The Winds of Change...oooOOOhhhh

The winds of change are blowing....and what do they bring me?

1) Well, first off, a set of screwed speakers. After spending all of high school studiously knocking them to the floor every time I stood up, and dropping them almost as often here at Wheaton, my already crappy speakers are finally on the way out--as in, shorting out just enough to drive me crazy, but not quite enough for me to order new ones online. I'm waiting for them to spontaneously explode before I go and spend money needlessly...or at least that's what I'm telling myself.  

2) Hard, cold change. Or rather, spare change. The coffee shop life isn't exactly good to me, but I've accumulated a small pile of tips that I occasionally handle when I'm feeling particularly poor. It's one of those, "Well, I may be broke, but at least these quarters sound rich when I clink them and stuff." Pathetic, I know. 

3) A tea shortage. That's right! The hundred pack of blessed Twinings Earl Grey is finally almost gone. Four tea bags left. Four. If my roommate doesn't get more before Thursday, I might have to start drinking English Breakfast Tea. *gasp* 

4) A bunch of paint chips with cool names like "Dangerous" and "Scholar Green" and "Gothic Violet" that I'm trying to something artsy with. Read that as, I've strewn them all over my desk, and every now and again I sigh and say, "I really want to do something artsy with these paint chips." Stay tuned for developments. I'm checking Pinterest next. 

5) A hard-hitting case of cynicism. Well, that isn't exactly new, I think I've been developing it for a while, but lately the eye rolls, brow raises, snarky quips, and condescending grimaces have been coming a little more easily than I'd prefer. I'd like to write it off to the descending cold or the chronic tea shortage, but I've got a feeling that it will take more than heat and Earl Grey to keep the cynicism at bay. 

And so....the winds of change blow on... ooooOOOOOHHhhhh!! And now I'm off to google cheap computer speakers because college students may be broke, but I need me some high(ish) quality music.