how do they get ’em in there?

i discovered nerds gumballs today in the giant wonka variety pack that my mom got for me at costco when i was home. they’re huge gumballs with a bunch of different flavored nerds in the middle. it’s really good bubble gum and promises lots of chewing, so i’m a big fan, but i can’t stop wondering, how do they get ’em in there??

this weekend was kind of dull. cj and nayomi were apparently going to make jello shots in honor of bill cosby’s visit, but they both looked very non-partying last night, so i’m thinking that didn’t happen. i guess a lot of frats had three day long fallcoming parties, and ari went out with this guy she’s been seeing, and said she had so much fun. so i was jealous, but at the same time, i know we have different ideas of fun! i was really disappointed that there weren’t more all-campus fallcoming events. but we all know what i really wanted to be doing this weekend.

i talked to holly tonight and she said, even though she made a small fortune, that las vegas night was a las vegas nightmare (no, she didn’t phrase it like that.) the bar was insane and people were insane and i guess a record number of people were taken to the emergency room. but if i know holly, she handled it all flawlessly and probably wouldn’t have wanted to participate in the festivities anyway. maybe she can put some of that cash toward a bus ticket to clinton, ny? she also said, “aren’t there any boys at hamilton that you like?” i know, i know. if only life made sense like that.

i had a really long talk with nayomi about boys and school and driving long distances. she totally welcomed me right into her room and insisted that i sit on her beanbag, which made me feel like she really wanted me there to chat with. she got a hamster! it’s adorable. but i can’t have a pet. all the leaves on my plants are yellow and my african violet has no violets.

i got an A on my lit paper! after my professor spent 15 minutes at the beginning of class going down his list of general comments on our papers, he made us wait until the very end of class to get them back. i was preparing myself to accept my given position in the grading hierarchy, of which the average was approximately a b-. i was open to constructive criticism and ready to edit and turn in an edited draft. but then i got an A. i practically wanted to take it back, tell him i didn’t deserve it and that i wanted to prove myself by improving the whole thing! but then i came to my senses and just walked down the stairs. but i was smiling.

i broke out the hummus today. even accidentally-frozen-then-thawed-out chive hummus is good.

my wonderful cousin marie, who is a senior and applying to her selection of very lucky colleges right now, and with whom i haven’t spoken for far, far too long, linked this site in her away message today. like i didn’t need something else to distract me from, oh i don’t know, homework! (thanks, marie!)

quote of the day: “regardless of purpose-money, sex, gustatory pleasure-people injested chocolate primarily in liquid form through the 19th century.” – chocolate’s dark history

love always, em locke