got home from vacation last night.  twere SO much fun.  we laked and tubbed and horsed and all sorts of other -eds.  my favorite was the horsing.  i had a delightful white mare called Dolly.  so it was Dolly and Molly and we had an Understanding.  she wanted to be in the front of the line, but jamaila's horse [marvin?  melvin?  i can't remember] doesn't like dolly and bites her butt which then makes dolly kick him, so we wisely put dolly after him and she just kept making a dash for it when we sped up.  
totes fun.
other life things: i've decided to go back to massage school.  i am super excited about it, and i feel like it's definitely where i belong right now.  i miss that feeling i had every day after school.  like i was really learning, and that i am capable of tremendous things.  it's no small task to take someone's pain and discomfort away, and i have always felt that it's something i should be doing for the rest of my life.
whether or not this will still lead to nursing school, i don't know.  i want to take one day at a time and see how i go.  
tomorrow is a cookout at jammer and don's, and i don't know what i will wear!  clothing, of course, but what?  is it going to rain?  is it going to be sunny?  I SHALL PREPARE FOR ALL EVENTUALITIES.  
i enjoy cooking out.  i enjoy cooking in, too.  i enjoy cooks.  
happiness all around.  :D
things i am looking forward to in the coming months, in more or less chronological order:
weekend at my parents while they are off to portland.
opeth concert in october
halloween 
thanksgiving with my parents
christmas
visiting my sister in january [trains! coffee shops!  rain!]
WATCHMEN movie in march
maybe australia in april?  i will try my hardest to get a ticket out there.  
my birthday in may [24!  DUDE AND WTF.]
various and sundry other events of importance.
i feel the need to throw a party soon.  i like parties.