*cough*

blech. i've been feeling like uber crap the last few days. i have some sort of cold that's been traveling around the office. it makes me wish people would stay home when they're sick... but then again i should take my own advice.

it's been getting colder and colder up here. it feels like winter already and it's not even my birthday yet. i'm used to warm weather until at least halloween, so what the eff is up with me wearing a coat to work every morning already? it is a nice change from summer but i'm not quite ready for the impending snow yet.

i love fall. there's something about it that makes me feel like me. i love breaking out the sweatshirts and taking walks as then sun starts to set, and i love being able to smell the leaves beginning their decay. it's such a great feeling. i wish there was a place i could move to that had fall year round. that's definitely where i want to be.

so i went down into campus territory last weekend with my sister and bridget and found quite a few really cute shops. i can't wait to go back and do some christmas shopping in that area. i'm glad i was finally able to get down there and do something scavenging. i wish we lived closer to downtown. madison really does have some cool aspects about it... it's too bad the bad seems to usually outweigh the good.

i never really claimed this city as being mine. i think that's the problem. it's like i've been trying not to get attached or something, and as much as i'd like to attach myself... i'm not quite ready yet.

man, i could really go for a nap right now.