Recap: Books, pens, books, what?

Classes are over-- and classes are about to begin again, soon. There're still dozens of little errands to run, things to clear up and parents to sooth (must this occur every year? Every?). I'd start the mental preparations except now I'm convinced that no amount of preparations is enough for the actual experience. It's much more interesting, anyway, to take things as they come. Interesting, not necessarily easier. Choice is, actually, not an actual issue in this question, so it's just a matter of perspective. You can either accept it or fight it, and I've decided that the energy spent fighting something inevitable could be put to better use. Such as continuing my attempts to reduce the length of my to-read list, for example.

What has happened lately?

Well, Kate's in Chicago and I'm currently taking care of her rabbit, who has decided that she really liked curtains. Lusine's in Armenia and suffering from some combination of boredom and heat, though it's not so bad now, I hear, since she started having art classes. Victoria's still in SF. Anna's around, having just been freed from classes, and likewise, has errants to run (not to mention work).

My dad's finally finished the floor. That's something. And I've been collecting plants after a fashion. Mostly though, I've slept. I even slept until nine this morning which was very strange considering my usual habits, but very nice also.

Nostalgia. And I don't even know what I'm nostalgic for. Oh there are guesses, as there always will, but for this once, I don't think I'm about to hit upon the answer any time in the near future. Nor do I want to.

I'll leave off this very much rambling post with something my old ESL teacher has sent me:

ZEN SARCASM

1. Do not walk behind me, for I may not lead. Do not walk ahead of me,
for I may not follow. Do not walk beside me either. Just pretty much
leave me the hell alone.

2. The journey of a thousand miles begins with a broken fan belt and
leaky tire

3. It's always darkest before dawn. So if you're going to steal your
neighbor's newspaper, that's the time to do it.

4. Don't be irreplaceable. If you can't be replaced, you can't be
promoted.

5. Always remember that you're unique. Just like everyone else.

6. Never test the depth of the water with both feet.

7. If you think nobody cares if you're alive, try missing a couple of
car
payments.

8. Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes.
That way, when you criticize them, you're a mile away and you have
their
shoes.

9. If at first you don't succeed, skydiving is not for you.

10. Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach him how to fish,
and he will sit in a boat and drink beer all day.

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