also i forgot: 11) recording things with my new tape recorder and making mix tapes to listen to on my long walks and busrides. 12) the new sketchbook that i made. 13) writing and getting letters. give me your addresses! I made a pretty adressbook but it is all empty. 14) making a necklace out of chili peppers and feathers olivia picked off of a bird because I don't think anyone will rob that and the feathers are magical and can't be lost. seriously. 15) spring is in a few months. i can't wait to see all the plants. already, even though it's winter funny things are still in bloom or making fruit, like: irises, pyrocantha, knipfofia, oranges and lemons, palms, redbuds, and eggplants! gardens make me really excited.