As my feet freeze...

Saturday I finished my first book of the summer: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. As I was reading the book, I found a nice quote: "It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live." How fitting. Today I finished Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, in which I found another applicable and good quote: "It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities." Now I'm reading Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. They don't really captivate me as well when I already know whats going to happen. I'm going to take a break from Harry Potter and read something else after this book.

I'm in Grand Rapids at my sister's right now... from yesterday until Wednesday evening. We met an old guy from Germany in Home Depot. It was fun talking to him. He asked me, "Sprichst du Deutsch?" and I said, "Ein bisschen," and he said, "Dass ist gut genug." It was quite interesting. Hunter the dog is cute and the two cats, Vern and Lily, are also cute and nice. I love cats.

This room that I'm sleeping in is comparable to the innermost circle of hell. It's freezing (I put my computer under the covers so it would blow its warm air on me), there's little movement (except the occasional dog or cat coming in to sniff at me and my stuff), there's a weird smell, and there's a mysterious ring of light that appears on the ceiling above my head when all the lights are off. So last night wasn't too pleasant.

JAG's series finally was last night. Harm and Mac are getting married. It was satisfying yet sad.

I found out some of my grades today. Actually, it was everything except calc. Physics, Great Books, and Campus Band were all A's, but the stupid German lady gave me an A-. Bah humbug to her.

Now that I am not at college, I have been struggling to come up with a word of the day for you, as I am not challenged in any way at home. But I have tried my best for today to come up with something. When I was at college, all I had to do was listen to the people, GSIs, professors around me and I could easily find an intriguing word to use, but now there is nothing of the sort, and so I must search.

Words of the day:
-archaic - of, relating to, or characteristic of a much earlier, often more primitive period, especially one that develops into a classical stage of civilization; no longer current or applicable, antiquated; of, relating to, or characteristic of words and language that were once in regular use but are now relatively rare and suggestive of an earlier style or period.
-exalt - to raise in rank, character, or status, elevate; to glorify, praise, or honor; to increase the effect or intensity of, heighten.
-exaltation - the act of exalting or the condition of being exalted; a state or feeling of intense, often excessive exhilaration or well-being.
-exultation - the act or condition of rejoicing greatly.