At School
So, I'm at school...
I haven't been checking my email or otherwise been much in contact with the rest of the world for a while.
Umm.
My Birthday was okay. It was good, happy, in the sense that John came to visit and I got a happy poster from Val, but not cool at all in the sense that no one from home remembered. I thought that that was pretty shitty, it's not like I haven't been living there for the past 19 years, and not like people who leave home aren't lonely and sad and in need of being remembered by, you know, the people who are supposed to love them, and care about them.
So, interestingly enough, for the first week or so a bunch of the people I talked to were not happy to be back, at all. I wasn't either.
But, things are better now. I'm keeping busy and so I don't have much time to think. That's good.
I went to a few rugby practices... I ditched the mandatory meeting last night and a practice today. I think I'm scared of the commitment - no, I AM scared of the commitment. The problem? APO and Club Soccer have stuff on the same days: Saturday.
But APO started back up and that's awesome! I went to a training for N Street overnights - definitely the Cadillac of homeless shelters. On Sunday night I went to Annie/Sam's apartment and talked to people for a long time, and that was great, and then on Monday morning we went to get a new SOME office up and running.
AND! EVEN BETTER!
I got to go to the Terps-Navy game on Saturday night. It was SO amazing - people were tailgating before, and there were tons and tons of people out in colors, the sense of community is so strong. Also, it was a great great game. Terps scored first - a field goal, which was answered by two Navy touchdowns, with only 2 more terps field goals.... and then!
And then the Terps scored a touchdown, and Navy scored a touchdown, and then the Terps scored a touchdown and made the two-point conversion and won the game!!!!!!!!
Guh, does life get better than that?
I haven't been checking my email or otherwise been much in contact with the rest of the world for a while.
Umm.
My Birthday was okay. It was good, happy, in the sense that John came to visit and I got a happy poster from Val, but not cool at all in the sense that no one from home remembered. I thought that that was pretty shitty, it's not like I haven't been living there for the past 19 years, and not like people who leave home aren't lonely and sad and in need of being remembered by, you know, the people who are supposed to love them, and care about them.
So, interestingly enough, for the first week or so a bunch of the people I talked to were not happy to be back, at all. I wasn't either.
But, things are better now. I'm keeping busy and so I don't have much time to think. That's good.
I went to a few rugby practices... I ditched the mandatory meeting last night and a practice today. I think I'm scared of the commitment - no, I AM scared of the commitment. The problem? APO and Club Soccer have stuff on the same days: Saturday.
But APO started back up and that's awesome! I went to a training for N Street overnights - definitely the Cadillac of homeless shelters. On Sunday night I went to Annie/Sam's apartment and talked to people for a long time, and that was great, and then on Monday morning we went to get a new SOME office up and running.
AND! EVEN BETTER!
I got to go to the Terps-Navy game on Saturday night. It was SO amazing - people were tailgating before, and there were tons and tons of people out in colors, the sense of community is so strong. Also, it was a great great game. Terps scored first - a field goal, which was answered by two Navy touchdowns, with only 2 more terps field goals.... and then!
And then the Terps scored a touchdown, and Navy scored a touchdown, and then the Terps scored a touchdown and made the two-point conversion and won the game!!!!!!!!
Guh, does life get better than that?