quarter till noon

i'm still trying to get used to this new avenue of writing, but i like it.

the air is so sharp today, it struck my lungs as i took a breath in on the way to the bus stop. i love it when autumn shows up.

i'm sitting in the library, third floor, with rhythmic clicks of keyboards and occasional sniffles and coughs being the only sounds i can hear, and i like that. i feel like i'm getting away when i'm here, like a little vacation with hot green tea close at hand. it's one of the only places where i find it easy to be truly quiet and still here. i do love the hustle and bustle of campus, but this is a nice getaway.

i should be developing the body of a paper, but really, i only have ten minutes left before i will get up and get a chicken wrap, so i can't really get much done then, right? right! i'm really enjoying the class the paper is for, though, so even though it's a difficult topic and more pages than i'd ideally wish to write here on a monday, it's interesting to me, and i feel like i'll be proud of it when i'm done. more hot green tea to come, i'm sure.

today is a beautiful day, and i'm thankful that i'm alive and living. inspired by good old st. francis of assisi,

open my eyes to see
all the beautiful things of today.
i don't want to miss what You see.
and may i walk at a slower pace
and see to someone elses needs
before i tend to myself.
take the weariness from my eyes,
i just want to see You,
a sweet autumn romance
springs alive in me.

noon!