It was sunny today, and I was in a better mood. Maybe weather really does play a part in how I feel. If that's the case, I should've gone to UCSB instead of MIT.

Oh yeah, happy Halloween. I feel bad for the little kids who have to trick-or-treat in the cold (I grew up in the warm California suburbs). Of course, I guess people around here live in apartment buildings, so maybe the kids can stay inside and still get candy.

Tomorrow November starts, and then there's only 9 days until Patrick visits! We're going to go out to dinner and explore and be really really happy for four whole days. It'll be great :)

Nothing new to say today. I've been sad for the last few days. Not sure if it's because the weather is cold and gloomy or if it's because I'm not happy here. I've talked about this all before. It's nothing new, just the same old doubts (is this really what I want to do with my life?). At least being in my warm room with the TV to keep me company makes me happy. I wonder if the other grad students here are really excited to be here and in love with their research (I should just ask--they'd probably be happy to talk about it). I want to be excited...this is a great opportunity.

That's a piece of art/chalk drawing that's on one of the concrete pillars outside of MIT's Building 56. You can see it from inside, so I see it twice a week before going to 3.23. I like it, but it makes me sad because Patrick's not here, and being in love is indeed the best way to spend time. Or at least that's how I interpret it.

I got the last of my boxes of stuff from California (Patrick's been hanging onto them, and I brought a few back here with me when I visited him, but I got tired of that and just had him ship the rest). Now I feel loaded down with unnecessary stuff. I mean, it must be unnecessary if I did without it for 3 months. I was happy to see some of it again (like my photo album), but a lot of it wasn't worth the money to ship it over here. I think it's time for a winter cleaning. One of these upcoming weekends, I'm going to throw out/recycle/sell a lot of stuff and it'll feel good!

The most exciting part of my day was that I wore this bracelet that I got at OG Suite's pirate party in May (they had a treasure chest filled with cheap crap from the Oriental Trading Co.--I'd say this was the best thing in it!). It glows in the dark AND has glitter in it! Everything else today was boring.

But here are some pictures of my beautiful anniversary flowers from this weekend. The lilies smell really good!

Today it was sunny and nice out (but still cold), so I went on another long walk, this time to visit Woolcott & Co in Harvard Square. It was great! They had the kind of selection I was used to finding in a yarn store (not to insult Minds Eye Yarns--they're just more specialized). I looked around and touched everything for awhile, and finally settled on some nice, soft charcoal grey merino wool for Patrick's hat.

Note to self: someday you should make something out of Classic Elite Lush. It is sooo soft!

It's the kind of store I'd like to patronize a lot, but the nice yarn is expensive. So I'll visit every once and awhile. Oh, and they're hiring, in case any of you Boston-area knitters are looking for a job. Wouldn't that be a fun job? I don't think I have enough knitting knowledge (or time) to work in a yarn store just yet.