I love listening to Belle & Sebastian, and that’s what’s happening right now. It makes me want to go to Glasgow and hang out there for awhile. And that’s precisely what I’ll do.

Well, LOST was fine last night. Actually, the ending made me frustrated. I hate it when that happens. I also hate the fact that I watched the entire Season 3 of LOST in one week. However, having the whole house together was a good time. Afterwards, Samuli, Jenna, Courtney, Yeager, Heather, Josh and I went over to Fitzwilliam to get one of those Mars Bar Toastie things and a drink. It was a good time. The prospect of eating a Mars Bar inside of some bread did not please me initially, but as I’m sitting here writing this, I want one. Oh boy.

This morning us girls got up and went to the library so Tutor Humann could teach us how to catalog the library electronically. There will be about nine of us working on it, and it’s going to take a long time, but I’m happy to be able to help in some way. Afterwards Jenna and I did some grocery shopping. I got a lot of stuff for under 10 pounds. I love England.

Now listen: Tomorrow is Transfiguration Sunday. The past couple of years this has been one of my favorite Sundays because I can listen to “The Transfiguration” by Sufjan Stevens as many times as I want, recorded and live versions. This song is not only my favorite song, but it is also Aaron’s, a guy over here at a house, so I’ll have a friend for listening time. Usually when I listen to it, I’ll listen up to the ending chorus (which lasts for a couple of minutes) but turn it off then because it’s too glorious. That’s some serious self-control right there. But tomorrow I have license to listen to it over and over and over again, but I probably won’t. Once or twice will do the trick. I’ve thought about making that a custom: never listening to the ending except on Transfiguration Sunday. That would be horrible, first of all. Second, I’d never do it. And here’s another thing I’ve thought of: giving up Sufjan for Lent. Or maybe even Wilco, the White Stripes AND Sufjan. That would kill me. I probably would die. I can’t even imagine myself after that experience. But it’d be a good opportunity for me to seriously delve into some other stuff. Maybe I’ll just give up the Polyphonic Spree or Danielson or Half-Handed Cloud or something…and that would be just right because those are the three happiest bands I know. That’s no good either! Maybe I’ll just give up chips again…which would be a lame attempt because I haven’t even had any since I’ve been here. Maybe I’ll limit myself to 15 minutes on facebook a day, which would be hilarious. Or maybe I’ll do nothing, like I did last year.

Speaking of Lent, it’s coming way too soon.

Tonight we’re going to St. John’s for their Epiphany Lessons and Carols, which Tutor Humann says is one of the best things ever. I guess it’s an Evensong type deal, and nobody ever stops talking about those things, so here goes nothing! Maybe I’ll take a picture or two.

It never stops raining here.

Sufjan Stevens - The Transfiguration
The Transfiguration - Live at the Fox Theater

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