never apart for any longer than a half an hour, and that was only one single time; i miss him more than anything right now, and these next two weeks had better fly! it is good to be home, but i'm eagerly awaiting my next european holiday. i went from never flying on a plane in my life to taking 9 different flights in one month; i think i'm a pro now. my passport has lots of stamps, i've seen more than i'd imagined, and we have tons of photos to treasure. i can't wait for eric to get home--we'll finally get to go to school together, and we're going to have so much fun! i love you, boyfriend. *muah!*

hola de españa.

look, i´m writing a blog from spain. there are weird keys on the keyboard here like ñ and ç. anyway, on to more important things! i went to london, and i LOVE it. i went to rome, and it was great too. england is full of great things like british accents, towers, and a queen. italy is full of great things like pizza, ancient ruins, and ferraris. i saw the pope. seriously.
europe is just SO europish! i enjoy it. i´d pretty much move here...well, maybe not to spain, but definately to somewhere else around here. spending time with eric is the best thing in the world. we´ve been together nonstop for like 3 weeks now, and i love it! i have lots of pictures to post some day when i get around to it...probably not until eric gets home because they´re all on his camera. but, you should be pretty excited for them because there are lots of good ones!! hehe. i also have lots of other european comments to make on here sometime; i´ve been taking notes the whole time i´ve been here. really. i´m coming home on thursday. i don´t really want to leave. but, i do miss my bedroom. the end.