Cola, Cherry, Grape, Rootbeer and Orange

I'm eating Bottle Caps. WTF? It seems mildly embarrassing that I actually bought some. They're not as good as I remember from every Halloween of my childhood. I think because they came in little packs of three, like Sweet Tarts, and since you only ate three at a time you never realized how truly gross they were. I've been duped. So now I'm stuck eating these disgusting soda flavored pieces of sugar while I therapy myself after an especially unkind day.

I feel so unsettled. Deep in my rotten heart and physically. I wore a semi-transparent skirt today, which warranted a slip, but I can't wear the slip because the static problem becomes ridiculous to the point where the slip is totally up around my waist. It's really dumb. So instead I wore some tight black shorts under my skirt. Let me emphasize tight. Let me emphasize that I was sitting around all day. I want nothing more than to rip these stupid suffocation shorts off. It's time for some pajamas without waist limits. I'm wearing a dress tomorrow. These tight shorts might have to find themselves in the trash can. Or I could try to lessen my waistline. However, the former is much easier.

I had another bad day at my internship, but it's not really causing me to rethink my whole life anymore. I have a story due on Thursday for my internship and like a good, responsible intern I had already shot a story (with a stand up) the week before. Today I came in ready to take charge, edit my story and be done with it. Immediately after getting in I realize my disk is gone. The disk I labeled SAVE for a particular reason. Everyone is searching for it and it's just gone. The photographer who shot it is had the day off. I am left with nothing. I try to go out on another story but the other intern had already asked to go. I didn't do anything today. In situations like these sometimes I can find work for myself, but today I chose to have a bad day. It's my fault in that regard. I was so frustrated I didn't want to work anymore. I took care of my own personal business and sat on my can for more than seven hours. I got some homework done, planned some stuff for Spring Break, read all the news ever and searched all kinds of random things on Wikipedia. Including Facebook. It's a very interesting entry if you care to look. Right before I left one of the reporters asked me if I ever found the disk. "Nope." She went outside to smoke a cigarette as I was leaving for my car. I talked to her for a few minutes and she said it happens all the time that interns' things are lost. She actually made me feel a little bit better.

It's windy night because there's a cold front coming. Today there was record heat in Austin. More than 90 degrees in February. I don't mind because I'm still thawing after so many months of European cold and then Texas cold. I'm ready to take my winter coats back to Houston this weekend. My house makes scary sounds in these winds.

It'll be okay though.