oh, my

I normally really hate April Fool’s Day.  I don’t have the right mindset for pranks and I usually find them remarkably less than funny.  I was very resistant to last year’s blog prank, which turned out to be the correct response considering all of the concerned phone calls I got about it (hi, Mom!).  Call me humorless, but if I peed onto some plastic wrap and it bounced back up at me, I would be straight-up pissed off, no laughs.  I’d much rather laugh with someone than at someone and, to top it all off, I’m really really bad at coming up with pranks or keeping a straight face.  So that’s that.

I was kind of surprised to wake up this morning feeling good.  But there are all sorts of things to feel good about!  I’ll list some:

• Mid-80s temperatures
• Clear skies
• Bradford Pear flowers all over the ground, which means they’re about done harassing me.
• The new Bobby McFerrin album, which is seriously so good, and the fact that he is a sorcerer/magician:

• Green tea and St. John’s Wort
• A busy schedule
• Knitting bags to bring to the farmers market
• Loading up on yarn for slow summer knitting
• Novels and short stories
• Comic books
• Securing days off for summer vacation
• Easter, Easter eggs, and family
• 3 day weekend, as a gift to myself
• Thinking about fans rushing Rosemary St. if UNC wins the NIT.

It’s been hectic and I look forward to being more settled and seeing the hometown friends we’ve been inadvertently neglecting.  It’s time for porch drinks and grilling out.  So bump being a grump on April 1.  Embrace the good mood!