Lies, Love, and Weirdos

Yesterday, a man with a charming British accent called me from the Portland Opera. You see, last season, I purchased tickets for Madame Butterfly. I was able to purchase them specially, ahead of time, because I had attended a performance of Miss Saigon. Unfortunately, I was not able to go to Madame Butterfly - but gave the tickets to friends who very much enjoyed the performance. The problem is, because I bought the tickets ahead of time, I got put on some list, and now the people at the Portland Opera are trying to get me to buy lots of tickets for the upcoming season. I previously spoke with this British man in June, when I told him that I did not know my schedule for the fall and did not want to commit to anything just then. So, he called me yesterday to see if my "sheshule" (gotta love the British) had been straightened out and to see if I would like to purchase any tickets for the upcoming opera season before the tickets go on sale to the general public. I could have said, "No thank you, I'm not interested, please take me off your list." But what I said instead was, "Actually, I'm moving to Chicago." Why on Earth did I do that? I mean, it worked - his response was, "Oh, well they do have nice symphony and opera there, as well. We'll take you off our list here, then. Best of luck to you." How funny that I would just lie like that. I have no idea what possessed me to do that. Very out of character.

On another note, I just found out that the 7th of September was National Feel the Love Day. In honor of that, here is a list of things that I love (in no particular order):

1. Cool, crisp fall days.
2. Chocolate.
3. Dogs. Specifically, black or chocolate labs, especially puppies...although yellow lab puppies are cute, too.
4. My boyfriend (of course).
5. Sitka.
6. Sleeping in a tent.
7. My friends, especially the ones who have been there for many years. As it turns out, all that crap about silver and gold is actually true.
8. Sleeping in general.
9. A good, long hike.
10. Tazo Wild Sweet Orange Tea.
11. Cracking my toes...and my back.
12. Doing things for other people.
13. Reading (as long as it's a good book).
14. Peeling the lint out of the dryer. I love how it all stays together and how you can sometimes get it all in one piece. (bad grammar there - sorry.)
15. A good rainstorm.
16. Kenyon.
17. Dear Prudence.
18. Laughter.
19. Cuddling - a very simple, yet highly underrated, activity.
20. My nephews.

There's more, really, but I think I'll stop now. You get the idea.

Today, however, is Wonderful Weirdos Day! Happy day to pretty much everyone I know - you all fit in this category, as do I. Enjoy the day!