miraculously, it has been raining here. it hasn't rained in months so it's really great. all the rain, and the shortening days, have been putting me in a fall mood. the leaves don't turn pretty colours out here like they do on the other side of the country, but it's still nice. i always used to love the hints of fall in the air out east. and then, of course, the actual fall, as well. so colourful and fragrant and zippy. time for fresh starts! time to buy shiny, new, unchewed pencils, and pristine erasers! time to wear wool and corduroy again! whether the leaves underfoot are crunchy or slippery, the air is full of rotten, earthy, mustiness and hints of woodsmoke, and my hair must be free! free to poke me in the eye and get swamped in my chap-sticky lips.
personally, i think i look much better in lots of clothes. this whole 'showing skin' thing doesn't really work for me. i'm so pale and hairy and bumpy in weird places -- like my armpits. who's the pinhead who thought up armpit pimples? anyway, it's always exciting to have an excuse to wear more clothes, i say. i have a pretty green sweater, for instance, that i got last year, calling me from the shelf these days. hopefully it's not moth-eaten.
(i never had a problem with moths before i moved out west. ever. i had no idea what people were talking about. and then i came to BC and found my beautiful wool scarves literally crawling with moth larvae. gross! my roommate had to come and help me dispose of them, because all i could do was jump up and down and squeak. ew.)
the other nice thing about it having been cold and rainy lately is that it meant i didn't have to work (yay!)
i realize that i don't like working very much. i had always wanted to think that if i won the lottery, or married rich, or something, i'd keep working, because it seems more honourable, but really, i have to admit that i wouldn't. i despise having to do anything. (note: i don't despise doing things. i despise doing them when i don't feel like it) i'd much rather just follow my nose and wander around meeting people and seeing things and starting projects and having lunch. and the odd nap. what does this mean? does this mean i lack principles?.
it's time to go for a walk amongst my tree-friends. where's that green sweater?
