Ok.  I was speaaking to my mother on the phone last night, and she mentioned how I only have one week left here already, and started talking about things we need to do when I get back.  It was at that point it hit me: going back there after 2 weeks here is gonna kill me. Where I live now doesn't completely suck, the town does, but my neighborhood is cool.  I just like it better here in the city, a taste of freedom from the same routine and the watchful eye of my parents , I guess. 

So let the job hunt here begin again. Uggh.  Constant reminders of how few skills I have that actually apply to the real world.  I do know how to write, so re-working my resume to make what little real work experience I've had seem more important shouldn't be too hard...

Is it wrong to to drop money on books at a chain bookstore a week before going to a huge bookfair where there will be a ton of used ones at cheap prices? 

Good, I thought so.

Did a little bit of shopping with my sister and actually bought things for once. Nothing terribly usefull, but books and cds are still important.

We had to stop and PetSmart and while there, we checked out the cats that have for adoption.  In one cage, there were 3 kittens, 2 white ones, and 1 gray one, all from the same litter.  We stood there fussing over how cute they were, while a couple came to look at them too.  One of the employees came walking by and said that they'd prefer somone to adopt the white ones as a pair.  Then I started thinking this, "What about the gray one?" He can be separated from the rest just because he looks different?  He's just as cute, if not cuter than the other two.  That's just not fair..

Ok, maybe I need to stop thinking so much...

Currently Playing Cabin Fever By Rasputina see related

edit(after about 10 hours of sleep):

I realize that I will never get tired of visitung the Art Institute.  There's always something I haven't noticed, or a new gallery I haven't walked into before.  It's always awesome to see art I've only seen photos of liive and in person.

Yesterday was one of those rainy-yet-warm days, perfect for walking around in the city, not really needing be anywhere while everytone else seems to be in a hurry to get somewhere.  That reminds me of one observation I made: as long as there's great music and conversation, traffic jams don't seem so annoying...

Browsed the shops in the Belmont and Clark area, that's always interesting, very cool stuff that I never seem to need and usually talk myself out of buying.

Got home last night and watched the first episode of Angel(it worked! Thanks again.), but was too exhausted to do anything else...

An excellent time, in my opinion.

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Long day...

Must...sleep...now...

A friend posted this on a bulletin board, and I ripped it off.

THREE NAMES YOU GO BY:
Becky
Rebecca
Beckster(I have no idea why they call me that)

THREE SCREEN NAMES YOU HAVE HAD:
fallingmoon78
nexus_20
tenebrae103

THREE PHYSICAL THINGS YOU LIKE ABOUT YOURSELF:
My long arms(good for reaching things on high shelves)
My hair(sometimes)
My 3rd eye

THREE PHYSICAL THINGS YOU DON'T LIKE ABOUT YOURSELF:
My smile
My hair(sometimes)
My wide feet(shoe shopping sucks)

THREE PARTS OF YOUR HERITAGE:
Welsh
Irish
French

THREE THINGS THAT SCARE YOU:
Horror movies featuring creepy little kids:(Pet Semetary, The Ring, etc)
Public Humiliation
Religious fundamentalists

THREE OF YOUR EVERYDAY ESSENTIALS:
Toothpaste
Running water
Internet access

THREE THINGS YOU ARE WEARING RIGHT NOW:
Charoal gray tshirt
Dark blue denim shorts
Glasses

THREE OF YOUR FAVORITE BANDS OR MUSICAL ARTISTS:
The Doors
Concrete Blonde
Sonic Youth

THREE OF YOUR FAVORITE SONGS (at the moment):
"Evil" by Interpol
"Sunspots" by Nine Inch Nails
"Loose Translation" by The New Pornographers


TWO TRUTHS AND A LIE (in no particular order):
I used to attend church regularly
I'm left handed
I need to get a real job

THREE OF YOUR FAVORITE HOBBIES:
Art
Reading
Studying tarot

THREE THINGS YOU WANT TO DO REALLY BADLY RIGHT NOW:
Pick up the cat sitting by my feet
Find a more comfortable chair
Learn German

THREE PLACES YOU WANT TO GO ON VACATION:
London
Greece
New Orleans

3 KID'S NAMES YOU DON'T LIKE:
Kathy(though Katherine is ok)
Connor
Michelle

THREE THINGS YOU WANT TO DO BEFORE YOU DIE:
Overcome my general awkwardness
Travel a lot

THREE PEOPLE THAT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE TAKE THIS QUIZ NOW:
wickedpen
ilostmylighter
rebeltiff

I really need a lesson in typing on a laptop pc.  I feel like a spaz teen in a junior high typing class. 

Made it to the big city. I'm exhausted from last night's lack of sleep and not really unpacked yet, but here. I'm considering this a vacation, at least from my mom.  Everybody needs one of those every now and then, even those who get along with their parents, in my opinion. 

My kitty, who I was able to bring with, seems to be doing ok.  He's finally adjusting to being here again, though he spent a couple of hours hiding behind the stove, his favorite "secret" hiding place.  He was meowing and attempting to climb the walls a while ago, weird behavior that is quite normal for him.

 Well, I'm quite sleepy and it looks like I've won a fabulous opportunity to sleep on a couch that's almost a foot too short for me. It'll be interesting to see how that goes.  It's actually better than the mattress on the floor on which I used to sleep while here.