end of term

In just a few short hours Fall Quarter 2004 will come to a close. B has his last final (four of four) tonight. He was a little disappointed knowing that some people are done and their vacations have begun, but knows that it is better that they are spread out. He met one guy who confessed to having three three-hour finals in one day (with half hour breaks in between). Now that’s crazy, and I am sure there are rules. Two in a day is called life; three final exams in one day are more than anyone should have to endure.

I must say that this quarter whizzed by. Many parts of it are still a blur. The good news is that I am working again (at least part time) and even got my first paycheck. My social life is busier than it has been in a while although I still confess to feeling alone and a bit of an outsider. Our first piece of furniture should be arriving in about a month, so that is progress. And so far the winter hasn’t been too bad – it actually hit 50 degrees earlier this week.

There are of course some things that aren’t where I think they should be. For example there are still too many boxes that have not been unpacked. I am optimistic though that this can be turned around. If nothing else I will be forced to do it as some of the boxes need to be moved so that couch can get through. Also my to-do list keeps growing. Some days I feel like I am chasing my tail. There are people that I need to contact. And believe it or not I know that my address still hasn’t been changed everywhere.

Things may slow down for a few hours and then speed back up as B prepares for his trip to the west coast. That reminds me – I need to make my list of what I want him to bring back (he has already told me the weather is not an option though). Once he is off I will have almost a week to myself. Last time that happened he went to Fiji and my goal was to clear out all the boxes. Perhaps this time I will be more successful. Also I hope to get out a little more than I did last time. I feel like I have a firmer support network, but it is still scary. But that is the life of an orphan girl. The reward is the adventures. Right?

Still have no idea what this Christmas will look like. Low key is okay. I am sure there will be plenty to do. And maybe what we need most is just some down time alone to regroup and prepare for it to start full speed ahead as internship searching starts in earnest.