MONDAY

Dear Ian,

Today, I decided to longboard down a large hill. I'm sure you can imagine how that went, but I'll tell you about it anyway.

I, feeling very confident in my longboarding abilities after having successfully rounded a corner, set my sights on one of the larger slopes near my house. I've seen people cruise down it before, and if they can do it without wiping out, I thought, surely so could I. Alas, twas not so. As it turns out, years of experience are not actually entirely worthless, a fact of which I became painfully aware as I lay, dazed, in the bush that so kindly discontinued my descent.

Crackerjack thinker that I am, I also chose today to try boarding barefoot for the first time because I read somewhere that it helps you "connect with the ground," which in turn improves balance. And you know what? It did help me connect with the ground. It helped me connect my face with the ground. So thanks a freaking boatload, internet. I now have several family-sized bruises and a much closer, more understanding relationship with gravity.

Longboarding debacle aside, it's been a pretty top-notch day. I ate some Kerbey Lane pancakes, liberated some crayons from my sister's desk, and rendered a decidedly superior portrait of a giraffe before concluding my evening by sitting back and taking in one of the classiest programs on air: Chelsea Lately.

As always, let the record show that a respectable amount of schoolwork was completed.

Alright, off to bed with me. Toodles!

Love Mia