my internship is going to be a success! i was vaguely worried that i wouldn't be as good at it as kate was, of course, this was just me being intensely silly. the people are sweet, if a little sugary, and the work i have to do is massive amounts of fun.

the new york public library is freaking huge and one of the most ornate buildings i've been in, all that marble and wood and ceiling frescos. the closed stacks are kind of a pain, but i found everything i was looking for today. i feel important, doing research for a book. granted, i'm puffing myself up a bit, but i can say, eyebrow arched, "i'm with the jacobs papers" and people either know what i'm talking about or pretend to. okay, well, i've only raised my eyebrow twice and once it didn't work. but it felt nice the one time it worked.

other than that, my day was steady. i walked rather than take the subway, and drifted around new york. got a facial and my skin is glowing. just glowing.

whoa. just called jam. i never expect what i get. sometimes i do. i just...i just sometimes feel like things are done and clearly they aren't. now i'm all flushed and feel a little bit like someone just slapped me. well then. i'll just swallow hard and go read another one of mollie's books. yes. books do help.