Blog365: Day 32

We're 1/12 of the way through 2009! After this month, technically speaking, we'll be 1/6. Two months later, 1/4. How "Slipping Through my Fingers All the Time"-ABBA-Mamma Mia! of us.

Today is the last day of our 6-day, unplanned ice-week. It's really nice inside the house today, so if it could have been like this (Internet, heat, light, etc) the entire time, I think it'd be the best 6 days ever.

However, today is the day to do all the stuff I've put off since...Monday. That is, if you'll pardon another one of my infamous lists:

- Do my German homework (some cornell notes...I hate cornell notes)
- Bassoon, as its been too cold to do so comfortably for quite some time
- Clean my room
- Finish reading Fellowship of the Ring and How to be Popular

February's NaBloPoMo theme this month is "want". Therefore, here's a list of what I want to do, but sadly can't:

- Roleplay
- Watch Lord of the Rings, Breakfast Club, or Mamma Mia!
- Keep reading this amazing Sweeney Todd fanfiction Aubrey found

And I usually am not a fan of fanfiction, especially for Sweeney Todd. It all seems to just be "Ohhhh Mrs. Lovett loves Sweeney so naturally he should love her" and with a flick of a switch and the rattle of some keys typing, volia: Sweeney Todd can be your dream Casanova. (He can also take pity on the Judge, try and break up Johanna and Anthony, or legalize Toby's adoption papers)

The good thing, though, is that there's a 2-hour delay tomorrow. That means that at earliest I have to get up at 7:30 to catch the bus at 9. With that, I can go to bed at 10 tonight at still have 9 1/2 hours. That's more than I typically get when I try and be in bed by 8:30!

It'll be nice being able to see what's outside when I wake up, though. It's pitch black when I catch the bus at 7 most mornings.

See the lightbulb?

The electricity came on about twenty minutes ago, after spending 20 hours without Internet, light, or heat. Last night was not what I would call fun.

We planned to escape off to Alabama today, but the power came on just as we were halfway done packing (and actually, I was pretty much done by then). It's kind of bittersweet, I guess. I was really looking forward to not being lodged in a giant block of ice that is Fort Knox.

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My thoughts on this no electricity thing?

"NOOOOO!!"

"Ohhh Baxter"

"You're my little gentleman. I'll take you to foggy London town why? Because you're my little gentleman."

Fort Knox became trapped in a sheet of three-inch thick ice last night, and it's a little dangerous out there. We've heard a couple branches falling, and walking the dog ISN'T fun. We actually just take her out for as short as it takes to get the job done, actually.

It looks like snow, so when I stepped in it (and slipped) it wasn't pleasant. The ice is still coming down, so school is canceled again tomorrow. That's a really good thing---even if the streets are getting a little better, the steps aren't. My bassoon would take me down the ice and then not let me up.

Oh, and as for the quote---we watched Anchorman tonight.

Hoozah!

First school listed on the "School Closings" list is Ft. Knox. Hardin County, LaRue, Jefferson...none of them yet. I think I'm going to laugh incredibly hard if we get off and Hardin county doesn't. That'll show them what it's like to go to school when someone else have a snowday. (No offense to any of my Hardin County friends or reader)

I have some algebra homework I need to do tomorrow, but I think it's going to be really nice just being able to stay home.