I return to blogging.

Hello, non-existent blog readers! It is the 16th day of BEDA, and my ninth apparently, which was better than I thought I was doing until I realized that means I have missed an entire week. Whoops. Perhaps tomorrow I will churn out tens of blog post brimming with wittiness and items of real interest. In case you hadn't noticed, this is not really a possibility--it is a hope.

Since last I blogged, I have been to both Oregon and Minnesota, each for the first time.
Some things I noticed about Oregon:
-It is really green.
-The flora is different. More pines. The view from the Portland airport looks a bit like Maine.
-Noticeably more ecologically oriented/concerned.
-Noticeably more endowed with facial hair.
-Larger Hispanic population.

Minnesota:
-It snowed in April. WTF Minnesota?
(I say this, but it was actually beautiful, and since here it hasn't snowed in two months, I didn't really mind.)
-It's very brown. It's like it's either in sepia, or a few weeks in the past.
-Someone said pop at the airport!
-People do seem to be friendly, and less pretentious. Like they're just hanging out, being themselves, less self-conscious, which is nice.

I still don't know where to go to college. Oh, indecision, you are so integral to my life yet so frustrating. And now I have even more schoolwork than before. Huzzah! But I did have a good time, actually. Particularly, I have to admit, in Minnesota. I might as well be honest in this blog that no one reads.

I didn't get very much farther in Anna Karenina, though I remain interested, and I do still quite like it. I also still quite dislike Vronsky, and wish he would leave Anna alone, though I don't understand what Anna sees in him. It's a pity her eyes are so radiant because otherwise she might actually be able to discourage him. I knew the plot would be about an adulterous woman, but I like Anna so much that I don't want her to do it. Or at least with someone better than Vronsky. I don't know why I don't like him, except that he's trying to get her to make a bad decision, and it's all super hypocritical/chauvinistic. Oh right, it's because he's a bit of an asshole/bastard/bro who doesn't care about others' feelings.