1. To the students of our statewide university system - fight the power! keep it up! Although you may want to think of occupying something other than a Graduate only lounge (I'm hoping its only base camp). Also, if I could have run over all of the aimlessly wandering undergrads who crossed my car's path not on pedestrian walkways but out of freakin' no where I could have easily reduced this year's incoming class by 40%. Seriously kids, look before you wander into the street.
2. To the Grad students of our university: Cheers!
Another school term starts, another dept lunch, another year in which we keep up the grad tradition of swiping wine after the meal and get toasty in the Bunker.3. I learned something important about how to support people traveling/moving/researching in far away places. They will say things like "I'm scared and nervous and anxious" and people will say things like "don't worry, it'll be fine. You are so prepared!" and they will reply "yes I'm prepared but I'm still moving far far away and I'm a basket case even though I shouldn't be", and then the well-meaning person says "don't worry, you'll be fine!" which translates in the travelers head into "dumbass, why are you freaking out?". Repeat cycle. In the future I will avoid the dreaded "you'll be fine" in favor of "it's totally understandable that you have flipped your shit, you're moving to a different freakin' country! Even though you are prepared it's normal to be nervous/scared/anxious." That being said I had a lot of good support from my posse here, and more people invite me to dinner than my calendar could handle. For everyone who reads: I'll see you in Dec and thanks for your love.
4. I'm 30! I like 30.
5. I have the most adorable family ever.
6. Here I go:
Good luck! You'll be fine. And remember: Look right then left when crossing the street.
ReplyDeleteYou will do such amazing things! Please keep us posted.
ReplyDelete(And I love that picture of your cat in the plane. It is very amusing.)