OK, So I'm a Broken Record. Sorry

It's funny how some people just fill you up. Being around them, hearing their voice, or even reading an email from them clears your head, sets you in a positive place, puts a smile in your heart. Some people just touch you deeply.

Friday afternoon I had about a 20-minute phone conversation with my dear friend Will, and that evening another of my best friends, Sam, came to visit me through Sunday from UPenn. And just wow. While I have a shitton of work coming up, I feel so recharged. And I can't wait until Thanksgiving (7 weeks away gahhhhhh!). So take some time to appreciate those special people who so resonate with you, make you feel comfortable, strong, whole, make you feel like YOU.

If you haven't yet, pick up Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance. It will open your mind and help you begin to understand.

And on another note, Boston's not all that bad. On Saturday Sam and I and one of her friends went into the city for the day. We went to Quincy Market, a shopping center slash upscale public market slash place filled with street performers; we then walked through the city to the Boston Commons, a huge park, perhaps somewhat reminiscent of Central Park except much smaller, and stopped to listen to a two-man performance, one on a guitar the other on a bass, if i remember correctly, watch the anti-war rally, some hippies banging on drums, a rubbery man breakdance; we then walked through the Boston Public Gardens, the site of Make Way for Ducklings and gathered some red leaves (yes, the trees are mightily changing colors now) and smiled as we watched wedding pictures being taken; we then walked through the stony, winding streets of Beacon Hill, overcome with its quaintness, and stopped in a fine market to pick up some bread, cheese, and grapes for a light dinner. Then we took the T home as the sun was gloriously setting over the Charles. It was a perfect day.

Oh yeah, and my computer died (hard drive fried, lost everything, haven't backed up since school started) and I had to get that repaired... and I have three papers due this week, eeeeek! but you know what, now it's fixed, and they CLEANED my computer for me, and it's ok, I'll get my papers done, they won't be brilliant, but I don't particularly care... I'm not sure how much more time I would have spent on my papers this weekend had my computer been fine, and I'm PERFECTLY happy with how I did spend my time :)

So, say I love you often. Don't judge places or people or really anything too quickly. Adventure and explore. Take advantage of good weather and good company. Prioritize making good memories. Don't stress too hard, because everything - no really, everything - will work out.