Thursday, with Hyacinths by my laptop

Today was a good day, yeah. A day when I can pull my hair up and still feel like I look good--hard to explain.

My last physics lab hopefully ever was today. I didn't even realize it until someone else said so. We got to work with radioactive material, so that was cool. But it was over so fast, and without much effort or drama. Goodbye physics lab. If only I could say the same thing for class!

At lunch we "yelled" at James for not coming down for Angel last night. He had to go watch the stars or something. So we told him the whole epic story, and he asked if it was "just like the old lounge." And that tugged a little at my heart. Yeah, things won't ever be the same, regardless of what happens from here till Senior Week.

Sam and Dave and I went for Pizza Hut, which was tasty, but of course killed my digestive tract--which was already upset with me. We went to Giant Eagle's in Ravenna and I got to use that cool self-checkout stuff for the first time to ring' up my hyacinth plant. Dave had helped me pick out the only one in the store that had its buds still closed up; it's white with a yellow-wrapped pot. I can't wait till it really blooms. Hyacinth is the smell of spring, to me, followed by lilac in late spring, and then summer its chlorine, mowed lawns, and wet air. God I can't wait. For any of it.

Went to the last APEX's I'll ever see. They were really good, although some people need to realize that talking fast doesn't equal being smart--especially when you lose even an educated audience half way through. But there were alot of good talks--Jenny talked about heart valve replacements, Tom talked about plant ethology and the changing of the seasons! Andrew talked about monkey paternity tests. .. .it was, as they say, "all good"

Dena and Sean both wished I would have let them know about the lounge takeover. I wish I would have too! I organized, but I didn't organize perfectly. I'd like to do it again this next week. I told them that if there were any other shows they wanted to watch, let me know and we'll work out show parties of a sort. And movie nights must happen, including Moulin Rouge--who could have requested that hmmm ;) ? That would make me happy. And during senior week, the lounge will be totally, unequivocably ours. Maybe it can be a golden age revisted. I am taking requests. If anyone reads this and wants to watch something in the Lounge, let's work it out!

I keep thinking tomorrow is Saturday--when I go to OAS annual meeting and then to MODA with Alice and cohorts. But it's actually Friday. . .. crap. one week to go!