Ten Things You've Done Recently
1.  Said “good morning” to the Little Man

2.  Drank some diet Snapple Peach Tea

3.  Made/ate breakfast (3 egg whites w/ nonfat cheese on whole wheat toast)

4.  Wasted some time on facebook.com

5.  Admired a beautiful day outside

6.  Woke up

7.  Watched the Food Network (Dinner: Impossible)

8.  Had a great time doing some late night food shopping

9.  Ate cantaloupe at the diner

10. Picked S. up from work

Nine Bands/Musicians You Like
1.  matchbox twenty
2.  Ingrid Michaelson

3.  Beyoncé
4.  Matt Nathanson
5.  Coldplay
6.  Greg Laswell
7.  Missy Higgins
8.  Ben Harper & Relentless7
9.  Christina Aguilera or Rihanna or P!nk (couldn’t decide…)

Eight Favorite Names
1. Emma
2. Emerson
3. Ava
4. Aidan
5. Shannon
6. Connor
7.  Leah
8.  Emily

Seven TV Shows You Watch  (in theory…)
1. House, M.D.
2.  Secret Diary of a Call Girl
3. Dinner: Impossible
4. Gossip Girl
5.  CSI
6.  Law & Order: SVU
7.  ER

Six Websites You Visit Often
1.  www.facebook.com
2.  www.xanga.com
3.  www.playlist.com
4.  www.now.org
5.  www.ala.org
6.  www.beliefnet.com

Five Favorite Foods/Drinks
1.  chicken parm (…sometimes a hero)
2.  toasted cinnamon raisin bagel w/ cream cheese
3.  Greek salad
4.  banana bread w/ walnuts
5.  brownies (also w/ walnuts)

Four Movies You Watched Last
1. The Hangover
2.  Body of Lies (but I never saw the end…)
3. Night at the Museum 2
4. Terminator Salvation

Three Favorite Articles of Clothing
1.  Black kitten heels
2.  Old Navy jeans (that actually fit me!)
3.  Navy striped button-down sweater from Forever 21

Two Things You Believe/Believe In
1.  True love
2.  Life is a beautiful mystery

One Book You're Reading
1. The Da Vinci Code

So, I'm trying to reconfigure my life at the moment.  This has resulted in fewer blog entries of late, and I apologize for that.

I think I've selected two options for the new room color.  They are from Behr Paint - 420B-5 Sweet Midori or 250B-6 Poppy Glow (both of which you can find by searching from the main site).  I'm leaning towards the Midori, but no final decision yet.  This had to be considered since I was looking to buy some new sheets and then realized I had no idea what color would work in the room in a few weeks to 2 months from now (i.e. before the end of the summer).  I'm also going to need some new wall art, as the current batch probably won't go with the green.  (And when I say probably, I mean it won't go with the green.)

Wall art possibilities include this one:

this one:

and this one:

I think I'm leaning towards the first one, but we'll see what happens.

Yesterday's baby shower was great.  I've finally gotten the giant stroller box out of the dining room.  S* even helped me wrap it when I managed to buy a less-than-sufficient amount of wrapping paper.  I was impressed.  A* ended up with an entire room's worth of gifts and received basically everying except the baby herself, a carseat, and the crib.  Everything is pink, so fingers crossed that little Adrianna doesn't turn out to be an Adrian, or they will have quite a bit of shopping and painting to do.

There's been an engagement/baby boom among my family and family friends lately.  I guess part of that is the age.  I was the only one in my twenties or thirties not currently a) newly engaged (L*), b) a few months into planning a wedding (Rebecca), c) getting married next week (Liz), d) currently pregnant (A* obviously, but also Kamilah, my new cousin-in-law), or e) caring for a new baby (De, and 3 months old, to be precise).  Well, the only one with the exception of Mary Anne, who, at 35, has been married for 14 years and has three children.  That was an interesting experience.  I did, however, have plenty to ask everyone about.  Additionally, my cousin Sharon gave birth to a little boy (her second) on Saturday, one day before the shower.  It's madness, I tell you.

I only anticipate being directly involved in L*'s wedding (since I'm in the bridal party) and A*'s baby (since we grew up together/have been very close).  The numbers, though, are kind of staggering.  Maybe it's spring/summer/June that's done it, well, combined with everyone hitting their mid-twenties and up?

New tangent.  I may or may not be going on a literary pilgrimage on Thursday.  My best from library school and I have been pondering the 11th as a good date to make the trip, but she has not gotten back to me yet.  I'm feeling like it's not going to be this week, but if it is not, I'm not sure when it's happening.

Work is busier than usual for the next few weeks with summer programs starting and myself the only arts and crafts person to both decorate and run programs for the kids.  I spent today drawing and cutting out vegetables and drawing a giant ballerina for the wall.  Wednesday will be letter-painting and (hopefully not, but potentially) paper-hanging if it doesn't happen Tuesday night as it should.

