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this weather is so cold, it's going to give me a nervous break down. about 80% of the people in my life are driving me insane, and i'm finding it really difficult to stay affable enough to not alienate the other 20%, with mixed success, which isn't helped by the fact that i don't see a good portion of them very often.
but we're studying marx and engels right now (that's right, kids, there's a whole world beyond the communist manifesto!) and i'm slowly but doggedly wading my way through the 120 or so pages of term paper/thesis due within the next month and a half. it's so cold here, it hurts to think about, but at least it's sunny and i distract myself with playful little daydreams of may and june.
the roomates and i are discussing conducting a life intervention for carrie. i think the only thing that's holding us back is the fact that she'd hate us forever after if we dared to actually do it. if she was aimless and happy, it would be a different matter entirely - aimless people usually eventually find something to aim for, and as long as they're enjoying themselves in the meantime, what of it? it's just that she doesn't seem terribly so - to wit: the other day, she said that sometimes on her way to work, she hopes that she'll get into a car accident so she won't have to go. is it really none of our business? should we just let her feel her own way along? i guess we/i'm just worried that she doesn't seem to have any motivation to change things, and so they never will. and maybe i shouldn't be passing judgement - maybe i'm just projecting here....
on the other hand, i'm experiencing renewed success at disregarding aspects of a certain roomate that really bug me, ie, being messy, and appreciating the fact that i really do enjoy having her around.
but we're studying marx and engels right now (that's right, kids, there's a whole world beyond the communist manifesto!) and i'm slowly but doggedly wading my way through the 120 or so pages of term paper/thesis due within the next month and a half. it's so cold here, it hurts to think about, but at least it's sunny and i distract myself with playful little daydreams of may and june.
the roomates and i are discussing conducting a life intervention for carrie. i think the only thing that's holding us back is the fact that she'd hate us forever after if we dared to actually do it. if she was aimless and happy, it would be a different matter entirely - aimless people usually eventually find something to aim for, and as long as they're enjoying themselves in the meantime, what of it? it's just that she doesn't seem terribly so - to wit: the other day, she said that sometimes on her way to work, she hopes that she'll get into a car accident so she won't have to go. is it really none of our business? should we just let her feel her own way along? i guess we/i'm just worried that she doesn't seem to have any motivation to change things, and so they never will. and maybe i shouldn't be passing judgement - maybe i'm just projecting here....
on the other hand, i'm experiencing renewed success at disregarding aspects of a certain roomate that really bug me, ie, being messy, and appreciating the fact that i really do enjoy having her around.