I drove to school today, which sometimes happens on weekends. Usually I have good luck finding a parking spot, but my normal street was all full-up by the time I got there, so I drove around a bit...and then the excitement began. I saw a spot pass by on my left, and turned around...pulled up next to it and thought, ai me, oh why do I not drive a smart car?! My mid-sized SUV will never fit into this almost perfect spot! I drove on...but upon further reflection, I thought perhaps the occasionally beneficent parallel parking divinities were with me that day, so I backed up. Lo and behold the aforementioned divinities blessed me with their presence, and I totally pulled off a really sweet parallel parking job.

I shouldn't get this excited about such things, I'm sure. But sometimes, most times, it's the little things that get you through the day. That, and coffee.

Speaking of coffee, I went to see the movie Once with a dear friend last night, and everybody should go see it right away. Fabulous music, engaging characters, more fabulous music, and one of those endings that is actually, realistically, as it should be. Plus there are Irish accents.

For the record, I love Minnesota in the fall.