I’m not one of those people who lives for summer. I love the extended daylight, the pitcher of iced tea that’s always in the fridge, the crazy movie slate, the summer reads, and (above all) the vacations. But I’m something of a sweat monster, so my preferred season has and always will be fall. Which is why, instead of bemoaning the fact that my summer frolicking is officially behind me, I’d like to formally institute COUNTDOWN TO FALL 2010! Think of all the apple-based baked goods waiting to be consumed! The light jackets and scarves waiting to be wrapped and layered! The crisp sunny mornings, the crackly leaf piles; the horror movie marathons, the pumpkins and gourds and formal holidays that celebrate eating and napping!
I started a shiny new job last week (woohoo, I’m a non-profit girl now!), and the night before felt exactly like the night before the first day of school—at least, the way I, nerdette extraordinaire, always felt on the night before the first day. There’s something so energizing about fall: meeting new people, starting new projects, stocking a new desk with new office supplies. Oh, how I love the smell of college-ruled notebooks in the morning.
That said…summer vacation 2010 was pretty freaking spectacular. I think it’s going to give fall a run for its money this year.
And now for something completely different: I found this on the interwebs and it has nothing to do with anything. It is merely strange and adorable, and adorably strange. Enjoy!
MARCEL THE SHELL WITH SHOES ON from Dean Fleischer-Camp on Vimeo.
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