vma's, a broken shift key, and jhumpa lahiri

i watched the vma's yesterday and my surprise that coldplay actually won the best group video was the highpoint, the bizarro world britney/madonna/christina/missy performance was the most boggling point and beyonce's performance was the most fun point (i wish "funner" or "funnest" would just enter the lexicon once and for all so lazy people can just relax). i hate when the same five frickin videos are nominated for everything--annoying.

i was excited by the prospect of the new sorority life though-yippee! yikes, i am losing it.

my right shift key is broken; the previous exclaimation point was only entered by a wonky stretch performed by my left hand. expect to see far fewer exclaimation points. i am also neglecting to capitalize letters on the right side of the keyboard to maintain consistency.

i am eagerly awaiting the arrival of jhumpa lahiri's new novel which i preordered on amazon.com. apparently _the namesake_ lives up to the hype. I read the newsweek article on it and I am dying to get it.

i also bought plane tickets successfully on priceline. no one was more surprised than me. 130 bucks to chicago, baby. why am i going to chicago--for my cousin john's wedding of course. i'll only be in town for a two days however, then sunday morning i rush back to atlanta. still a day off and free food and a family reunion ain't half bad.