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Allergies are making me feel poopy. Also, OCD is acting up and I had to reschedule my appointment with Dr. Noveras. Probably because I'm freaking about graduation, but it's wigging me out. Plus I'm out of Klonopin. Bah.

Took The Good Thief back to Swem because I wasn't feeling it. Got Sweetsmoke instead, which looks much better. Ran into Ange, and we're coordinating our Dupont toast for Friday. I'm getting pumped for Sister Hazel, too. Woop woop. And yay for no classes. Not that I've been going much anyways. Oops.

A-CHOO

Allergies....aaaaack. Also, spent an embarrassing amount of time on Pixie Hollow after reading about it on FML. I am officially too much of a little kid to graduate. Had two group projects today, a senior 20 days 'til graduation kickoff, and the 2nd day of 90 degree weather. Crazy! AND, tomorrow I'm getting my money in the mail so I can get out of debt. Life is good. Though sneezy.

Wanna Be On Top?

Didn't do nearly all I wanted do today. Managed to give Maggie her paints back, then got HIV tested at her AIDSTanzania event...negative! Phew. It's 90% accurate, so of course I'll worry about that 10%, but hey, I don't have HIV, so huzzah. Everyone should know their status! Then popped over to Homebrewaroo for our own mini-Woodstock. Cool glassblowing demonstrations, organic food, chill acoustic music, tie dying, and hippies. What more could you want? Oh, beautiful weather you say? GOT IT. In the 90s today, and not humid! I do wish I had gotten to go kayaking, but it's OK. Enjoyed the beautiful day anyway. Natasha came back from EVMS, so I'm not all alone anymore. Did a little bit of work for the group project meetings tomorrow. Gonna be so happy when those are done.

Watching ANTM marathon with the roomie, and they're in Barcelona. Makes me want to travel so badly! I've never been to Spain, and it just seems so great. Makes me excited for study abroad in law school in Lisbon and London! I'll need to pick up some Portuguese! And Spanish really for that matter. It is definitely going to be international law for me, even if it's something else with an international bent. I could never not travel.

In other news, the flowers in the room are attacking! Nat and I are sneezing machines, but they're too pretty to throw out! Oh the trials of witnessing beauty ;)

Um We Sort of Got Lost in Amsterdam...er, Richmond

Concert was great! I am SO glad I don't go to University of Richmond though lol. Those kids are too materialistic for their own good! Got to see Kelly, though, so yay. The little and I had a crazy time trying to get there, asked for directions a total of 5 times. That plus a gas and Taco Bell stop got us to the venue just in time. We were right in front. And they played Demons!!!!!!!!!!!! I died. Also played: Fa Fa, Center of Attention, Happier, Diane, Amsterdam, Jesus on the Radio (Daddy on the Phone), Come Downstairs and Say Hello, One Man Wrecking Machine, Satellite, Manifest Destiny, The Captain, The Beginning of the End, and others I'm probably forgetting. Good stuff.

Roomie and suitemates gone for the weekend, so I will have to amuse myself. And do work. Earth Day celebration is tomorrow, and I want to go kayaking or do the yoga session in the Crim Dell meadow....promised to do the HIV testing for AIDSTanzania, then DoubleTake at 4 and UVB at 7. Something will get sacrificed. And I need to go to the post office and bank, too. Hmm.

Guster Gushing

Listening to Guster in anticipation for the concert tomorrow...even though I've sen them in concert before, I'm pumped about this. I became a more avid fan after the first time, so I'll actually have emotional connections to different songs. You know what I mean?

Like I associate anything from Ganging Up On the Sun with my drives back and forth from home to LSAT class last summer in a sort of pleasure before pain kind of way lol. And I think "Demons" from Goldfly is my favorite. It just touches me for some reason...makes you think about why people may act in certain ways. Beautiful song. "Satellite" reminds me of that great Matoaka concert since it was one of their newer tracks and I knew it then...reminds of of Trevor too because we were rockin it out! "Amsterdam" is everybody's favorite, and reminds me of Ange and me just hanging in the room. I think above all Guster makes me think of and reflect on my college experience and its ups and downs. They just really tap into the soundtrack of everything that life is. Upbeat, blue, wonderful, terrible, misguided, beautiful, tenacious, lazy loveliness. Plus they're one of the only bands with lyrics including the word "Massachusetts!" If this isn't a coming-of-age-in-your-twenties-after-a-comfy-upbringing, I- got-a-slap-in- the- face-wake-up-call, I don't know what is.

On your way to the best years of your life
Everyone's banging on their gongs
The sooner you leave the sooner you're home
Back in Massachusetts
To your golden age where they tuck you in at night
You didn't see it coming
Now who you gonna wave to?
This time you're not homecoming king
Did you hear that?
Have you heard that sound before?
Do you even know where it is coming from?
Its getting too loud
It keeps on pushing you out
Into the arms of 1994
You didn't see it coming
Now who you gonna wave to?
You're not homecoming king
You stand on your own
wasn't what you hoped at all
Do you still recall it,
giving dead-arms in the hall?
Stay right where you are
You'll be half of who you were
When you always would win
So count the days till you give in
Back to Massachusetts
To your golden age where your crown is shining bright
You didn't see it coming
Now who you gonna wave to?
This time you're not homecoming king
Did you see it coming?
Now who you gonna wave to?
This time you're not homecoming king

Because Maggie Actually Reads This!

So, I guess it's not completely useless lol. A lot has changed since I last posted...I checked out RWU and it's gorgeous. Planning on attending, and I already have an apartment and 2 roomies. Which is kind of overwhelming. I'm staying on the William and Mary wait-list, though, probably because I'm terrified to leave this place. Which is ridiculous. I'm a big girl and I'm off to conquer the world, but I will miss this place like I'm losing an arm. What about all of the classes I was "gonna" take, what about the events I could have planned, what about my missed opportunities, what about actually going to the farmer's market or having those ill-conceived plans? It's the end of an era, and while I hope that the saying that these were the best years of our lives isn't true, it would still be a pretty good run if it were.

Went kayaking with the big last Saturday, which was awesome despite the fact that she was better at it. Went to her African music concert for a bit, but then had to leave because we promised to meet Caroline.

Just finished The Heretic's Daughter by Kathleen Kent, which I liked. It was interesting because it was based on her own family's history, i.e. the trial and hanging of her great times 9 grandmother, Martha Carrier. The characters could have used a little more development, but for a first novel, it was great. I have that sad feeling you get when you finish a good book. My next is The Good Thief by Hannah Tinti. So we'll see how that goes.

I think I'm going to add a list of books I want to read on here, so please throw recommendations my way.

And, because my interns are the shit, I'm going to the Guster concert in Richmond on Friday with Cathy. Yayyyyy.