the whites of their eyes

right now, not doing any homework lately has made life quite blissful. after my classes ended today, i soaked up some sun on the quad while listening to the ipod, then joined into a little bit of frisbee toss, and then did my best to dodge balls that were being slide slung at me at lik 40 mph (we joined in with some guys, who were pretty hardcore). i then proceeded to do nothing, except get cleaned up so i could climb into bed and chat with both of my sisters before taking a nap before dinner. yes, when there are no papers or exams, life is beautiful. colettie had another concert tonight...she had quite a few fans in the crowd.

okay, this may seem kinda random....and i agree it is. you know how people always ask what you're thinking? you know, theres that long period of silence so someone decides to ask what is on your mind to exploit whatever you didn't feel was interesting/appropriate/important enough to discuss. well, prolly about 97% of the time, the person asked simply replys "nothing." lets pretend that during the concert, for some reason you decided to ask what i was thinking. i'd typically use the safe answer...but if you really want to know, read on.*

i'm listening to the music and all, of course (which was very good, colette), but as i start watching everyone's faces while they're singing, this one person's expression put a thought in my head that i couldn't stop saying to myself every time my eyes skimmed her face. she had her eyes so wide open, i don't see how she could have gotten them so big. i guess its to raise the pallet or whatever it is to sing all pretty and what not. but no one else up there on the stage had any chance in a wide-eyed competition with this girl. we had to of been sitting at least fifty feet away, yet i could see the whites of her eyes from where i was. the thought i had? "don't shoot until you can see the whites of their eyes." this was some kind of quote from some military dude who fought in a war a long time ago. so thats your history lesson for the day. no, not by any means did i want to shoot this girl. but for some reason, seeing the whites of her eyes so clearly from that far away reminded me of that quote...again and again and again. i was actually getting annoyed with myself.

so there you have it. usually, that kind of random thought is kept to myself. but i thought it was kinda funny and figured i'd give you a glimpse into what kind of thoughts i have when i reply "nothing." its not really worth sharing, is it?

*if you're weirded out or whatever, just forget it and insert "nothing" here.