May 18

I'm developing quite the decent collection of tools. Today I added an awl to my hammer/level/screw driver/tape measure/wire cutters/pliers collection. I woke up to a deliciously rainy day and decided that today was the day that I was gonna hang my wall of fame. It had been lying on the floor for way too long. So I got up, went to the gym, ran on the treadmill and did the stair mill cause I can't do spinning with my elbow, and i'm quitting spinning anyways due to the thick thigh factor.

Went to the hardware store beside Whole Foods on the way home where I had intended to buy a drill but the lovely hardware dude told me that an awl would suffice. So I got that as well as anchors and screws. Went to Whole Foods to get lunch, found out that Whole Foods no longer carries M Cafe stuff (thank goodness actual M is 2 blocks away)! Came home, cleaned my apartment now that I can actually do stuff with my right arm and got down to business with the wall of fame.

It took hours. Well maybe not hours but definitely over one hour. Figuring out placement and measurements and then measuring and leveling and just dealing with the plaster wall was hell! I hate plaster! I totally needed a drill cause hammering in the awl took out some nice chunks of the wall. But whatever, nothing a little drywall compound won't fix!

When I was FIIIINALY done (minus two frames that I still need to get), I finished my dreaded textiles homework project and then made some Dorian Chicken for dinner! I managed to put a nice little slice in my finger while cutting sweet potatoes though. That's what happens when you don't have proper arm strength and use a huge knife.

90210 finale. Nowhere near as good as last year, or as cozy, or as good music. Last year Dave and I enjoyed a pot of sleepytime tea while watching, and I remembered how much I loved "The Funeral" by Band of Horses. I miss last May.