At Aroma's last night I drank what I anticipated to be a very large, very yummy, and very decaf chai latte. It was large, somewhat tasty, and very caffeinated. It wasn't until I started talking abnormally fast shortly after I finished the massive beverage did I notice anything was wrong. As always, the moment I realized there was a problem it ( Read more... )

It's the first day of fall and the weather is beginning to change. (I've heard reports that it will be in the 80's tomorrow, but all that aside.) The autumnal breeze stirs up feelings of anxiety. It makes me reminisce about last year and none of those memories are pleasant. I cannot convey to those who knew me before or have only met me recently ( Read more... )

A friend IMed me yesterday to inform me that she had gone on a date. She and I having giggled extensively over our love lives last semester, I thought it only natural to ask who was the lucky beau. She did everything she could to avoid answering the question. I could not initially identify why she was being so coy. Then I figured it out -- the ( Read more... )

I'm in my frigid TA office and pondering a thousand little things of varying relevance. When will I have time to clean my room? Where will the Russian sleep when he comes to visit? Do I have the books I need for this week's classes? Does the Virginian Gentleman think about me when he's away? Where are my stays? Will I manage to avoid an ( Read more... )