No, really… I have a cold now. It’s the most beautiful it’s been outside so far this spring, and I am constantly sniffling and hiding behind kleenix’s. So, in protest… I’ve decided to wear shorts to spite the weather.
What you all are really wondering is what I’ve been doing for the last month (my last entry, if you check was the 26th of March… and it was just a list of news articles about the olympics… lame, I know, but amusing to me nonetheless. If China wants to be a world leader, they need to catch up to the times.)
Hmm, well… Ever since spring break I have been genuinely busy. Like with papers and choirs and birthdays (of friends) and keeping track of undergrads in the mentoring group and making sure Melinda doesn’t explode the kitchen. I can’t say it’s a bad thing for me to be forced off the computer and into the yard or the art museum or the classroom or the office. Not a bad thing at all, but sad for those of you who never talk to me but still read my xanga and don’t have a clue what I’m doing if I don’t post. =)
I’ve been reading a lot too. About Zen Buddhism, atheism, bisexuality, healthy living, anxiety, de-materialism, french language, botany, how to mingle, wine, leadership, christian mysticism and writing. I just corrected a student’s paper last night that had sentences like the previous in abundance. We all know it’s not actually a sentence, and I can get away with it because I’m blogging, but she can’t get away with it. Nope.
The weekend in GR was full of interesting surprises. I’m kind of still unpacking everything, so I won’t list them all here. Basically, it was a good chance to realize that I have once again come into my own as a person. And even though I talked to Laura for almost 2 hours last night, I know that it is she who needs me and not vice versa (although she won’t admit that she needs me). I have a feeling Laura will turn out to be a genuinely good person towards me after she gets herself figure out. Until then, it’s my job to be patient and guard against her hurting me any further. That’s my plan and I’m sticking to it.
I think I’m going to go take pictures of the spring flowers and then do some homework.
O Great Spirit, let me walk in beauty, and make my
eyes ever behold the red and purple sunset. Make
my hands respect the things you have made and my ears
sharp to hear your voice. Let me learn the lessons you
have hidden in every leaf and rock.
–from a Sioux Indian prayer
New OMGs-Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind by SuzukiI have a cold too. Sandpaper throat and sniffles. I hate GR (okay not really)
I just wanted to post this on my own blog. Love the pickle.
It was Midnight. I don’t know what to do about Catbook. When is it okay to dissolve the profile? Am I still grieving?