A ton to do on Tuesday to continue shifting life towards the future.  Ugh.  Did that sound like a heavy statement?  It felt like one from over here.  Much to adjust.  All good, though, and all worth it. 

Also, I'm having an awesome afternoon.  :)

Technology = A

Reference = A+

Technical Services = A+

4.0 GPA for the semester.  Brokenimaginary is a happy librarian.  More to come later. 

-Me  :)

I'm in an awesome, awesome mood.  Hope everyone is feeling this good tonight. 

Listening to Train:

"Give it away, give it away, give it away,
If it's something that you got layin' round your house.
Man, let me tell ya if ain't a kiss,
It's something you'll never miss.
Give it to somebody that don't have a thing layin' round like a prayer or a sweet sound.
Give it if you've got it,
Get it if you don't." - Train, "For Me, It's You"

Thinking about beautiful, heavy things.  And one sad one, I guess.  I'm hoping it will work itself out.

Doing some reading on women's reproductive rights/health/U.S. healthcare/gynecology/etc.  Nothing specific to recommend yet, but anybody interested could wander through NOW's website (www.now.org) for some good information. 

I  love these dolls:  The String Doll Gang  If you know me, you know that I'm a fan of this kind of quirky stuff...I'm thinking specifically of the Ugly Dolls and similar stuff.  And Tim Burton characters/movies.  And this one involves knitting!  (But also looks almost sword-like!)

The trip to my favorite lit-related location is on for June.  Must learn to tie-dye for work.  No school until late June (whew!).  No grades yet, either...to my dismay.

***IMPORTANT:  I have noticed that Xanga is occasionally displaying ads in opposition to gay marriage/about the supposed "protection" or "defense" of heterosexual marriage and have noticed these ads on my page.  I would like to take this opportunity to state, as anyone who knows me or reads this blog regularly already knows, that I AM 100% IN FAVOR OF THE LEGALIZATION OF GAY MARRIAGE.  I think it is a travesty that this is something that even has to be debated or fought in the legal system, just as it was a travesty that African Americans were enslaved and women were denied suffrage.  This is clearly an issue of civil liberties/human rights that cuts to the core of what it means to be an American. 

I regularly take action in support of gay marriage.  I hope you will consider doing this, as well.  More information can be found at the Marriage & Relationship Recognition site of the Human Rights Campaign. 

Moving on.  On the radio this morning...

"I've seen a rich man beg;
I've seen a good man sin;
I've seen a tough man cry.
I've seen a loser win
And a sad man grin;
I heard an honest man lie."  - Everlast, "What It's Like"

Unrelated...

Ten of My Favorite Things

1.   Elizabeth Gilbert's Eat, Pray, Love...Written by a wise woman.

2.   Ingrid Michaelson's girls and boys album  

3.  My rose leaf necklace

4.  The Prayer of St. Francis - Still an atheist, but all those Catholic years don't just vanish.  I think we could do a lot for this world if we all tried to be instruments of peace, etc.  At my best, I think I try to live by a good chunk of this prayer.

7.     FOREVER 21...Because their clothes are adorable and they have cute librarian sweaters...

8.  Public libraries...Because I believe in democracy and freedom of information and really, really good books that you get to bring home with you...

9.  The bass flute (esp. by Jupiter).  Admit it, it looks awesome.  Sometimes deeper is just better.

10.  Vermont.  Or, as the Little Man calls it, "Treeland."  Yup, that's right, I've selected an entire state...

THINGS THAT ALMOST MADE THIS LIST:

Converse Chuck Taylor All Stars

Starbucks' Nonfat Iced Caramel Macchiatto

Independent Bookstores

The writings of Thich Nhat Hahn and Meister Eckhart

Rainy Sundays

The (Exceedingly Rare) Good Haircut

Free Inquiry

Dreams of a Potential Future MA in Linguistics or Sociology <3<3

Philadelphia, PA

Matt Nathanson's "Come On, Get Higher"

Rob Thomas and matchbox twenty Concerts

Dark Wash Bootcut Jeans

The Colbert Report

Anything by Jane Austen

Cats (Esp. Orange Ones), Bernese Mountain Dogs, and German Shepherds

Not Watching Sex in the City (*potentially the worst show ever)

Librarian Glasses (*to go with Librarian Sweaters)

HoHos (though I haven't had one in maybe 3 years...)

Aerie Nighties (*not after too many HoHos...lol)

Candles (Esp. Green Tea Scent)

The Smell of Clean Laundry (*April Fresh!)

Readers' Advisory

Old Journals

Not Falling Off the Ladder

Cooking or Baking (esp. homestyle or vegetarian meals)

Bad Horror Movies

Horseback Riding

Family Barbecues

Ice Skating

Eh...That's me for now, I guess.  I hope everyone is having a wonderful day!

~  Me      ;)