I heard over and over that it would be hard to readjust to Carleton after study abroad. I never really believed it. Well, I'm only two days into the term and I've already realized how wrong I was. I didn't expect to be so tired already. I didn't expect to be so lonely. I did kind of expect it to be hard to fit back in to social patterns that ( Read more... )

Back at Carleton. About to start spring term. It's kind of weird being back. Weirder than I thought it would be. Walking around campus the first couple days I was here gave me a sense of disconnect - it's all familiar, as it should be, but at the same time it's hard to register that this is where I'm supposed to be. I don't know if things will ( Read more... )

A second county is now issuing marriage licenses to same sex couples. And this is in spite of the fact that the Attorney General ruled last week that the licenses are illegal, though the law preventing them is probably unconstitutional. So same sex couples continue to get married in two Oregon counties; the only place in the country (I think) ( Read more... )

Much as I love the existence of LiveJournal for letting me keep track of what's going on at Carleton while I've been gone, it's also evil (for the same reasons). I know I'm silly for thinking this, but reading everyone's livejournal entries makes me feel so left out. And makes me worry about how things are going to be when I get back to Carleton ( Read more... )

That would be me! It is both exciting and very strange to be back in the US. I keep wondering if I really took full advantage of my time abroad, and how it's going to effect things from here on out. I guess I'll just have to wait and see ( Read more... )

Yesterday was my twentieth bithdya! Woo hoo! Birthdays celebrated in other countries are just awesome... kinda. Acxtually it was pretty good. My parents called and I got to talk to them for the first time since I got here, which was exactly what I needed. Plus, I was sung happy birthday in three different languages, tee hee. Got a lovely ( Read more... )

Yay! My friends are home! My life is no longer comprised of sitting at home with occassional Christmas shopping. Speaking of holiday shopping - I'm all done! except that I'm going to make some fudge tomorrow, but that's not really shopping. It looks like I'm going to get the chance to see most of my friends here before I leave on monday, which ( Read more... )

There's really nothing like semi-public self-pity to raise your mood - everyone's so good about reassuring you and showing you that you're loved. ;)

thanks, I *heart* you all

hmm... I need a picture. Any ideas?

I got my new glasses today! (mild excitement) I'm still getting used to them, though. Something about the new prescription and the fact that I've been wearing contacts for many years now made these new glasses rather disorienting. I was walking out of the optometrists office to my car when I suddenly felt really short and disconnected from my ( Read more... )