Homework for the Overactive Brain

Today's Quote--"Happy birthday to me, Happy birthday to me..."

Monday, August 18, 2003

 

Today's Quote--"Hello/I'm your mind giving you someone to talk to/Hello."--Evenesence, "Hello"

Hey there world...only a week left. I've got nearly everything I need and am starting to collect my stuff from all over the house to start packing...ugh. I'm still slightly terrified...my heart's beating faster just thinking about it. But I'm still mildly excited...which is about as high as I can get at the moment. Birthday money's rolling in...which is always a good thing...(Thanks Aunt Foofie!!!). I never realized how great it is to be born in August...when birthday money coincides so nicely with the start of school.

Speaking of school starting...I think my SUA family's started the 1st block today...though, being somewhat out of the loop, I'm not sure. Reading all my emails from school though...well, nearly made me cry. I want to be there with everyone...and reading about everything going on makes me really want to be there. It's nice that people are still keeping me in the loop, though. I wonder if that'll keep up when I don't show up to all these meetings...;)! I guess I'm going back to school, but it feels totally different...as if I'm going on some extended vacation, with school work. Hmmm. I guess that doesn't sound quite right, but that's kinda how it feels.

I'm missing my friends already. Yeah...you guys are an important part of my life. Had a dream the other night with S and AR in it. I was very comforted by their prescence. Of course it was some sort of SUA field trip into space (that would be one we'd try to get through on a learning cluster, now wouldn't it?!). But, I'm definately feeling a little anxious about being away from them so long. (In case you haven't already figured this out, I'm a clingy type of friend...I like to be included at everything, even if I'm just sitting around doing nothing, 'cause I love my friends and if there's anything I like more, it's spending time with them...even shopping for toliet paper. ;) )

So, on to other, less desperate parts of my life. My new story is at chapter 3 with 28 pages. I finished chapter 3 and immediately wanted to read chapter 4. Of course I have to write it first...Oy! I'm not taking my laptop with me...too much else to worry about, so I'm going to print out what I have and try to hand write the rest...when I get a chance. Got to find someway to keep my English up...;) (Wait a minute, how did we get back on this subject...OY!)

I've been doing a lot of shopping lately. I realized that my wardrobe has adapted itself to living in southern California for most of the year...and hot summer Spokane the rest...with a brief interlude of winter for 3 weeks. So, all I've got are T-shirts, tanktops, sandels, shorts, and light pants. Oh yes, and two light sweaters I can get by with in that short winter. Realizing that I'm not only going to experience Fall for the first time in 2 years, but a real winter for at least 2 or 2 1/2 months...I had to go restock my winter wardrobe. Oh happy day! Shoe/shoes, (though I've now added several slip on's to my collection, makes life easier in Japan...I know), new pants, sweaters...Hmmm...It's been fun!

Speaking of shopping, I finally got a B&N card. Been thinking about it...I know I'll be gone for a few months, but I love B&N, so I doubt it'll be a waste. Bought a collection of American poet's book today...mmmm, love poetry! Got all kinds of poets, from T.S. Elliot, to E.E. Cummings, Whitman, Frost, Emerson, E. Dickinson, Longfellow...All kinds of poems I haven't yet read! *big grin*

Well, anyway, now that I have bored you with the petty details of my life...I'll be off. I'll try and update at least one more time before I'm in Japan, but we'll see. I'm going to miss home...both of them! I wonder if that means I'll be doublely homesick....Hmmmm, I hope not!

GL 11:28 PM