i love being able to wake up at 11:30

it's so nice to get to sleep in as late as i want...esp. considering i went to bed at nearly 3 last night. i was having very odd dreams...i can't really remember them, but something with alex from massage and forests. i remember waking up in the middle of the night thinking, "i should remember this dream...it's very amusing." but then i went back to sleep and it all left. how sad.

i feel like sitting somewhere with a good poetry book (possibly by e.e. cummings) and a good friend (any number of people) and reading poems we like to each other. it's a very random thing to do, i know. but yes. that's what i suddenly feel like doing.

i have another practicum today at 6:30, then 2 more next week, then a week off because the studio won't be available for practice, and then i need to schedule 3 more. anyone wanna be my practicums the week of september 9th?

and now the event you've all been waiting for...

elaine's top ten best huggers list! hehe...i'm sure you haven't really been waiting for it, but here it is anyways, counting back from number 10.

10. this one's a tie between orrin from hillel and cindy...see cin, you did make my list.
9. another tie...this time between nikki, greg from dancing at ucsd, and vic chu from navs
8. annieo (she's the best hugger out of my whole high school group)
7. ryan from massage (he made my list overnight...'cause yesterday after class, he gave me the best hug!)
6. alex from massage (nice long friendly hugs)
5. paul (teacher at dancing)
4. aurora (used to be another teacher at dancing...dancers tend to be good at hugs)
3. haily from navs (her pet peeve is people who don't hug well!)
2. ceci (she's great at the squishy, warm kind of hugs)

and the best hugger i know is...(drum roll, please!)
1. sam! (is anyone at all surprised?)

now the honorable mention for most improved hugger goes to...
cindy! before last year, she wouldn't have even come close to making it on my list. she would've had her own spot at 9 if ryan hadn't made my list, i think...but this way, everyone below him moved down one.

so yes...there it is...my wonderful list. i feel productive now, even though i haven't done anything particularly useful.

testing

am testing a mood icon...i'm not really angry...i'm just trying to create a custom mood theme

testing once more

half way done with the mood theme...if this works.