I'm on fire and now I think I'm ready to bust a move (check it out, I'm rockin' steady...)
I graduated college yesterday. And I still can't really wrap my head around the fact that I'm not going back in August. It's just... weird. Turns out that I love Rosemont more than I thought I did and, even though it's been a frickin' pain in the ass and has a lot of things that are simply ridiculous about it, I lived there for 4 years (minus the semester in Oz). It's a beautiful campus with a pretty damn interesting (though, at times, imbalanced) group of girls and a faculty that is almost always available and willing to give you their total attention. I knew just about everyone in my class, as well as a bunch below mine, and having to leave the convenience of seeing them whenever I wanted is a somewhat devastating change. Also, on Friday, my adviser had a bunch of the Phil majors (now and from previous years) over for a dinner. I almost cried when I said goodbye to her.
The week before was absolutely awesome, though. Lauren, Sarah, Cate, and I made our trip down to NC for the week where we stayed in Lauren's aunt's house in the mountains of Bat Cave. We even had a goat (whom I named Herschel) who just wouldn't leave the property. Lauren and I were almost chased once or twice, but we left him a nice bag of food at the end so I'm pretty sure we're cool with him now. Unfortunately, however, I developed a full-blown sinus cold which kicked in halfway through the drive down (I was the picture of health when we left!) and which lasted at its worst through the first day. Since then, I've been sick on and off and, though my sinuses are fine now, my throat's been screwed up. Figures-- healthy for just about the entire semester and then I get sick in the very last week. That is so not surprising.
And now, I'm back in Jersey for at least the summer. Gotta figure out what I'm going to do about work (not quite sure if I wanna go back to WF again), as well as research grad schools and take the GREs. But I have months to get those two done. Having a year to myself is going to be so damn weird... but it's necessary. Philosophy has burnt me out for the time being! I need a few months to just make cash, go places, see people, and catch up on 4 years of sleep.
Anywho, I think I'm gonna get settled into my house again. The grandparents, aunts, and cousins just left back for Utica a few hours ago and now the house is quiet. Time to get readjusted and chill with my cats. It's also fantastically windy and dark outside (I loooove dark afternoons when a storm's about to begin) so I think I'll watch that for a bit and let graduation continue to sink in. I can't believe it. I graduated. Magna cum laude! Cap, robe, alumni pin, and a new pair of sunglasses (thanks to a lovely swap with Alison). I miss everyone... and I was a bit of a mess on the way home... but it's going to be amazing the next time I get to see them that if I just look forward to that I think I can cope with this whole thing. Plus, I've got all my loves up here in North Jersey with me, and I'm so happy about that. But yeah. Going now. But I hope things are well with everyone and that I get to see people ASAP!
The week before was absolutely awesome, though. Lauren, Sarah, Cate, and I made our trip down to NC for the week where we stayed in Lauren's aunt's house in the mountains of Bat Cave. We even had a goat (whom I named Herschel) who just wouldn't leave the property. Lauren and I were almost chased once or twice, but we left him a nice bag of food at the end so I'm pretty sure we're cool with him now. Unfortunately, however, I developed a full-blown sinus cold which kicked in halfway through the drive down (I was the picture of health when we left!) and which lasted at its worst through the first day. Since then, I've been sick on and off and, though my sinuses are fine now, my throat's been screwed up. Figures-- healthy for just about the entire semester and then I get sick in the very last week. That is so not surprising.
And now, I'm back in Jersey for at least the summer. Gotta figure out what I'm going to do about work (not quite sure if I wanna go back to WF again), as well as research grad schools and take the GREs. But I have months to get those two done. Having a year to myself is going to be so damn weird... but it's necessary. Philosophy has burnt me out for the time being! I need a few months to just make cash, go places, see people, and catch up on 4 years of sleep.
Anywho, I think I'm gonna get settled into my house again. The grandparents, aunts, and cousins just left back for Utica a few hours ago and now the house is quiet. Time to get readjusted and chill with my cats. It's also fantastically windy and dark outside (I loooove dark afternoons when a storm's about to begin) so I think I'll watch that for a bit and let graduation continue to sink in. I can't believe it. I graduated. Magna cum laude! Cap, robe, alumni pin, and a new pair of sunglasses (thanks to a lovely swap with Alison). I miss everyone... and I was a bit of a mess on the way home... but it's going to be amazing the next time I get to see them that if I just look forward to that I think I can cope with this whole thing. Plus, I've got all my loves up here in North Jersey with me, and I'm so happy about that. But yeah. Going now. But I hope things are well with everyone and that I get to see people ASAP!