me llamo yvette

i think my teacup may have a hole in it. is that possible? because it really is leaking a lot of liquid onto the saucer. i wonder why people always have to give things such stupid names. this tea is called "haiku blend." stupid. that tells me nothing about how it's going to taste. is there a precious 5-7-5 herbal ratio involved in its production? whatever...

last night was my first spanish class. it was kind of funny because i haven't started learning a new language in a really long time. i was trying to remember what it was like back then. what did we do? what was that first french class like? i remember that we all had to pick a "name" to be called in class. madame de berry passed around a page of options. some of the girls took it all very seriously, knowing that they would be forced to respond to this name for the next three years of their tender middle school lives. pick the wrong name and it could potentially have catastrophic social ramifications. me, i chose to be called "yvette." i have no idea if or how this decision affected my life in any way, as i have never been clever enough to pick up on such subtle and, dare i say, foolish factors. i don't believe in such games. i believe in honesty, to oneself and to others. i would always, always rather have you tell me the truth if you have something to say, even if it sucks or will hurt me, than to have you tiptoe around or mess with me. you all know this, i think.

so spanish. it's pretty awkward to be in a room with a bunch of adults, who are all very functional and capable humans, and be at the communication level of an infant. we learned how to count, say the alphabet, some very basic vocabulary... i'm totally excited to learn, to see the progress and then even get to use what i have learned with real people outside of the classroom.

i am learning to take joy in things that take time. like learning a new language, and training so that i can run farther and faster, and making homebrew, and being a good friend. i hope my life will last a long time and i like thinking about all of the things i will know how to do and all of the things i will get to look back on doing one day. some of the best things take a long time and lot of work. somehow that's really comforting.