Sapling

"The Florist" - by Rassouli

Really quick and brief post just to mention a few things.

The biggest news? My cousin really did have her baby boy yesterday. Out of all days, my shell's birthday. Ha. Weird to think that twenty years ago, at roughly the same time in the day, my mom was having me. My cousin is so like her - young, wanting a family right out of school...

Unfortunately, though, this means that my mom plans to stay until Friday. I only say "unfortunate" because that means I really do have to drive her car to school. That makes me really nervous. I'm hoping it'll be enough to reassure myself that everything will be all right, just as it always is, and that for these two days that I really do have to drive all the way to midtown and back, no one will be as tempted to follow so closely (or, at least, they'll be paying attention). 

That brings me to my next point: I had initially planned to go out today to retrieve supplies for my final projects, but in all honesty, I don't want to. If I had Hans, I'd probably go. I'd really like to avoid driving Haloa unless absolutely necessary. And you know what? I'll explain that to my professor. She'd understand - or at least give me a sympathetic ear. I think I can make it work.

(Plus it's really cold out today... and Haloa's AC is iffy.)

So I guess I'll browse my mom's sewing kit for some stuff I need and work on a refined sketch for my Intro class. 

Yesterday was nice and quiet; dad brought me home that miso salmon and a big slice of red velvet cheesecake, and we sat down and had a mini-picnic in front of The Incredibles for a bit. He also gave me $100 in cash, which I wasn't expecting. We're still planning on a sushi lunch when my mom gets back, though, as well as zip-lining when it gets warmer.

So all in all, a pleasant 20th. 
Now, for the rest of the month, I have to remember:

• March 10th - Maha Shivratri 
• March 10th-24th - Comet PANSTARRS low in the northwest sky after sunset (agh, I hope I can see that one... I think the trees will be blocking it)
• March 20th - Ostara
• March 27th - Holi