a couple of things

a. i tried to buy cowboy boots and they should have arrived early next week. only now i have checked my email and it tells me that actually they prob won't ship till the 19th, which feels devastating even though i understand that in the big scheme of things waiting another two weeks isn't a big deal. but before and after christmas seem like two completely different universes of time. i am considering canceling my order. i am unhappy with these people. shame on them for withholding my boots from me. shame shame shame.

b. it turns out noah really wants to join the peace corps too. so he came over last night to discuss it. he is for it. and for doing it now. i'd still want to learn spanish first and i still need to get some volunteer experience, but it's not such a bad idea - taking a few classes in interesting things after work and then applying. god only knows how that boy has money to live, but it might be possible to figure out a way to work And learn things at the same time. if it's true that the peace corps backlog is really as long as it sounds like it might be, it can't hurt to apply sooner rather than later. and i could always do my interesting thing on the side assuming i know anything about it. so, i am thinking about it.

i still miss iceland though.

c. i am learning a new banjo song. something with a really long title that involves like railroads and blues and a southern state. i have learned half of it although my fingers don't quite want to do what they're supposed to yet. but the crazy and potentially flattering thing is that Tim the Banjo Teacher claimed that i could learn the second half of the song next week and maybe even start learning another song, which is a big deal. since usually i spend at least a month per song and now i'd be learning practically two songs in one day granted i don't think he'll actually start a new one. i need to practice.