mei

i saw a bird get hit by a car yesterday. i think it was a swallow. all of its companions flew out of the road, and it looked up into the air a little, back and forth. i was coming from the other direction in my car, not really comprehending that the bird might not fly out of the way. i don't know if it even saw the car, but the front wheel closest to me ran right over it as i watched. it didn't squash it flat - it still looked like it attempted to stay standing for a second. i kept driving. i think it took several blocks for me to shut my mouth.. and maybe a mile before i really started seeing the road effectively again. i've never seen anything get run over before. it was sad.

it rained a lot during my commencement practice today. i sat in the corner chair and watched the water drip off of the edge of the tent. the drops looked like the bumps on a music box spool, slowly and steadily moving until they hit their note. with this in mind, the drops started almost faintly chiming, the soft wet patter echoing with notes in my brain.

i'm taking kingbugs' suggestion and making mojitos tonight. so far, i can't figure out how to make the mint taste minty. i think that they might be better with gin - but i'm not sure. i remember that someone at the thesis parade fed me something with mint floating in it, and it was really fucking tasty, but i can't remember what it was. which is not a big surprise.. but still..

i need to find something to eat for dinner.. i'm getting hungry. i had a piece of pizza today and that's it - oh, and an icecream sandwich. they had icecream for us at the commencement rehersal - on a freezing cold day. cute.

i hope that everyone at prom is having a great time.. i wish i could be at prom.. the commencement rehersal wasn't that exciting.. oh well. i'll hear stories. and i'll go NEXT year, and i'll be at the next anniversary too..