ephemera
today, i think i realized a little bit how fleeting these moments are, these years when we live with all the people we know and like, when we can call up people and walk over to watch tv with them or make spontaneous dinner or coffee plans.
next year, who knows where we'll be? in one sense, life will never be this easy again.
on the one hand, i feel like it's not something i need to worry about at least for another few months. on the other hand, i'm pretty sure i'm a little in denial that graduation is actually happening and i know i don't want to think about this stuff so i can pretend i'm just not worrying while i can not worry and it'll be okay.
but eventually, all good things must come to an end.
//it occurred to me that i was actually aiming for not-that-depressing and got sidetracked by alcohol (hey, i'm caffeinated and supposed to be writing a paper). missed an important point here-- knowing that these things must end makes them all the more precious. these are moments to be savored, in the short time that we still can.
and that's what i wanted to say. aww, now i'm getting pre-nostalgic.//
on a lighter note, today i tried beer and white wine (separately, and not much of each) and also got carded for the first time (for the wine).
did not particularly like either--was told the beer was particularly bitter and the white wine was better than other previously-tried wines, by separate people (have also been told in general that beer is gross and wine is an acquired taste). clearly i need to actually try cabernet or grand marnier sometime and see if they are as delicious as the things they flavor. maybe i'll end up one of those weird loser people who gets the de-alcoholized alcohol we saw at cvs, though if it still tastes like alcohol then that kind of ruins the point. hrm. pity that fancy drinks are a little expensive to taste-test. i would say i should go to more parties where there is alcohol, but the alcohol at those parties is probably not really going to make a good impression.
another turning point,
a fork stuck in the road.
time grabs you by the wrist,
directs you where to go.
so make the best of this test,
and don't ask why.
it's not a question
but a lesson learned in time.
next year, who knows where we'll be? in one sense, life will never be this easy again.
on the one hand, i feel like it's not something i need to worry about at least for another few months. on the other hand, i'm pretty sure i'm a little in denial that graduation is actually happening and i know i don't want to think about this stuff so i can pretend i'm just not worrying while i can not worry and it'll be okay.
but eventually, all good things must come to an end.
//it occurred to me that i was actually aiming for not-that-depressing and got sidetracked by alcohol (hey, i'm caffeinated and supposed to be writing a paper). missed an important point here-- knowing that these things must end makes them all the more precious. these are moments to be savored, in the short time that we still can.
and that's what i wanted to say. aww, now i'm getting pre-nostalgic.//
on a lighter note, today i tried beer and white wine (separately, and not much of each) and also got carded for the first time (for the wine).
did not particularly like either--was told the beer was particularly bitter and the white wine was better than other previously-tried wines, by separate people (have also been told in general that beer is gross and wine is an acquired taste). clearly i need to actually try cabernet or grand marnier sometime and see if they are as delicious as the things they flavor. maybe i'll end up one of those weird loser people who gets the de-alcoholized alcohol we saw at cvs, though if it still tastes like alcohol then that kind of ruins the point. hrm. pity that fancy drinks are a little expensive to taste-test. i would say i should go to more parties where there is alcohol, but the alcohol at those parties is probably not really going to make a good impression.
another turning point,
a fork stuck in the road.
time grabs you by the wrist,
directs you where to go.
so make the best of this test,
and don't ask why.
it's not a question
but a lesson learned in time.