Snow snow snow snow snow

Yeah. Guess what we've got coming down on us? I feel like I'm being given a late birthday present from relatives that never liked me.

I had my first experience driving in real snow on Thursday. It was before eight a.m., so not only was I not totally awake, my street hadn't even been plowed yet. It was an experience, let me tell you. Still, I managed to get to school in one piece and without causing any pileups, so I count it as a victory for me. Then I found out that classes had been canceled until ten a.m. =_= So I got to drive all the way back home in the snow and the cold. Thankfully, the car was still warm when I got back to it.

This is nothing compared to when I got back home. I have a notoriously bad time getting to sleep once I've woken up and had to do things involving me being coherant--like speaking, for example, or paying lots and lots of attention to the road so I don't crash into things. So instead of going back to sleep (which would've been heaven, let me tell you), I decided to do what I do best, and surf the 'net.

It took me about three minutes to realize I was treating the scroll wheel like I was driving on snowy roads.

Anyway, I am not very fond of snow in the slightest. The best thing it is to me is (when combined with milk, sugar, and vanilla extract) ice cream. Otherwise it's mostly cold and annoying. Possibly because I've stopped going out to have fun in it. Still, it's a great excuse to have hot chocolate.

Tomas's friend Nick came over today, and together with Dad, we broke in my new Mah Jong set ^_^ It involved a little more confusion and arguing than I would have liked, but we got it done.

Broke up on good terms with Pat today. It was good while it lasted, and not bad for a first relationship, but it's over now. That makes me single again for now.

Giving CFUD apping another try. My last one failed miserably, I'm afraid, and put me in a real creativity funk--which I'm over now, but was still nasty. Considering this, I should probably see if I can take care of my New Years obligations before I send it in... Not saying who yet, just in case. *knocks on wood*

I need to see the Nutcracker again; the last time I saw it, I was too young to really pick anything up, and Fantasia really doesn't help much with what I want to watch it for.

The Indigo Blues

Looking back, it was a good thing, and I'm glad I did it; I can laugh and think of the good times and think of ways to do things better next time. I have no regrets, and I know I did a good thing as a friend and a person. The sadness is beginning to catch up to me now, though. It's healthy, I know; I can laugh about it, and I know that's healthy, too. I'm still a little blue, though. Talked to Mom about it to see if she had any reccomended pick-me-ups. We decided to do the whole "Rent a chick flick, kick the guys out and eat ice cream out of the carton" thing tomorrow. Pat, you're invited if you're free and you'd like to start the healing process with me ;P We can get a few of the awkward moments out of the way, at least, and take a few steps towards getting the ol' friendship back to... I hesitate to say 'normal', really, but I can't think of anything much better to put there. It's not going to be the same, I know, but we can at least know that we'll be comfortable around each other again.

Anyway, Mom also reccomended that I write down ten things that made me happy, and since Pat tagged me for that meme a while ago anyway, I figured I could kill two birds with one stone, more or less. ( Ten things go here )

With that done, I'd still like some advice from those of you wiser in the ways of love and relationships than I: what do you to do feel better after a break-up, especially when just calling the other person a jerk and moving on isn't exactly an option? (Not that I want to anyway...) Or if that fails, you can always try to distract me. Whatever works. So if you would be so kind?