1. No school = sleeping in

2. The Internet gods have deigned to give us their favor; hence, I am posting.

3. An unexpected call from Jaime, whom I haven't heard from since the summer, to catch up

1. Watching Azumanga Daioh--its sweet simplicity 

2. During the day, Sugar calls to discuss plans for the evening while he's waiting for some chemical or another to thaw and mentions that he's done research on cultured diamonds. "Now do you think I'm going to run away?" he quips.

3. After adding clear liquid soap on top of the remainder of the white soap, the subsequent strands of white streaking up from the bottom have blossomed into a pale wonderland of mushrooms and dandelions inside the soap dispenser.

1. This afternoon's critical decision: tea or hot chocolate?

2. Though the streets of downtown Berkeley are soggy with our first autumn rain, they still throb with life: women in stylish wool coats and boots, teenagers sharing pizza out of cardboard takeout boxes, canvassers and vendors, etc. I am reminded of London.

3. Running into a classmate on the street

4. Bringing home the two videos Sugar has been patiently waiting for in the library hold queue. He will be so happy.

1. A brown and white feather left stuck in the keyhole of our mailbox

2. An afternoon in bed with anime and Barbara Stanwyck as a burlesque dancer puts me in good cheer and distracts from physical ailments

3. Using my new old school embossing label maker to tag all my sewing supplies