congratulations to me, for two reasons.

i have paid off my credit card. okay, so it wasn't a huge amount like you usually hear when they talk about college kids in credit card debt (actually, it was nowhere near that sort of amount...), but it still feels good!

i cleaned out my room and all the stuff that has accumulated over the last eight years in addition to everything i have purchased and brought home from college. i now have shelves that aren't cluttered with random stuff and a floor i can see and actually walk on. wow, i had carpet under all of that? what???

anyways...

i am curious as to why many married people don't wear their wedding rings. i've been noticing it more and more lately, and i don't understand why anyone wouldn't. of course there are always legit reasons.. for example: my mom is a chef and isn't allowed to wear any jewelry in the kitchen. or when you're lifting weights and don't want it cutting into your finger (i've had other rings that do this and it's not exactly pleasant). other than the obvious reasons, i just don't get it. i have one friend whose father only wears his to weddings and funerals - and he won't remember to put it on unless his wife leaves it out on the dresser for him. hrrumph... to each their own, i suppose.

and this weekend is the basilica block party. two nights, two stages, 14 bands. food and alcohol and people-watching galore. tomorrow is the better of two nights - with dave barnes, augustana, and onerepublic all performing on the big stage.

i can't wait.