9 items for the 9th of March.

1. Etsy is one of the best things that's happened to me in a while. Since I finally overcame my embarrassing phobia of all things be-needled and got my ears pierced (like a big girl!) in November, I've been buying earrings on Etsy, where they're often affordable and really unique. If you're into the idea of traipsing around in vintage 1960s lucite hoops, see Leetie's shop. Lucite lovelies for yer ears, 8 bucks a pop.
2. Today Andy is bringing home his 30 gallon aquarium, and we are going to start ourselves a splendid covert fishery right here in the hovel. Aquariums aren't technically allowed in our apartment, but I have to do something to appease my continuing craving for a dog. (I still think about poor lil' Perkins every week. I am ready to be a devoted dogmother.)
3. I have glasses now. I am supposed to wear them more often than I do, but frankly, I can't fight or flirt very well in glasses, so it doesn't happen all that often. They are quite spectacular though. This time around, I got bolder dark brown frames with white interiors... they are super 1960s mod. They make me look like a beatnik cartoon character--which is the best I can hope for with glasses on.
4. This spring I'm supposed to teach Romeo and Juliet and To Kill a Mockingbird to the freshmen, and something unknown to the sophomores. On top of that, I'm going to be an assistant teacher in the yearbook class, which should be a real throwback to my mostly-terrible PHS days. I'm only committing to it because it gets me out of the task of becoming assistant track coach, which (lazy as I've become) I feel really unqualified to do at this point.
5. Apparently M. Ward and Zooey Deschanel (the girl from the movie Elf) have produced a new record together... it's supposed to hit shelves on the 18th. Might be a good one to sing along with in the car.
6. Andy got a job fishing in Alaska this summer, so he'll be gone for about a month--a month during which I will have to strongly resist the urge to adopt a furry companion with a wagging tail. Andy'll be fishing in Bristol Bay, which I think is northeast of Homer, where my aunt and uncle live. I'm not sure he'll be able to call me from where he's fishing, so it might be a lonely and sucky start to the summer.
7. Never wanted to admit it before, but jalapeno tofu pate is actually fantastic.
8. I saw an abandoned Ugg boot in the middle of an intersection yesterday, and privately celebrated as I drove by. One lost Ugg= one less doofy-looking girl strutting around in the streets like some sort of perverse Esquimo caricature. Hooray.
9. And hooray for Obama's success in Wyoming. He might not have much experience, but at least he's not basing his campaign on fear-mongering, which is what I feel Clinton has resorted to lately.