it has been a long ass day.

or at least, it feels like it has. going to backtrack a little and blog about yesterday afternoon. mel and i went and got our hair done. she got a perm and i got a cut and highlights. the highlights were sort of impulsive. and my hair actually isn't even that much shorter. but that's probably a good thing. i tend to get a little overzealous when i get haircuts and usually wind up cutting my hair much too short. and the highlights... will just take some time to get used to because i haven't done that in a while. on the other hand, mel's perm came out preeeeetty. i think i just really like it because she has so much hair. makes her look really feminine (not that she looked manly to begin with, of course).

so anyway, today. went to the cliffs this morning with mel to pay our respects. hard to believe but it's been three years. it was an absolutely gorgeous day today. not a cloud in the sky and the water was so clear that you could see the ocean floor. it's always a little ironic whenever we visit that spot because it's just the most beautiful view you've ever seen yet at the same time, the reason we're there is a sad one. anyway, we left some flowers and stayed for a few minutes then left for class.

class was blah as usual. well actually, in my psych of emotions of class, we had the love & attachment lecture today. very interesting... watched the video of harry harlowe's study with the rhesus monkeys and the wire and cloth mothers. rhesus monkeys are the cutest monkeys ever. i want one. anyway, after class, i had to go to the lab meeting which was super boring as usual. got to eat a big pink heart-shaped cookie with my name written on it. one of the girls in the lab made one for everyone. how sweet. after i left campus, i went to target to get the norah jones and melissa etherdige cds. i'm listening to norah jones right now and i just feel so much more relaxed. then went over to toys r us to buy some more stickers for the preschoolers. seriously, why is it so hard to find stickers? i mean, c'mon. i must've spent like 45 minutes just looking for freaking stickers. yeah, that sort of irritated me.

i don't know why this day felt so long. maybe it's because at the lab meeting we were going over what we were going to do for the rest of the week and a little bit of next week and i feel like i've got a ton of stuff to do. but i asked for those extra hours since i'm going to be going home next week (nine days!) so i need to make up for the time i'll miss. plus, i need to start studying for my midterms next week. i have been doing nothing school-wise for the past like, week and a half. bad cherry. oh well.

so yeah. now i'm all tired and blah. but enjoying the new norah jones cd so far. her music is just the type of music i would listen to while waking up on a beautiful, lazy sunday morning. just lying in bed, staring out the window daydreaming, and listening to her soothing voice. it's already making this day feel not as bad.