Things I have been doing (a list mostly ganked directly from a comment I wrote to Zach):

- Looking for a job.
- Being really lazy.

- Turning 20. (Woot. Now I can have an existential crisis because OMG I am in my fucking 20s, and who knows where those will take me.)

- Watching too much TV (mmm, Mythbusters and Globe Trekker and Adult Swim). I also watched the end of the last Bob Barker "Price is Right." Now what will I do if I'm home sick?

- Reading a lot. I'm on The Last of the Wine by Mary Renault now. And oh, do I ever love that woman.

- Adding applications to my Facebook and messing with them a lot.

- Getting excited way in advance to go to the beach next week (because, you know, my life is so hectic and stressful right now, so I sooo need a break... from the TV).

- Hiking. Day hike among the rhododendrons with my mom and dog, overnight with my dad on the night of my birthday / eve of Father's Day.

- Fantasizing about all the British men I will have at my disposal in Britain.

- Staying up late.
- Being antisocial.
- Receiving and buying more books to read later.
- Crocheting bags and coasters/dog hats.
- Cooing at my fish (Dusty and Aurelia) and my cat and dog.
- Becoming heavily addicted to The Sims 2.

- Writing fan fiction of a children's book, which has been fairly well-received, which gives me far too much of a sense of accomplishment.

- Daydreaming.

- Seeing movies... The Science of Sleep, which was beautiful and fun but left me kind of sad, and Paris, Je T'aime, which was fucking awesome. I cannot get it out of my head, int he best possible way. One of the sections seemed half-gleaned from a short story I started, never finished, and still play with.

- Planning to spend gift certificates on yarn, crochet needles, and art supplies, and to buy lots of music.
- Talking to my dad about dating experiences and my mom about sex, which were two big steps in a good direction.
- Missing my friends.
- Figuring out what to read next.
- Writing.
- Smiling at the rain, especially when it comes while the sun is shining.

- Talking on the phone to a friend in Australia (hi Nic!) and on Facebook to friends in China and France. Oh, global communication. You thrill me!

- Getting a new pair of my favorite, extremely worn-down shoes, and a bright blue pair of sneakers.

- Feeling like a true Doctor Who fanatic now that I have TWO box sets. I got the Second Series for my birthday. Also, introducing my mom to Tenth Doctor by way of "New Earth." She and I are both fans of the cat-people.

- Having a closet / shelf system built along one wall of my room. Now I can unpack my clothes when I come home! It is really cool.

- Procrastinating doing the dishes.
- Getting hungry.

( A meme result that is interesting, but not nearly enough to make it into the main body of this update )

Today is my birthday. I've mainly been celebrating by listening to lots of Rufus. A year ago last ngith I saw him live for the first time!
Today is also Bloomsday, which I would celebrate except that a.) I don't live in Dublin b.) I've never read Ulysses and c.) I don't have access to any Guinness.

Also in history today, according to Wikipedia:
The first woman in space (Valentina Tereshkova, 1963).
Nureyev defects.
Some battles including the one that lead to the expulsion of the Arcadians from Canada.
The first roller coaster ever opens at Coney Island.
The first skyjacking.
Psycho opens.
And (These two are tied for my favorites:)
"1995 - The first Astronomy Picture of the Day (a web feature) appeared today garnering 14 page views."
"1911 - A 772 gram stony meteorite struck earth near Kilbourn, Columbia County, Wisconsin damaging a barn."
I think the meteortie wins in terms of awesomeness and barn destruction, and the astronomy pictures win The Wow... That's Not Very Impressive At All award.

I love Wikipedia.


Er. Not much to report, really. Someone at work realized it's my birthday (I didn't tell them) and now I have a card and a baseball cap with the organization's name on it. I'm wearing it right now - I likely look ridiculous and I don't mind.
My mom's coming tonight, we're going out to eat, then to a concert, and then it'll be time for the marathon of Doctor Who on the SciFi channel (thanks SciFi! Best TV channel given birthday present ever = Doctor Who!)

Er. Yes. Baseball cap of dooooom and Sarah-looking-silly-ness!

I have a crush on a guy at the natural food store where I get lunch.

I was told to take the afternoon off but I think there's gonna be a plumber in my apartment, so I don't really feel like it.