Recap.

I missed out on yet another Tiny Showcase print. Drat! (I would have loved to get my hands on Kelly's and Maxwell's too.) It seems like they sometimes sell out *instantly*.

First week of school was insane: Total information overload. Flashbacks to finding a seat in the cafeteria at a new school. Weird chit chat. Amazing classes. Taking the trolley bus -- public transpo is free with my school i.d.; I was in a full sweat on Monday due to running in order to catch the bus. Everything's been great basically.

Yesterday I painted our bedroom (only one room left which will be be the most fun to paint -- pink!) and put this together. (Ours is brown.) It was a little awkward assembling by myself, seeing how it took me, D and Colby to put together the four-shelf unit, but we've learned that from time to time you must outsmart the ikea directions. And PS: I would be happy to not ever step foot in ikea again. Ever. We really wanted to find a vintage buffet/console but its been impossible considering our budget. The brown shelves will do for now - it actually looks decent and sort of console-y with the records, books and typewriters inside.

I really wanted to fly back with D but it just couldn't happen - I already have a ton of stuff to do, which I should be doing now instead of this.

On my way inside tonight I thought I saw the fluffiest cat walking through the little alley by our trashcans. "Hello!" I think I will forever talk to animals and expect them to respond. I was on the phone with Megan and about to pet it when I realized it was a SKUNK! Holy shit. I almost patted / got sprayed by a skunk. It was eating a paper towel when Meg told me to just walk away before I end up having to take a tomato bath, or something like that.

All of the pictures from NY last weekend are on D's camera in Texas. We had no idea where to go night-wise so ended up at Vice recommendations. Excellente! Thanks, JB! I'll try to remember to post the pics later.