The past little while in brief:

• Weevils are gross.
• Why do lightbulbs burn out at the same time all across the apartment?
• I would cook more if the dishes were less gross.
• Husbands totally trump fish.
• The English royal family and politics during the middle ages is officially my favorite thing to study.
• It's hard to stay focused when trying to count.
• Yes, years later, Evanescence still rocks.
• Silence is one of the most precious things in the world.
• I REALLY don't know how to talk to nine-year-olds.
• I spend way more money on food and treats than I should :)
• Nothing gets easier just cuz you're older.
• Happiness is a choice.
• Neighbors suck. Apartments should literally be APART.
• That chicken enchilada has been sitting in the fridge for two weeks.
• When's the last time I touched actual cash?
• Richard the Lion Heart really was ransomed and returned to England.
• Chinese art is fantastically precise. Chinese poetry is fantastically open-ended.
• Volleyball still has some mysterious power over me.
• Phones are evil.
• Gravity should be optional.
• I still have American Idol fantasies occasionally.
• I feel disconnected, but I don't really care.
• Everybody needs a mommy.
• My honey is 23!!!!
  
• Mountain Dew needs an anonymous rehab group.
• I still have homework to do.