To Fall

Ah, fall. You snuck in and then blew your cool breath to extinguish the flames of summer. And I thank you.

This is my ode to Autumn, who I do so love. Summer is still here...but it's hanging by a thin thread. Fall will win. Summer will fall. The trees will soon begin to glow, and then golden leaves will rain upon the street. I've already dug out the sweaters and bought a snappy red trench coat. We're tossing around the idea of a fire pit. I'm mum shopping tomorrow. My apple cinnamon candles make me weak in the knees. Ah, fall.

Things are going well for me. This is my final semester as an undergraduate, and while I initially thought it would be a bit nightmarish, it actually seems quite manageable. I am in two fiction courses, which will leave me with three (hopefully decent) short stories at the end of the semester. I'm also acting as editorial assistant on a poetry anthology (exciting), and my senior seminar involves reading a stack of books that were on my to-read list. Nice.

Speaking of reading lists, if you enjoy reading and haven't already heard of http://www.goodreads.com/, you should check it out. You can rate what you have read and make a list of what you still need to read, which is pretty awesome, especially if you're like me and tend to wander into libraries and draw a blank. (I used to do the same with music stores, but now I just buy mp3s. But we've already discussed my feelings on digital books. Not happening.) You can add friends, straight from facebook, if that's how you roll, and see what they're reading, liking, disliking, etc. It's pretty sweet.