thread the needle

today was almost exactly the same as a few other days i've had here in westwood thus far: i went to work for a way long time, hung out with people (this time, elona, zach, and karessa), and then went to a flying squirrel meeting. it was really nice to see elona and zach, and really surreal to see karessa because i'm not living with her, and rooming with her was such a huge part of my first two years. i had to walk home from the flying squirrel meeting tonight, and i thought it was going to be terrible because all i wanted was to be home, but i made it from the neuroscience center to my apartment in eleven minutes. that's way crazy. i should be a professional speed-walker or something.

when we were in rhode island, zoe's boyfriend zak told us about this game called "thread the needle", which basically involves walking between people coming toward you on the street. these people absolutely need be part of a group or a couple - they must be obviously together - and it's even better when you go out of your way to go through them. i've started playing this game when i walk around, which i've been doing a lot. it gives me something to do when i'm racing all over the place. i don't have the courage yet to walk in between people who are holding hands, but i think by the end of this quarter, i'll be up to the challenge.

classes start tomorrow. i'm already exhausted. i'm exhausted and really happy and ready to start being a student again.