Instead of going into detail about everything that's happened lately, let's just summarize with categories and bullets:

LOUISVILLE
- delicious Qdoba dinner with Ben, Ben's mom, Pat
- delicious steak dinner with Ben, dad
- church service, saw John and James
- Ben taught me to drive a stick ^_^
- delicious meatloaf dinner with Ben, Ben's mom, Pat
- quick trip to Taipei Cafe for delicious chinese food
- shopping with Anna
- craving for fried chicken

KENT
- Ben comes up
- classes
- delicious chinese dinner with Ben, Ashley, Amy
- toured Downtown Kent (all 4 blocks of it)
- semi-delicious green tea bubble tea for me, delicious White Russian bubble tea for Ben
- craving for fried chicken

CLEVELAND
- Rock and Roll Hall of Fame; made it to the entrance
- walked around harbor behind Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
- DEAD FISH, LOTS OF DEAD FISH
- Tower City Center
- craving for fried chicken; food court KFC only serves original recipe
- delicious japanese fast food dinner

back to KENT
- Princess Bride, Donkey Konga, Rolling Rock
- Ben leaves
- craving for fried chicken

COLUMBUS
- Casey's 21st Birthday
- delicious Bento GoGo bento lunch box
- Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
- made delicious greek pasta for potluck party with David
- potluck party most awkward event of my life
- VG Cats
- severe craving for chocolate; chocolate run at Kroger
- Wet Hot American Summer, Half Baked, chocolate
- craving for fried chicken satisfied with Popeye's combo #1
- realized that after a week of non-stop fun traveling, only had five pictures of me and David to show for it.

Alright, that's over with. First off, a shout-out to David, my little brother, who turns 20 today. Happy Birthday David! He doesn't read this.

So I just woke up about half an hour ago, at 12:30. And while that's not terribly late by college standards, I always feel awful when I wake up this late. I wake up sore and halfway sunken into the bed, and I feel like most of the day has been wasted. There was a brief period where I would wake up at 10am and go work out, and that felt wonderful! But after all these trips, my clock's been pretty off. Maybe I should start waking up at 8am. The problem is, I just don't have that much to DO. I might have wasted half the day... but I still accomplish everything I need and could ever do. Oh well... I guess I shouldn't complain; I could be sleep-deprived and stressed all the time and have homework or something.

Since I have all this free time, I'm starting to read again. I just finished The Five People You Meet in Heaven. Very quick read, I finished it in about four hours. If you like a heartwarming, hope-filled story, you should read this book. I was so engrossed in the story that when I finished it, I felt so incredibly lonely because it was like Eddie, the main character, was gone. He was in my life for four hours, and then he was gone. Oh well, I guess that's the effect of good storytelling. I don't know what to read next, any suggestions? Some people at that ridiculously awkward potluck party suggested Dr. Tatiana's Sex Advice To All Creation, which sounds really interesting. This lady acts as a sex advice columnist for insects and animals, and in turn you get a hilarious biology lesson! You can read an excerpt at the website. It'd be nice to educate myself for pleasure rather than have to for school.

So, spring fever. I've been counting down the days to spring break, which will start this coming Thursday for me. Everyone always goes to Panama Beach or Cancun or some warm summery area, and I've never gotten to do that. And if they don't go to a beachy place, they at least travel somewhere, to NYC or California or somewhere in Europe. What will Joanna be doing? Staying in Louisville. This would usually be fine if anyone, ANYONE was in town, but it looks like it's just going to be me and my dad. I could have gone to Biloxi, Mississippi to build houses or South Carolina with Ashley and Amy, but visiting Ben is a priority for me. Soooo I'm trying to come up with stuff to do at home. Reading is a given... I'll probably end up shopping at some point... watch a gazillion movies... cooking? Maybe I'll just cook all spring break, become a master chef. Mmm actually now I'm pretty excited. I just wish I had someone to cook for. Maybe next year's spring break will be more interesting. Even if no one comes with me, I'm just going to go somewhere ridiculously exotic by myself. Hmph! Maybe I should start working on that bakery I'm going to open. And make a website for it! :)

Okay, by this point I'm pretty much just rambling. I'm really tired of school, tired of not having a car, tired of being jobless, tired of having nothing to do. It's gotten to the point where I've pretty much watched every NCAA basketball game so far, haha. Guess it's time for Joanna to start an RPG or something. Kingdom Hearts comes out soon! And so does Tetris DS! :) Which is just like TetriNET, but not free. Anyone up for a game of TetriNET??

I've rediscovered The Softies. The sound of their music (not their lyrics, some are way sad) describes my perfect escape. I always imagine myself in the middle of a big grassy area, the sun shining down with a gentle breeze, picnicking with a friend. And I'm just lying in the grass and staring up into the endless blue sky, completely content with my life and everything around me. I love spring :) (I think I'm also wearing a polka-dotted dress.)

Listening: The Softies - Holiday in Rhode Island
Reading: Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing
Watching: Whisper of the Heart