The Awesome List: Fall Edition.

1. Sweaters. Holy shit, I love sweaters. My favorite kind: Mutha-Fuckin’-CARDIGANS. This either makes me a hipster, a nerd, a shrewish church lady, or a kindergarten teacher. My dear roommate J (the girl one) makes nonstop fun of me for my love of the button-up glories, but I don’t care. Throw on a cardigan! You can take it off and be instantly cooler (in temperature, anyway – you always look more awesome in a cardigan)! It’s so versatile! Buttoned? Unbuttoned? That’s like, 2 ways to wear it!!!! Cardigans, kids. I just got this cheap-o one at Target Boutique.

2. Angel.  You know, I mentioned Joss Whedon in my last blog, but seriously. Seriously. SERIOUSLY. I am kicking myself in the ass for watching Buffy and ignoring Angel, because I dig it so much more. Everyone is gorgeous and tortured and flawed. It’s addictive. Netflix that shit. Better yet, you can watch the first season on Hulu, get addicted, and then Netflix the rest, which is what I did. Get excited. 

3. Opera. So I know that was a given, but I really dig singing lately. I’m getting pumped to sing for auditions this year. I’m pumped to rock it out (hopefully?) in Dayton. I feel a smidgen better about how I’m sounding. I think I’m (finally) fached correctly (for now?). So yay. I mean, this could change if I start sucking or get emo, but TODAY I like opera a whole bunch. Bunches and bunches and I can’t friggin’ wait to  do it again. 

4. Long hair. I have long hair now. It’s all dead on the ends and stuff, but it looks awfully pretty and I like to play with it and look like a girl and whatnot. I mostly like wearing it in a ponytail when I go jogging because it bounces all over the place and is adorable. Is that so wrong? I’m vain. 

5. Aveeno Stress Relief Body Wash/Lotion. I stopped using this for a while, and it was so awful. I thought “Hm. I should try some Body Shop bullshiz” and then I couldn’t stop using it because it would be a waste of 17 bucks or however much I paid for that overpriced mess. But I finally used it all up and am back with the good stuff… and OMG, y’all. It’s so awesome. It smells so good. Holy crap.

6. Dark nail polish. I have short nails. They don’t really, um, “grow.” But when I paint my nails black or dark purple or gray  or something it looks like it’s on purpose, and I like that. I like that very much, because, as I said before, I’m vain. Plus it makes me feel hip and dark, a hard task when you’re a goddamned ball of sunshine. My current shade is black with a hint of red.  Mmmhmm.

7. Quilts. The very best thing about fall is cuddling under some quilts. I am biased to quilts because my mom makes ‘em for a living, but if you haven’t experienced the joy of a flannel-backed quilt, you are missing out, my friend. It is the BEST. Actually, snuggling under a quilt watching Angel while eating macaroni and cheese is the BEST. And now that I mentioned that…

See ya.