One After Another

Here, finally, is another picture that I had taken for myself. The weather has been spectacular as of late (with some exceptions), and I could finally take a picture of the sky a couple of days ago - a picture of the sky that I had described as looking like it's on fire.

Our neighborhood is surrounded with trees, and I can hear birds chirping every morning. Except, the thing is, today I didn't wake up to the cheerful melody of the birds, and the sun doesn't shine through my blinds. Instead, I had a rude awakening as I heard the cacophonous sounds of crows and ravens cawing outside my window, and when I peered outside the window, the sky was streaked with heavy, gray clouds. And of course, today I have to work. From 7:00 PM to at least 12:00 AM. Working for at least five hours, listening to the high-pitched shrieking of little kids. The peals of laughter from the crowd at the Fair, while I'm behind the counter, mechanically churning out drinks, popcorns, Sno-Cones, and cotton candy one after another. It's times like this that I wish that school would start.

Sleep is my best friend. All I've been doing is going to work, eating, sleeping, and repeat. The only time when I'm not surrounded with loud noises is when I'm at home, in my bed, cuddling up with a new book. Sigh. That makes me sound like an old hag with a million cats. Of course, that is going to be my future, considering how much of a loner I've been acting like during the summer. With the exception of the eight birthday parties I've gone to. Honestly, why are there so many birthdays during August?