sorry to see the clear sunshine go, but shame on me for momentarily forgetting the beautiful cleanliness that comes with rain. and as always, i dodge many umbrellas that threaten to take out my hair/head. i don't always duck on time...ah well....i can afford the hairloss.

this week has consisted of little more than yelling and fighting with jenny. it's exhausting. and one battle flows into another up to a very indecisive point. it makes no sense. on a much brighter note, i'm looking forward to Edward Said next week. i'm trying to get out and listen to lectures more and see films at the pfa more often...i think i was rather detached last semester. but then i think i needed to be detached at the time.

i miss that tangerine tree in the parking lot of el pollo loco down south in los al. i must've climbed that tree at least 20 times during all those breaks in ochsa. we had sour tangerines today for lunch. it just reminded me.

must find strauss's suite (with a french name i don't remember) performed by Chicago Symphony; conducted by Fritz Reiner. jeez, my dad is picky. he didn't ask me...but i think it would make a good present nevertheless. he won't be suspecting anything either,...because his birthday passed three months ago.