autorotation: noun. the condition of flight occurring when lift is derived solely from the action of air upon the unpowered rotor of a moving helicopter.

Today - picking up a model ship off of Craigslist at 2pm, to be placed proudly on top of the fireplace mantle at the new house. also writing a paper that was due two weeks ago, but due to the grace of Jan, not technically due until the 15th. studying chemistry.
Tomorrow - devoted to studying for econ. i hope that test won't throttle me like i think it will.
Monday - hum (humanities 110) final from eight 'till noon.
Tuesday - chem in the morning, econ at night. then i'm all done with freshman year!

then a flurry of packing and moving stuff to the new house in Westmoreland, SE Portland. Alright!

In other news: I've started bass lessons with Decemberists' bassist Nate Query in North Portland, and it's been swell. Learned Perfect Crime #2, Architect, some Pixies, a song called "Pusherman" and some theory. been developing some heavy calluses on the fingers of my left hand. ouch.