my beloved, a knight in crystal armor.

today i finally got to go to the strand bookstore in manhattan. it was so amazing. the long rows of books, the prices, the rare book room, the art books. so promising. i wish i could move in. i saw the Tisch school of the arts and thought of Stefani Joanne Germanotta starting out as a new student.
i got to meet my friend's new girlfriend, who was a blast, and i tried vegan soft serve ice cream. it was delicious. i only spent $12.25 on food/expenses, and $4.50 on the subway. i heard the band "of montreal" for the first time, and i like it.
when i came home, there was a comment from sam on my blog [ i love all comments ]. and even though my legs totally hurt, and my abs feel tight, and i just ate two grilled cheese sandwiches, i am happy.

sometimes the fun stuff costs the least.
you have to wander aimlessly around manhattan til your feet are killing you.
sometimes you have to go to 3 different places before you get to pee.
and subway rides can be fun.

also, at 12:38 am last night/this morning, i finished the first draft of "The Dream Catcher." i am so so so proud of it. i sent it to an old teacher and a few friends to read. hopefully they can offer some constructive criticism. if anyone else would like to read it and let me know what they think, i'd greatly appreciate it. it's 16.25 pages, and i started it late february. it took me this long to finish because i needed the perfect ending, and i finally found it. a few days ago i had only 10 pages. soon i'm going to start my research for my next story, "El Dia de los Muertos." my goal for that is about the same amount of pages. i want to write a series of stories that are like a spiderweb; maybe a character will carry over from one to the next, or a place. you get the idea. then i want to put them all together in a book. all of the stories will have a mystical vibe, but no vampires. i promise.