hiatus

i have been slacking on the leisure blogging lately because of how busy i've made myself believe i am, once again. i would like to say that i am completely done with standardized tests for the rest of my life (or at least i think so, unless i happen to get rejected from every school i apply to and have to try again next year... which hopefully will not be the case). i'm so relieved to have about a month of doing nothing but work. and enjoying every day after work just to relax. and then starts the application process. i've been waiting for this for so long. i just can't wait until the day i find out where i will be next year, wherever it happens to be. ready for the next chapter of my plan. and ready to start the process of adding those three letters to the end of my name heh. BUT, even though i'm ready for it, i'm even more ready to enjoy this month of october and the beautiful weather it has brought with it.

i was incredibly sick last week. i havent been sick in forever it feels like. it was the first time i've ever called out of work. i find that when i'm sick i regress back to everything i used to do when i would get sick when i was little. i sleep on the couch. and only crave saltine crackers and sprite. and watch bad day-time television. (except this time i really went back a few years and watched a disney cartoon movie. but, i highly recommend tangled to anyone who hasn't seen it). thank goodness for azithromycin, right?

does anyone know how to train a cat? no matter what, every morning, rufus wakes me up anywhere from 5:30-6:30 am. And i can't get back to sleep until i finally throw him out of my room (well, actually i've gotten a little nicer and have just started placing him out, instead of throwing). any insight on how to get him to stay asleep until i'm ready to wake up in the morning would be appreciated.

today i'm happy/grateful for these things:
1. my room is clean and most of my laundry is done.. because bobra bought a washer and dryer.
2. mellow mushroom and friends to eat it with.
3. thought catalog
4. the fact that my friends and i read aloud my 7th/8th journal yesterday. (and i had a LOT of drama in my life then, depending on your definition of drama)
5. live music again this week. i'm my happiest version of myself when i'm at a show.
6. halloween soon! and 13 days of halloween starts on abc family tonight. it's not halloween without hocus pocus.
7. abc's new show revenge. it's diabolical.
8. christiiiina has a blog!
9. toiletry shopping- does anyone else love buying shampoo/conditioner, face stuff, hair ties, soap, etc. as much as i do?

- i need halloween costume ideas!... this is rufus' costume (because he's obsessed with lion king 3D).