An interesting week
Over the weekend, I hosted a post-bac gathering at my house. It wasn't a big turn out. I guess most people study on Friday night! A lot of people sent emails with regrets, saying they'd come if they didn't have a physics exam or chemistry exam on Tuesday and genetics exam on Monday. But I do have friends at school now! It feels like it took forever, but most people express the same sentiments, that it's difficult to strike up new friendships in our program. You just don't ever see the same people on campus and no one shares more than one class together. It's a big school!
My sleep has been really erratic. I've stayed up until 3am or 4am many times over the last week or two. To occupy my sleepness nights, I've been reading a lot. I'm almost done reading "The Kite Runner", and I like it a lot. Parts are disturbing and sad, but I'm interested in refugee stories. This is a young man's first account story about growing up in Afghanistan while the Russians were there and then what happened once the Taliban took over. It's unbelievable how scarred some people's lives are, at an especially young age. I have everything! I'm very appreciative of this.
Which brings me to my latest discovery: my high school boyfriend and his wife had twin babies! My parents and I ran into his parents at the beach one year, so we all went out for dinner. They even brought his wedding pictures to share. Wow. It brought tears to my eyes are blew me way! I still think about him now and then. Whenever I see marshmallow fluff, Boxer dogs, duct tape, Mr Pibb, power tools, cute skull drawings, I fondly think of him. But, married with kids!? The guy who once duct taped both doors to one of the classrooms shut and jumped out the window so that no one could get in, as a practical joke... you're telling me HE has the "normal, traditional, house, wife and two kids," life? Wow. That's really great!! But I must admit, it got me thinking and asking myself, what is life really all about. Granted, I didn't get real far with that thought. My life is good. I can't complain! But I do want a family someday.
from the duboce ave exit in san francisco! Hmmm... what else has been on my mind this week? It's fall now! Yes, it seems to have happened over night. On Sunday, I had brunch with my roommates, and as we were walking through the neighborhood you could smell fall in the air. Yum! It has such a cozy feeling to it. But I'm scared of the cold weather ahead. Since I moved to Philadelphia, I've kept my windows open on both the North and South side of my bedroom, the whole time. I love to smell the air when it's just rained. This is the first week I've been able to wear jeans to class, because it's finally cool enough. It felt so good to slide on that favorite pair of jeans. Wearing summer clothes was a blast! But it's nice to consider a whole other wardrobe now. Hurray! How exciting.
I'm watching Letterman. There was a great ad for the new KFC anti-viral fried chicken dipping sauces, to combat today's plague... hee hee... nice, Dave!
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