over the summer i collected a few items that i planned to give away to a friend for their birthday. i ended up not seeing that person all summer, and it's starting to look like i probably won't for at least another year. theres nothing terribly expensive in the box. the most pricey item is this small cat painting. other things include a pressed sunflower, a typewriter transcribed copy of a barry hannah short story, a small button that reads "nuclear arms are unbearable," a set of cactus stickers with christmas hats, and a dvd copy of the life aquatic. i like to think i'm good at giving gifts. i like how they can express a lot more than words. i also feel that gifts are unique not just to a person, but to a time in that person's life. anyway, i now have this box with all these neat little things that anyone would like independently, but that collectively are very specific. cant see myself giving these to my friend anymore. the time and desire has passed. i want to give them away one by one, but that also feels weird. cant discard them either. not sure what to do here. maybe gift them for christmas?

i ran a mile today for the first time. i got a 10$ gift card to wawa for it. kind of useless, but at least i got some exercise. my legs have been sore since then. had to wear running shoes for it. i generally avoid wearing shoes that aren't adidas sambas when i know i'll be around people i know. i don't think they would notice if i did wear something different, but i like to always have sambas on. i've been wearing them almost exclusively for four years now. i was likened to a cartoon character because of it.

went to the acapella concert tonight. was expecting it to be an hour and a half but it was only one hour. cant say i'm too upset, spent the last five minutes playing backgammon on my phone. glad to have seen colin sing. he said he'd sing to me some more in private after i told him it felt a little short. i enjoy it when he sings radiohead(ha!) to me.

i really like that thing mr. fox does in fantastic mr. fox. that whistle, click, and finger point. i think i would do that here and there if i were able to whistle. also really like that thing the opossum does with his eyes. where he randomly spaces out, mid conversation. i feel that.