I'm in a glass case of emotion

I like to have terms to describe certain times in my life. For example, I described this Christmas break with one word: trendy. I know, I know, three months ago trendy would have been the last word I used for any part of my life. But after three pairs of blue jeans, several long-sleeve shirts that actually fit and an iPod, I decided I had joined the trendy world.

I'm still lingering in the world of trendiness, but I think I've moved on to a new phase. I realized this coming back to school this semester and frequenting the grocery store a few times. I have become domesticated. On the same day each week I go to United. This last week at United I, for the first time, made use of the deli to buy some Swiss cheese. There's just something about using the deli instead of just buying prepackaged cheese that makes me feel like I've reached a new level of domestication. It became obvious to me a couple weeks ago when I was at Wal-Mart and I had this sudden urge to buy a mop. So I did. And I brought that mop home and opened it up with the same excitement as a kid at Christmas.

And now I'm sitting here in my apartment (with mopped floors, mind you) watching the Annenberg Learning Channel. It's some panel discussion with guys like Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, reverends, and professors of ethics and whatnot--kind of like something your professor would tape and show you in a class. Yep, domesticated is definitely the word of the times.