I don't know why...

... summer always goes so quickly. It seems like just yesterday that I was ringing in the New Year in Asheville, NC.

... every ounce of my will power melts away when I encounter chocolate or baked goods. You'd think I'd get burnt out, but you'd be wrong.

... I can't stop playing Sudoku on my phone. Seriously, no matter what I'm doing-- on the phone with Boyfriend, riding shotgun down the road, watching TV-- I always have a game pulled up. Something about solving the puzzle is so calming to me.

... I can't get a job being a book reviewer. Dream job: reading and getting paid for it. Throw in a cozy wrap and a cute mug of Earl Grey, and... I'm too excited to even finish that thought.

... nostalgia is taking over my life. Two of my girls from when I was a Recruitment Pi Chi three years ago wrote on my wall this week about how they missed me, and I could've cried. My cousin leaves for my alma mater this week (or next?), and I get emotional just thinking about it. There is precious little more exciting than your first weeks as a freshman at Auburn.

... my cat refuses to be a snuggler. She goes through a five-minute phase of purring and kneading my lap, acting as though she might settle in for some quality bonding time, and then she's off on another adventure... always leaving me wanting more, that one.

... we don't speak like they did in the times of Elizabeth I. Those that know me know my irrational fascination with the Virgin Queen, her dad Henry VIII, and all things related to that time period, so it should be no surprise that Erica loaned me a book about Shakespeare for my summer reading binge. As I read, I can't help but wonder what's happened to the English language. In a generation where abbrevs (abbreviations, for those who aren't in the know) are the standard, we're along way from the Bard's artistry of language. It won't be long before we s.t.i.a. (start talking in acronyms).

I guess that sums up my unanswered questions for now, but I would like to send out a very special Howdy-do! to Sam and Jeremy. Thanks for stopping by, guys. I'll get the report from Alex when you're done.