I have been a very busy woman, these past few months. This past summer, I worked full time, helped my mom as she recuperated, did 2 online classes, and made plans for the fall semester. I tried to keep my head down, as I no longer consider myself "homed." By that I mean, I spend breaks with my family, whom I love greatly, then go back to my apartment for school. I don't think I will have a home again until I have finished my schooling and begun my new career.
During the fall semester, I stayed busy with school, work, and getting to know my friends better. I sort of began dating my friend Xiang, which is still a mystery to me. We were at a diner after work one Saturday, sharing a burger and a shake. A few of his friends came up and started talking with us. One asked if we were on a date. We both looked at each other and replied "not really." Now I am a sometimes snarky, extremely teasing person. I took it a step further and said "Yeah, we mostly hang out. In fact, we hang out to a quantity that he would be strongly chastised by general authorities." Everyone laughed, and we finished up and left. As we got into the car he said that we should date. I was a bit surprised, to say the least. I replied that it would be fun, and thus began the alteration of the title of our hanging out. In truth, we only had one
real date, where he picked me up, paid for tickets, and fed me. I had a good time, and I know he did too. But the end result was still the same: We are just friends, and while he does his internship on the East Coast, I will date/hang like there is no tomorrow. It is kind of a shame, though. We are so similar in temperament and mind set. We get along so well and are such good friends. I guess the thing I learned from that experience is I need to be with someone who is like a best friend.
Now that I am almost a month into the winter semester, I have come to a realization. I have no business taking math courses any later than 9 am. For some reason, if it is any later in the day I do not recall what was taught. For that purpose, I have dropped my 1015 Trig class, and will take it next semester. That frees up a little bit of time for me, but also makes it imperative that I work super hard on everything and not slack off.
On more of the school front, I submitted my grad plan (plan for classes to finish my degree), and it was approved. According to my plan, I will finish all of my classes during the fall of 2013. I am super excited to be finishing up sooner than earlier anticipated. My previous plan had me finishing in winter 2014. Now don't get me wrong... I love this school and the atmosphere here. That said, I am so over spending forever and a day in Idaho. I want to git 'er done and get on out of here. I have put too much on hold: education, life, sociableness, career. This needs to be done sooner than later.
Other things to share... I made a few "revolutions" this year. One of them is to participate in a cultural event each week. That could be an art exhibit, musical performance, play... The list is endless, but distinctive. I chose this because I realized that last semester I was mostly a hermit. I didn't do much, and really regretted it. The other reason is that I have a friend who is my cultural buddy. He is a short German, who is extremely intelligent, and
so not into me. That is a good thing, because I am very
not into him, too. It is just nice to have someone to hang out with, without any of the pressures involved in a dating type situation. So far, we have attended 2 musical events, and this week was the art exhibit in the Spori gallery. Tonight, I hope someone will fill in for me at work. I really want to go to the Celtic music and dance thingummy. I love that stuff!
The cold air stole my breath today. Be sure to wear a hat!
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Thank you,
The Tallgurrl
