there will be a fish

So, this is basically me, when I go to the library:



...um, yeah. Today, I renewed my card, paid my dues, and got seven different Band of Brothers-related memoirs/autobiographies and three different Tintin compilations. They wouldn't let me re-check out the four books on WWI-related topics that had reached their renewal limits, how sad. I already had a whole 'nother stack of books at home on WWI war poets, plus a collection of Lord Peter Wimsey short stories, in addition to all the non-library books I own.

But at least I didn't succumb to getting any The Pacific-related memoirs! I even was holding one of Robert Leckie's books in my hand, and put it back on the shelf. (If it had been Sledge's, I probably wouldn't have been able to do it.) Still, aren't you guys proud? :D?

- I find it really ironic that in my last post, it was 85 and humid and our AC was broken. The day our AC got fixed? A cold front swept through and dropped temperatures into the 50s. GOOD TIMING, WEATHER. *eyeroll*

- I really love this picture. It makes me think of school, of the screenplay I'm (still) trying to finish, and (weirdly) of H50. Also, it's just an awesome picture.

- I'm trying to decide if I want to register for my 1-year college reunion. On the plus side: the line-up of events actually looks pretty interesting, and I'd get an excuse to hang out in NYC with old friends for a while afterward. On the negative side: lots of small-talking about "how's life been since graduation?" "so what are you up to now?" and "what are you doing with your degree?", none of which are topics I feel particularly great about. Also, since I did that whole take-a-year-off-and-then-graduate-a-semester-early thing, it's a bit weird, because my graduating class isn't really the group of people that I spent the most time becoming friends with; I always felt a bit dislocated in my last year and a half.

So. I'm not really sure what I want to do. Anyone else have strong opinions or advice about college reunions?

So I was wandering around the internet, as you do, when I passed by a picture of Claudette Colbert (classic Hollywood film actress of leg-baring It Happened One Night fame). I thought, "Huh. She's reminding me of someone.... NO WAY!" because I realized that the eerie resemblance I recognized was between her and Jasika Nicole (who plays Astrid on Fringe). Which is very unexpected.

( But I have pictorial evidence! )

Am I right, or what? It's mostly around the eyes and the shape of the face, but it's definitely there.

Completely exhausted, but I'm flying back to Austin tomorrow, so exciting! My friends up here are as diligent as my friends down there about putting me on a plane drunk/hungover, and I'm not as crazy with the last-minute packing as I usually am. So, good deal. <3

This post is mainly to say that the existence of this picture makes my brain hurt at the same time it makes me very happy. :)