time to wrap up the day i think, blog-wise, so here are the highlights of my evening. only in reverse chronological order (sort of like a certain great movie) to make it even more interesting that it already (of course) was:

–typed this

–wasn’t hungry anymore, for now, so decided to put the cookies away and blog about my evening before reading a bit more and going to bed.

–had some delicious chips ahoy peanut butter chocolate chip cookies and milk. you should try them if you see them at the store. they’re awesome. ate them while listening to music.

–finally poured milk and grabbed cookies.

–got milk out of fridge, and while i was opening the new gallon, the little plastic pull tab on the freshness ring — or whatever you call that little plastic thing that means the milk is new — broke off, leaving the intact ring still on the lid of the gallon. unable to rip it off with my hand, i had to get a fork and pry it off. somehow, it made me feel like i ruined the milk or something. i don’t know why. it just felt wrong.

–suddenly felt really hungry, so i went to the kitchen to get some milk and cookies. yum.

–found out that the shiner shirt plea fell on kind ears; there was an email from pete from north by northwest in my inbox saying he was planning on going to the show and would get me a shirt. how incredibly cool is that? it really worked! life is pleasant sometimes.

–finished act 3 and felt like getting up and taking a break to check my email and maybe read some blogs.

–put amnesiac, the richard d. james album, and lula divinia on the cd player and hit random, then sat down to read some of a midsummer night’s dream. i really like it. and i really enjoy the fact that i’m a person who reads shakespeare for leisure. it makes me proud of myself for being at least somewhat intellectual.

–[insert in this slot quick trip to grocery store, bank, eating dinner, speaking to grandmother on phone, doing nothing interesting]

–hung new poster. looked at it and was glad i bought it.

–opened poster tube (or half poster tube rather, as i discovered once i’d peeled back the notebook paper and packing tape that sealed one end. i’m onto your thrifty ways, mister) and pulled out new poster, along with six free stickers! it was nicer than i thought it’d be even. it’s silkscreened on canvas, not poster paper. and owning it is apparently a privilege i share with only 65 other hey mercedes fans. it says 50/66 right there on the front. and it’s pretty stylish. as are the stickers, although i’m sure i share that privilege with far more fans.

–got poster tube from mailroom. saw that the return address said simply “nanna” above an address, and chuckled. what if i went to this address like a crazed stalker? i wouldn’t do that of course, i was just wondering if anyone closer to that address would try to stop by or something sometime to see a real live rockstar. or maybe it was a decoy address and he’d already thought of that. if it is though, where do i send the thank you note?

–stepped off the bus at 6:40…much later than expected. but at least i had a new poster waiting for me at home.

–got off work late because we had a mini-meeting at five minutes to five. waited at the bus stop after leaving office at 5:30 until at least 6. i didn’t like that at all. but, i thought, i don’t have anything to do tonight — it could be anything — so what does it matter if i come home a little bit later than usual. hopefully it’ll be a good night anyway.

so that was it. and one of those was completely out of order but it just made the story work better. artistic liberties, you know.

i should make a movie. or read act 4 and go to bed.