by purkinje » Sat Dec 13, 2014 11:03 pm
I'll probably be taking a break from internet fashion and care-tags next semester, in part because my workload will be increasing significantly. Also in part because I'm trying to cut down on the internet in general and realized I'm not really happy when I go on forums. I'll probably still be around to participate in care-shares and occasional waywts and the like.
First semester of college was a weird, beautiful, emotional ride. I was in crisis for the first half or so freaking out that I didn't really connect with people, threw myself into a relationship that I really shouldn't have been in as a crutch for my own insecurities and did a lot of stupid shit. The nursing curriculum was pretty intensive but I think I'm coming out with all As and a B+. Second half of the semester I definitely found my groove and met people who I want in my life on a long-term scale. Really started to feel like I knew people. Switching rooms 2nd semester because my roommate and I are completely different people and neither of us really know how we got placed together. Going to seek counseling/therapy for possible depression next semester, wait list was a month and a half for 1st semester so I chose not to. Anyway highlights + such:
• Frequenting the New England aquarium with a membership (thanks Dad), going in just to do homework, to de-stress, to look at eels. (If any CTers ever want to go I can get 3 people in for free)
• Finding a fantastic soup kitchen with a great staff to volunteer at which I'm trying to turn into a weekly thing
•Taking psilocybin mushrooms several times
• Crashing a gingerbread-making contest spontaneously and hanging out and eating free candy
• Participating in the NEU undie run which means getting hammered and running a 5k on parents weekend, storming proctor stations and generally being loud and drunk and unclothed
• Seeing Chrome Sparks in concert, seeing Portugal the man in concert
• Going to the buddhist group that meets weekly, great group of people
• threesome with a fwb and a good friend and having it not be weird at all after ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
• discovering the music and art dorms where kids have regular jam sessions and are into pop punk and brand new and all that cool stuff
• harvard parties
• going vegetarian for moral reasons, 2 months strong
goals for winter break:
learn to crochet // read moksha, little failure, the road, few others // spend more time with my mom // take advantage of a fully stocked kitchen
hope everyone has a fantastic christmas/non-denominational holiday season/etc!!
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