missing Chris

Yesterday I helped Natasha pack. Essentially this just meant sitting in her room (either cramped up in a tiny space on the floor, or wobbling precariously on the thin edge of her bed without stuff piled on it) and accumulating junk that she didn't want anymore and helping her rap breakables in newspaper.

Today I did a lot. I helped Natasha move into her apartment. That meant a lot of walking up stairs (she's on the third floor) and a lot of heavy boxes. Plus dealing with an insanely bossy and lazy mother. That wasn't the most pleasant. I saved the world by buying a earth friendly pillow made of recycled plastic bottles, naturally bleached cotton, and wrapped in a biodegradable package. HooHa! Nerdfighters! I helped Amy move out of my room. I need my space. I changed the sheets and blankets, etc. on my bed to a really awesome set that's blue and brown and white. I think I may have finally convinced my mom to paint my room purple, after the most ridiculous argument about not being allowed to paint it purple. Sure, I sold her on a few shades lighter than I really wanted, but that at least eliminates the "It'll be too dark" part of her argument. I cooked dinner. Turned out pretty good, actually. And I watched more gymnastics on the Olympics. That's all I've watched, really. That, and swimming. I'm sick of gymnastics. But I'm extremely happy that Nastia Liukin and Shawn Johnson won gold and silver in the women's all-around finals. We all know the men didn't do so hot, only getting 9th and 12th place.

Tomorrow, I'm going shopping. It'll be fun, because we're going to Costco, Dick's Sporting Goods (weirdly, just as I was typing that, my mother said the same thing to Jack...), probably Kohl's, maybe some place in the new mall, possibly JC Penney's. It depends on where my mom wants to spend money for clothes, as to where we go for that. Oh, and Home Depot! For paint samples!! That's exciting. I'll also be reading, because I have TONS more to read before next Thursday. Maybe I'll be seeing my uncle. Maybe I'll be getting my Coldplay cds back from Natasha. And maybe we'll be having a bonfire (if we do, you wanna come over? S'mores are in store, as is burning of clothes (possibly a certain off-gray something or another)/aprons (Tasha wants to get rid of her Cracker Barrel aprons, as she has quit in favor of Texas Roadhouse)

So I'm actually pretty busy, for the...third time all summer? Yeah. But I'm looking forward to something new on Don't Fret (ahem, Caroline). And figuring out who our ghost voter is.

going to watch more gymnastics and swimming (Micheal Phelps is a BEAST!),
Heather

one minute I held the key
next the walls were closed on me