Things to Consider

#1. The coming of Spring. Is it actually coming, or just faking us devout spring-lovers out? I recall a certain June, teaching swimming lessons in an outdoor pool as it snowed. I love winter, don't get me wrong. I just think that winter never feels enough love from people during the actual winter months, so it plans surprise visits and crashes Spring's party. Winter is selfish, in that way. It seems that every year, I look up one day from my "Stormie Stomp" (what my friends call the way I walk. Slumped over a little, with my eyes staring directly at the sidewalk in front of me) and realize that the snow is gone. It bewilders me literally every year. I just don't understand it. How do I miss the whole phase of the snowmelt? And yet, every year I find myself surprised by the sudden lack of snow on the ground.

#2. Housing for next year. What. A. Drag. My search this year has been long and frustrating. Why? First I was looking for two people (a shared room), then just for me, then for two people, then thought I had it figured out, then that didn't work out. Now I am looking for both a shared AND a private, in case things need to work out a different way. Let me tell you, at this point I am ready to live in a cardboard box, hang a picture of a kitten on it, and call it home.

#3. A summer job. Believe it or not, searching for a summer job has been a similarly frustrating experience, but I suppose not nearly as bad. Potential plans were the Forest Service, a random state park, something in Jackson Hole, possibly something in Alaska, and then there is always going back to the two jobs I worked last summer. One of the state parks nearby Logan offered me a job, but it's unrealistic hours were a major turn-off. I had to say no for the sake of my sanity. But a part of me is panicking, remembering back to last summer when I spent weeks desperately driving from place to place, applying for jobs I had no right to apply for (at places like Sally's Beauty Supply and Texas Roadhouse), just because I was so desperate for any sort of income. Dear Summer 2010, please be nothing like that. Love, Stormie.

#4. College. Things I'm trying to figure out: If I'm coming back next fall. Study abroad. Which of 3 potential minors I want to do. my MAJOR. My future career path.... amongst other things. Can you understand why my stress levels are a bit too high?

#5. How many licks does it take to get to the center of a Tootise Pop?... Yes. It is something to consider. I am forced to ponder this question literally everyday. It never fails to pop into my head at a time when I really don't want to be wondering how many licks it takes, but alas. It always comes. It is an unsolved mystery that will perhaps shed some light onto that burning question... how many licks....

#6. My social life. That's all I'm going to say about it.

#7. Skeeball. I have developed a very nice addiction to the game Skeeball. It's at a nearby arcade, and it is just too fun to resist. Having a bad day? Play some Skeeball. As the balls roll in and the points rack up, you will find yourself relaxing. Don't you even worry.

#8. Sometimes I like myself better without make up on.