The approaching reprieve

A lovely, sunny day, though besmirched by two disappointments. I went to The Garage to review China notes in Starbucks, and luckily snagged a comfy chair. Of course, I couldn't go to The Garage without swinging by Hootenanny, since they were having a sale. I was hoping to spend my Visa gift card on a pair of the black Vans slip-ons with cute blue sharks on them, which I've liked since I arrived in Cambridge. Alas, though they were $29, they had no more in my size. Bummed out. After finals I think I'm going to make a trip to the mall, Faneuil Hall, and Newbury Street to properly browse stores. Then I tried to get tickets for Band of Horses on the 23rd, never thinking they'd be SOLD OUT, but they were, being a small venue. Well damn. If Tom hadn't been so "Oh maybe, let's check after Christmas" about it, I'd have gotten them right away. Definitely not worth the $100 on ebay. That's what happens when a little indie band suddenly explodes. No tickets for you.

However, I'm still feeling nice and relaxed and eager for semester break to begin. I have a list of ten things to do between January 16-30:

1. Contact Nancy and see if she and Rick want to do dinner.
2. Hang out with Guy, Ilana, and April.
3. Go to the gym four days a week with Emma.
4. Spend my gift cards on aforementioned shopping trip, perhaps with Peter.
5. Spend two hours a day editing Bodies in Flight.
6. Finish incomplete fanfiction, and begin my Bleach RP. It's writing practice. Right.
7. Spend unspent concert money (grr) on seeing Juno and There Will be Blood.
8. Spend one hour a day on free reading. First comes Dave Eggers.
9. Keep up with InRe, and start greeting card designs for Cafe Press.
10. Reorganize closet and move some stuff into my lab

Unfortunately, it is supposed to be cold starting Monday. Le woe.