Some people change their clothes for the occasion - I like to change my hair.

So, I love to dye my hair. It's a fun change and I have little attachment to my hair - I don't really know what to do with it most of the time. I've spent a good amount of my life with really short hair. I've had some interesting dos. Now I am growing it out for the first time in several years. It's longer than I've had it in a long time, usually I start to grow it out and decide that it's just not going to work out and I end up chopping it off again. Right now it is just a little past my shoulders, whoa. My friend has some mad hair dying skills, so I've been having her dye my hair and put highlights in for the past year-ish. My hair doesn't hold dye all that well, so if I want to go dark, I have to GO DARK. So I got the kit with the picture of the darkest hair and we did it. And it came out black...hmm. We added some blond highlights, it could use a few more. So I am a blackhead. Super dark. Gah.

The worst bit - this is not the first time this has happened. I did this on the mission too. What? But that was a mistake of not reading the word BLACK on the box. I wish I could blame that on Estonian, but it just wouldn't be true.

it's on like donkey kong

So, I'm going to Indiana. School starts in January, I'll be moving there officially at the beginning of that month. But...I'll be going for a little weekend in November! My friend Kelly just got accepted to IU Bloomington's School of Library and Information Sciences, the very school to which I was accepted! So we have decided to take a weekend trip together to check things out there. I am excited!

Also, can you believe how cute my sister's kiddos are? My goodness. They came down a few weeks ago to visit me and we had a blast. We got some lunch and went to the park where naturally the activities turned to tag and tying my nephew's legs together. A very nice day.

Elu läheb edasi.

Danger-bad

So, it is probably not a good idea for me to post two times in one week - I might get burned out and leave off posting for another year. But I also thought I should make up for the lost time.

I just wanted to share a bit of news that I came across today...the #1 song on the US pop charts on my birth day was Michael Jackson's 'Beat It'. So there you go.

I'm back

It has been almost a full year since I last posted. Failure. Quick re-cap: I have been living in Provo in the same apartment and working at the same used bookstore. But here's what's different - I have been accepted at Indiana University Bloomington to study Library Science. I start in January, I cannnnnnnoooootttt wwwaaaaaiiiitttt. It's going to be great, the best. Closer to the Librarian I have dreamed of being my whole life.

Check out the beautiful atrium of the Harold B. Lee Library. That is Maris, my good friend from Estonia, and I on the stairs. She came to Utah with her husband Matthew and we did a little tour of the BY. I love this library, it's so beautiful, I have good memories here.

So, there it is. I will be posting more regularly, I'm trying to change.

Peace out.

Today has been good. I got up and went running, then I came home and chatted with my roommate for a while. It was nice. Then I leisurely got ready for work because I didn't have to be there until 10am. Work was good, I organized the health section some more. It is looking very nice and is almost done. Also friendly coworker was there, so that was nice, short but good conversation with him. Then I went and volunteered at the blood drive on campus. My first experience with that. My job was simple - I gave food and drink to the people who donated. Then I came home and made spaghetti for dinner group. It was delicious. We also had cut up celery, cucumber and apples on the side. Very nice. Then I talked on skype with my good friend from Japan - Tomoko. My first time talking with her since before the mission. That was fantastic. And now I am listening to music and organizing my magnet making stuff so that I can get back into making them. I am still not sure what I will do with them - if I will pursue a venue where I can sell them. We'll see. I am just happy to be getting back into it.

Here is to good days!

Also - I was contacted by the Provo Library about my application to volunteer there and I will be starting on Thursday in the mending department!

Asian Night!

We are having a party tonight and the theme is Asia. I have been making sushi rice. And pulling out all of my Japanese things. I didn't bring a lot here, but more than I thought I did. I am excited!

Good Friends

There have been some unfortunate obstacles in the way of talking with a good friend from the mission on the phone. But finally tonight we were able to get it together and talk and it was very good. He is one of my favorite people, it was great to catch up a bit.

Also, tonight I went with my roommate Martusha to her friend Jessica's house. Jessica and I are just getting to know each other, and I am hoping to develop our friendship, she is a very neat person. We made homemade bread. It was fantastic. And delicious.

And, while on the subject of friends, I am enjoying working with one of my coworkers, he's a cool kid. It is good to talk with him, I enjoy our conversations. I am thankful for the forums in my life that are helping me develop friendships with some worthwhile people.

Life is good.