New sheets and gardening: My thrill-a-minute life

I can has new bedsheets! My mother bought them for me as a surprise! Whee! I'm sure nobody else will be able to imagine why this is so exciting to me, but my old bedding was absolutely falling apart. My duvet actually had a huge rip down the side and the comforter was popping out. I was planning to go to the mall in the next few days to look for new stuff, but now I don't have to! Yay! Omg, the sheets are so pretty and new and smell good. I am actually squeeing over them. My life has become very simple.

Sadly, I haven't been spared the need for shopping entirely. I looked through my closet the other day, and realized that I have practically new clothes. Considering that the spring semester begins next week, and I am pretty sure coming to class nude is frowned upon, I have to face the horrors of Clothes Shopping. Shudder, cringe, whine. Do not waaant.

As one of my New Years non-resolutions, I've been trying to get a little more exercise. It's gone okay, I suppose. I've managed to take a few walks over the past couple weeks, but it's all too easy to justify flopping on the couch instead of exercising. I just don't seem to have any discipline when it comes to exercise. I wish I was one of those people who loved to exercise, and got that 'runner's high' feeling, but I'm just not. The best I can hope to feel after exercising is tired. Sigh. Maybe my exercising methods just aren't exciting enough. I've been thinking about buying some rollerblades. I see people zipping up and down the street on them all the time, and it looks fun. I haven't rollerbladed since I was about twelve, but I remember I liked it. Also, I think I need to get better about setting goals. vom_marlowe and others have pondered arranging a sort of Journey to the West-style map route, like the Lord of the Rings route that several people use to mark off their exercise. That sounds pretty cool, so maybe I'll use something like that.

In other outdoorsy news, I've started gardening again! I try to plant some seeds almost every year, and most of them usually flop, but I just keep doing it. Glutton for punishment, that's me. This year, I've planted some assorted flower seeds in little pots, and radishes, carrots, beans, and peas in containers. I've had good luck with the radishes and beans in past years, but this is my first time trying carrots and peas. Fingers are crossed that they at least manage to sprout (and don't get eaten by caterpillars like my crops from 2006!).

Finally, I am looking for a couple of songs. Some have been playing constantly on the local radio station; others I discovered online. Either way, all of them have stuck in my brain, and I've been sadly unable to find them anywhere. If anyone could provide me with a copy, I would love you forever!

Your Ex-Lover is Dead, The Stars
9 Crimes, Damien Rice
Is it Me, Is it True?, Midtown
Paralyzed, Finger Eleven
Hey Jealousy, Gin Blossoms


Also, if anyone knows where I could find Trinity Blood or Godchild, that would be super-cool. campfuckudie has got me seriously interested in both series.