this morning i was walking to school. while i was listening to bush's "Come Down," i noticed a big tree shedding its golden leaves all at once. it was like they all decided to drop at the same time and i thought to myself, how pretty! and kept walking. this afternoon i got a second chance. while i was walking home across my beautiful campus (i know its not mine but im claiming it as my own anyway) so when i was walking home it was all sorts of blowy outside! i mean were talking wind in my face, hair in my face and everywhere. the kind where you feel like there's a giant freezy fan blowing on you but really its just the wind going out of control. normally when its cold outside this type of wind is horrible but today, when it wasnt as cold, it was good. so because of all this blowiness the leaves were going beserk! they would suddenly all pick up off the ground and swirl up into the air! it was so pretty, little golden dots whoosing and swirling. i stopped to enjoy the whoosing and swirling and so did the girl on the other side of the lawn. it was nice, she and i standing there together on opposite sides of the lawn enjoying the crazy leaves together. it was the type of moment where you want time to stop so you can just absorrb. so after the whooshiness i returned to my walking home.
and while walking, i was observing my shoes. today i was wearing my dark purple shoes. in case you didnt know, dark purple shoes are excellent fall shoes. they complete any fally outfit and theyre just stinkin cute. well, i was wearing these shoes and looking at my feet and i noticed there were all sorts of golden leaves surrounding my feet. oh my goodness it was the picture of perfection. (not my feet per se, though i have been told that i could be a foot model... and then that sadly mistaken boy saw my OTHER foot! haha) anyway, the colors were just so pretty. and in case you didnt know, i am a total sucker for anything that is visually appealing, and trust me, this was one of those very visually appealing moments that youre just lucky enough to stumble upon in life every now and then. the gold surrounding the purple was astounding. i think ill decorate a room in my house with those colors. it was just too wonderful. (i realized later in my walk home that red leaves + purple also looks fabulous!) on top of that it was sorts of gloom in the sky today. which makes me think of rain and that is a happy thought to think.
so today i celebrate fall's glory. ill be sad to see fall go. winter will be here in the next couple of days (or so says my personal weather forecaster) so ive got to absorb the rest of the fall and today i was smart enough to pay attention. and let me tell you, it was beautiful. it also helped that i had some good mood music "Bullet Proof...I Wish I Was" by radiohead (apparently radiohead is the band for me lately! theyre just so talented i cant get enough of them!)
on an unrelated note, today i was called an angel by a total stranger. because i gave him candy that wasnt mine. i accepted the compliment, however, because the boy was cute and charming.
on another unrelated note, i still have an extra ticket to Divine Comedy tomorrow night at nine that i need to find a date to take. but im going with a couple and i dont want to make my poor date feel awkward when they start holding hands and doing whatever it is that couples do and we arent doing that... instead were looking at each other awkwardly and its just no fun. and awkward. ugh. i considered having an auction to see who would like to date me. then i thought of all the potential blows to my self esteem that could bring and i nixed that idea promptly.
on another unrelated note, my neighbor (and recent rock and roll hall of fame inductee/concert pianist/rockin co-primary teacher) (click here to read! or to watch the video) will be speaking to the MBA students tomorrow! she is amazing! she is such a strong and powerful role model and my moms best friend! so she must rock right? its tomorrow at 11am in 151 TNRB. (i guess this isnt that unrelated because thats the same room that divine comedy will be in!) (by the way, is there anyone who would be willing to go to that with me?!?! anyone? bueller?)
