Today is my birthday. Birthdays aren't what they used to be. It feels like any other day. I went to work, got myself a yummy cupcake, and now I'm home.

And I don't even feel a year older.

"Every exit is an entrance to new experiences" - my fortune cookie.

It's fitting of my current situation.

I had a busy week.

Sunday I went to a concert, Monday was a movie screening, Thursday and Friday I volunteered, and today I went to the NY Botanical Garden - the rain totally ruined my time there. I'm so tired and I want just one day where I don't do anything but sleep.

I'm watching ice skating right now. I still love the sport even though I haven't watched it in so long. I miss seeing Michelle Kwan skate. No one who's skating today can compare to Michelle. She was just talking to Bob Costas and she said even though the Olympics isn't on her mind, there's a chance she may go. It all depends on whether or not she can get her body into long program shape. I hope she goes. I know she's "old" for the sport, but if she can win at her age, that'd be great.

For 14 years my family owned a Toyota and it's like a member of our family. I love that car. I grew up riding in that car. And now the car is close to its death. The starter doesn't work and the paint is chipping. So my dad brought a new electric blue Toyota that's now sitting in my driveway. The new car is very pretty, but it's so sad having to say good-bye to the old car.

It has served us well.

My allergies are starting. My throat is itchy and so are my eyes. I've been sneezing a lot and blowing my nose. Can't there be one year where I don't have to get allergies?

I was thinking about changing my username, but I have no idea what to change it to.

I like rentsgirl, but I keep thinking whenever people read the name they automatically think of the play/movie Rent instead of Ewan McGregor's character in Trainspotting. I liked Rent and everything, but I wouldn't name myself after it.

I can't come up with any good names. I was thinking of "nevermore" - the word the raven keeps saying in that poem written by Edgar Allan Poe, but that's taken. So I'm all out of ideas.

I don't like anything shippy or corny like xxprincessxx. I prefer something that doesn't show off fandom, too.

I got into a cleaning mood today, which only happens like once every two years. I cleaned out some draws and threw out a lot of garbage that I had from high school and I even came across stuff from jr. high that I decided to keep because it was awards.

I am determined to get my 6 draws full of crap down to one. And then I want to move on to my desk.

I have so many clothes in my closet and another furniture piece. They are literally overflowing and I desperately need to make room in the smaller furniture set if I am ever going to fit the clothes I'm buying tomorrow for work in my room.

Today is the first day of Lent. I gave up junk food. Not that I eat a lot of junk food, anyway. My main vice is chocolate and I'm already missing it. I gave up chocolate the last two years and figured I'd step up and go for all kinds of junk food this year. I think if I was able to go 40...or well 80 days without chocolate before I can do it again even though it's going to be damn torture.

And I got my Across the Universe dvd yesterday. I love it! I saw some special features and the cast is adorable together. I'm going to watch the movie with my mom on Saturday. I hope she likes it.

Soon it will be a new year and a fresh start. I want to start being more optimistic in 2008. I've always been a pessimist and it makes me feel horrible. So next year I am going to try really hard to think positive about everything.

It snowed!!!


I woke up today and I didn't look out the window. It wasn't until my sister woke up and said that it snowed that I looked out the window and was like, "OMG it did snow." There's about 2 inches on the ground. I didn't even think it was that cold outside.
And it's funny because the window isn't covered by blinds or curtains or anything, yet I was completely oblivious. That always happens to me.