Spring

April is in my mistress’ face
And July in her eyes hath place
Within her bosom is September
But in her heart a cold December

– Thomas Morley

It’s such a beautiful day out! It’s bright and sunny and warm, and the sky is a deep blue. Outside getting lunch, I see people without jackets on. April is here. I love the sound of the word “april”; I think it’s the most beautiful-sounding of all the months.

April.

April.

April!

Back in college, the arrival of spring would make everyone on campus giddy. Any UVA alum can rhapsodize about a warm spring afternoon on the Lawn. On days like this I sometimes check out the RotundaCam to see if there are any students hanging out on the Lawn — lying out on blankets, or playing frisbee golf, or just relaxing. It makes me miss it.

I finished reading The Object of My Affection this morning, and wow — Hollywood really screwed around with things when they turned it into a movie. So much is different: characters missing, new characters added, characters completely changed, not to mention some major plot changes. But the movie and the book were both great, each in its own way, despite these differences.

But the whole time I was reading the book, I couldn’t get Jennifer Aniston out of my head. I tried, I really did, but I just couldn’t picture Nina as anyone but Jennifer Aniston.

Ah, well.