Relocation, Minneapolis/St. Paul
I'm moved.
I have an apartment, my cats are settled in, my stuff is mostly unpacked, I have done 4 loads of laundry, my new student ID is in my wallet, and I've discovered the depths of the science library.
Life is pretty damn good. Next Monday I start grad student orientation with 4 tests in the first 2 days and I've been studying for them enough to hold my own. I'm even cooking for myself a bit.
So why am I a little blue when I'm usually very chipper and soft and fluffy? Because I just left a handful of good friends when we all graduated from Truman and most of them stayed in Missouri. It took me 2 years make these friends and 3 years for us to get real close.
When Erica Hahn says to Callie "I don't make friends easily" in the scrub room, that's me. Most of my friends admit to thinking I was strange and/or a stalker when they first met me.
I'll admit that those things are true in a sense, I am pretty strange and I have a very random memory that is very good with personal information. Underneath the unique and awkward exterior I'm just a person that has a lot of fun in life but doesn't stop to bother with making other people happy.
Alas, I'm going to be playing softball on Saturdays in October and will have colleagues/competitors at work starting next week. I just hope I make friends a little easier than I have in the past.
Every Erica Hahn needs friends. At least I can't be sent off into the parking lot of no return.
I have an apartment, my cats are settled in, my stuff is mostly unpacked, I have done 4 loads of laundry, my new student ID is in my wallet, and I've discovered the depths of the science library.
Life is pretty damn good. Next Monday I start grad student orientation with 4 tests in the first 2 days and I've been studying for them enough to hold my own. I'm even cooking for myself a bit.
So why am I a little blue when I'm usually very chipper and soft and fluffy? Because I just left a handful of good friends when we all graduated from Truman and most of them stayed in Missouri. It took me 2 years make these friends and 3 years for us to get real close.
When Erica Hahn says to Callie "I don't make friends easily" in the scrub room, that's me. Most of my friends admit to thinking I was strange and/or a stalker when they first met me.
I'll admit that those things are true in a sense, I am pretty strange and I have a very random memory that is very good with personal information. Underneath the unique and awkward exterior I'm just a person that has a lot of fun in life but doesn't stop to bother with making other people happy.
Alas, I'm going to be playing softball on Saturdays in October and will have colleagues/competitors at work starting next week. I just hope I make friends a little easier than I have in the past.
Every Erica Hahn needs friends. At least I can't be sent off into the parking lot of no return.