Today Chris, Mark, and I went to the Mewseum. Small, but very nice. The site is usually by invite only, but this special event is open to the public- the public being me, chris, and mark. We watched some videos, untangled some ghosts, and signed a guest book. I told Mew the story of when I first heard Comforting Sounds. I am really disappointed I didn't go to the free show last night- it is literally like a 50 person venue, but you had to be on some list (Schindler's list maybe?). Chris and Mark are at the Troubadour right now, and I am sitting in my green chair, wearing my green sweater, looking at my green bed, being green (and I don't mean saving the planet one canvas bag at a time)......I am sure Mark and Chris will post on what a wonderful show it is and tell you guys more about Mewseum, so I will leave them something to say.I would like to write about my favorite inside joke. but I only have three words: ITS MASTER KEY!

I think its about time for my once-every-couple-months posting. So today I finally got paid, and celebrated with a trip to Target and proceeded to buy 78 cent cupcake mix and 1.29 funfetti frosting- yes, I am baller that way.As Chris knows, Aysha's place is right on a street corner where a car gate continuously opens and closes throughout the night with the loudest creaking ever heard. Our solution: midnight mission. Midnight mission took place approximately at 22:45. Aysha and I slyly crept down to the noisy gate, WD-40, flashlight, and guns in hand. Westwood is still busy this time of night, so we had to take cover in the bulganvilia bush until the coast was clear. Some cars drove through the gate, we listened for the source of the creaking. We saturated the area (per WD-40 orders) and waited. Fail. We proceeded to saturate every crease and hindge. No cars. Our attempt to set off the senors failed as well. 200 lbs a car does not make. We retreat back to base to listen for the results of our mission. As of 23:11: SUCCESS! We celebrate with cupcakes. Our slumbers will be creak-free from now on.Aysha's conclusion: "We should do many shady things."And we shall.

So, Chris is making a Holiday Dance Mix, which led me to thinking...We should have a holiday party!!!! Complete with food, drink, games, movies, and, of course, dancing. I'm hoping to get others opinion on this idea- like when would be best and the like. I planned on having it at my and Jeff's house.Also, Chris would like suggestions on songs for his mix.It would be fun to dress up and get together to celebrate wintertime!

I honestly wish I could be more eloquent about this. I am so proud of how far America has come in the past century, and I feel incredibly lucky to have witnessed such change and history. I think in some ways, watching and listening to Barack Obama is what it must have felt like to live in the days of JFK. I often joke with Chris that I will believe anything Obama says, taking it for automatic truth- that is how inspiring he is. Even more exciting will be to see how Obama will change the course of this country and implement his policies. I very much look forward to his presidency.I am usually not one to get overly emotional, particularly about politics, but let me say that I definitely had tears in my eyes last night during Obama's speech...amazing....

I'll use the tip. So, I was driving to work the other day, listening to my ipod(which, seriously, is nearly as distracting as a phone while driving) and John Mayer's "Bigger than my Body" came up and though I have been prone to skipping that song recently, I decided to take a listen. Now, to put it into context, my boss was going to let go of about half of us teachers next week, and no job = no money. So in the midst of stressing about my finances, and even worse the potentially ridiculously harmful blow to my confidence, I found through this song that really this job is not THE BIG thing in my life- I can do much better, and I will. Anyway, today I find that I will live to teach another day- no need to recover from a baseball bat-beaten ego.