today, the 23rd of may, had a high of about 54 degrees. this is crazy.
weather like this isn't good for much except moping around, reading, sleeping, and drinking tea. right now, i can hear the rain quickly draining through the gutters outside and the sound of tires gliding on wet pavement, water gently sprinkling the concrete curbs. this entire afternoon has been composed of utter unproductivity. i had the equivalent of three exams today; i think ive earned it. spanish presentation went smoothly enough, i handed in my term paper for english on the bell jar, and successfully sang my alto part for our music theory quartet chorale - all before 1130 this morning. i allowed my mind to wander for the first time all year during calculus, and slept with my eyes open in religion.
in the past eight days, i have read three books: midnight in the garden of good and evil, stones from the river, and the book of ruth. the last one is not the one from the bible but instead a crushing novel that makes you think told from the first person severely limited point of view of a mentally disabled young woman named - you guess it - ruth. this one was my favorite of the trio, striking a resounding chord and making me weary from too many thoughts all at once. i hope to buy prep sometime this week - a quick, lightheard satirical look at the upper class world of popped collars and $34 grosgrain ribbon belts set in a fictional boarding school in massachusetts. i already read the first few chapters online, and i can tell i'll love it.
today, feeling defeated by this weather and weary due to total lack of sun for the past few weeks, my mom and i booked flights for ourselves to go to florida this july. we went to miami/ft. lauderdale area last july and loved it - basically the biggest decisions we had to make each day were: beachside or poolside first? pina coladas or margaritas? we decided to stay again at the sheraton bal harbour resort. i get along really well with my mom when it is just the two of us, plus i'll probably want to spend some quality time with her because i will be in europe for about a month before this trip and heading off to college about a month after it. plus, she's paying. sweet deal.
oh, by the way, i am done with high school in two days. no matter how much i tell myself this, it just doesn't seem real at all.