Happy Ramachanukwanzamas!
Hey everyone, how's life been going? Things have been pretty good on my end. I've been baking a lot of banana bread lately (as Lizzie once said, I'm very domestic) but I figure it only takes me an extra 20 minutes and I can study while it bakes. Plus, when its all over and done, I have banana bread. The Yuai family dinner was fun. For those of you who don't know, the Yuai Community is the Lawrence University community supporting tolerance, diversity, and hedonism. The food at the family dinner was fantastic; eccentric people always make the best food. In other news, I've been studying like mad for my Greek final, which I must ace to get a B in the class (since the midterm was evil).
Now, for some reflection. I've always known I was an extreme personality: people either love me or hate me, there is rarely a middle ground. Often people change from one side to the other, which is a part which I am still trying to understand. It has happened to me several times that another person and I will start off hating each other, then after some time, usually years, we slowly begin to realize just how much we have in common and become great friends (case and point Ashley and Lizzie). Unfortunately, things work much faster the other way around, and people often go from treating me like a great friend to acting like I am the source of all suffering in their lives. My extreme personality also makes me an excellent target for blame, which recently has had several people who I used to be on good terms with cutting off all contact from me. Albeit, a few of those people I was somewhat glad to see go, but still this is disconcerting. People have often told me that although they like me alot their are times when I am unbearable (a symptom common in women for reasons I shall not discuss). I have also been told that I take a good deal of energy out of people when I engage them in conversation. These and other reasons I don't fully comprehend make me an excellent target for people to dump their pains, but alas I wouldn't have it any other way. The people I become close with I rarely become detached from, and I have made some of the best friends a man could have out of enemies. I used to wonder what it would be like to be more middle ground, but I can't imagine it being quite as interesting.
Anyways, that's enough of that rant. I'm coming back to DC on December 10th, and I absolutely must hang out with the following people:
-Ada & Olga
-Anni
-Lonnie
-David
-Max + much of the current Field senior class
-Brian
-Lizzie
-The rest of my old Field peeps
-Alex
-Charles
-Joaquin
-Anyone else I may have forgotten temporarily
I'm gonna be busy, but I can't wait to see everyone again. Till then, time to resume studying. Ciao for now.
Now, for some reflection. I've always known I was an extreme personality: people either love me or hate me, there is rarely a middle ground. Often people change from one side to the other, which is a part which I am still trying to understand. It has happened to me several times that another person and I will start off hating each other, then after some time, usually years, we slowly begin to realize just how much we have in common and become great friends (case and point Ashley and Lizzie). Unfortunately, things work much faster the other way around, and people often go from treating me like a great friend to acting like I am the source of all suffering in their lives. My extreme personality also makes me an excellent target for blame, which recently has had several people who I used to be on good terms with cutting off all contact from me. Albeit, a few of those people I was somewhat glad to see go, but still this is disconcerting. People have often told me that although they like me alot their are times when I am unbearable (a symptom common in women for reasons I shall not discuss). I have also been told that I take a good deal of energy out of people when I engage them in conversation. These and other reasons I don't fully comprehend make me an excellent target for people to dump their pains, but alas I wouldn't have it any other way. The people I become close with I rarely become detached from, and I have made some of the best friends a man could have out of enemies. I used to wonder what it would be like to be more middle ground, but I can't imagine it being quite as interesting.
Anyways, that's enough of that rant. I'm coming back to DC on December 10th, and I absolutely must hang out with the following people:
-Ada & Olga
-Anni
-Lonnie
-David
-Max + much of the current Field senior class
-Brian
-Lizzie
-The rest of my old Field peeps
-Alex
-Charles
-Joaquin
-Anyone else I may have forgotten temporarily
I'm gonna be busy, but I can't wait to see everyone again. Till then, time to resume studying. Ciao for now.