sneezing is in

if you can't do the math then get out of the equation

everyone on campus is slowly but surely dying from the same cold that was started by some scummy kid who coughed without covering his mouth on some other scummy kid who then madeout with the entire school. it's the truth. anyways, i shouldn't be talkin because i had a scummy moment myself. today in design lecture a random girl sitting to my right kept darting her eyes over and giving me the "weird look". since i automatically judge someone giving others this "look" to be a snob, i spent all the rest of lecture wrinkling my brows, wondering why this girl was being so snobby. when lecture ends i can't wait to get away from miss snobby pants' conscending glare, but then unexpectedly, she turns to me with the compliment "hey, i really love your skirt..." and i am shocked. instead of returning the niceness, i say "thanks" in a very short clipped tone and leave. things like that make me feel like a terrible person, but remind me not to get ahead of myself and also, that i make up much of what i consider to be reality in my head.

sometimes, i get overwhelmed with this incredible feeling, a desire to love anything anyone anywhere. i don't think it's happiness, but rather, lovely infatuation. this passion is usually targeted at the first thing (no matter how mundane or stupid) i come across and then the second and the third and just keeps on going. i fall in love with lip balm and mushing my lips together, the kid in my polisci discussion who has the brightest blue eyes ever, the intro of a familiar television show, the annoying bulldozer beeping when they backup, my future, the ability for human beings to feel love. it makes me feel as if i am living somewhere in between a midsummer night's dream and a jon mcgregor novel.

by the way, i really enjoy wearing a backpack. the coolness one feels when holding on to the straps at your armpits and the extra bounce that it adds to your step is indescribable. i want to find a job that will allow me to wear one. that leaves... professional backpacker. well, it has a nice ring to it.

triple yay for tonight's late-night breakfast!