Spring Break and Other Adventures

So spring break was pretty great actually. I shall expound in haiku form.

Short flight to San Fran
Lost my iPod, woe is me
Alas, no more tunes.

Walked around city
Sea lions swam, basked in sun
Chowder in bread bowl.

Breathtaking landscape
Walked dog around park, up hills
Exhausted dog, me.

Took Old Time Picture
in Old-Town Sacramento
Saw Arnold's Office.

Read books - vampires,
wizards, and funny memoirs
Relaxing, restful.

Flight back, late at night
boring without my iPod
Home sweet home, Tempe.

And now Maggie is here and taking up all of my free time and apartment space. I tend to keep my apartment fairly tidy - I make an effort to do dishes every day, keep my junk from piling up, etc. But now that she's here her stuff has exploded ALL OVER and it is making me really anxious. She doesn't do her own dishes, her clothes have taken up my entire side of the room, and she's always around. And I love her to death, but she's driving me bonkers. 10 days is WAY too long to spend on vacation, especially in a small, one-bedroom apartment. I have no private time and I'm pretty sure Michelle is going crazy too. Blerg.

I just realized that in my last stanza of the haiku, I referred to Tempe as home sweet home. And really, that's kind of how I feel about it. I love Wisconsin, but against my wishes, I now have a second home. I've become accustomed to warm weather in March, with nary a cloud in the sky. I've grown to love the smell of orange blossoms in the spring, and the smell of the dust mixing with the rain after a storm. So I'm sorry my Appleton friends, but Tempe is my home now too. And I don't know how I'm going to deal with that in two years.

Too much coloring, not enough thinking

So I have this problem.
I like to color pictures of Disney Princesses (All except Snow White. I really dislike her.).
That is not the problem.
I also like to experiment with the colors of their outfits.
That is not the problem either.
I cannot find a workable color alteration for Ariel.
That is the problem.
Jasmine and Belle and Aurora and Cinderella are all very easy to swap colors on - it is plausible that they have other outfits than the ones they are always drawn in. After all, they are princesses. But no matter how I try, I cannot get any tail and shell bra color combination besides green and purple respectively to work for Ariel. I feel like I am letting her down.
I tried a magenta tail and an orange bra once. That was awful. Less awful but still not aesthetically pleasing was the blue tail and pink bra. I just don't know what to do! I feel like I am letting her down by not being able to give her a different color combination! She must get so bored watching all the other princesses get pretty new outfits while she has to stick with her rather uninspired purple and green motif.

On a different note, I spent approximately six hours today watching Alias. And I remembered just why I love that show so much - all of the characters are completely believable, they draw you in and make you sympathize with them. Even the bad guys have motivations and are well characterized. I don't care what you say, more dramas need to be like Alias. Character-driven with interesting plot points in between.

And on a final note - MAGGIE'S COMING TOMORROW!!!!!