In the last week, I have ventured to Portland, made dinners with friends, done intense sprinting workouts with my college track athlete housemate, found fall housing, had drinks with friends new and old, gone hiking and antiquing, and danced to a great band. I have even caught up (somewhat) on work. This usually would be more than enough, but that sad feeling is still living in the pit of my stomach. It is fading, though. And I seriously just want to flirt at this point... where the boys at?
Research stuff is going. Not the best all of the time, I'm still a little fuzzy on some of the details, but there is some serious progress happening. For example, I met some leaders in my field at a conference and really enjoyed hanging with them. I also got an Honorable Mention for the NSF GRFP, which does not earn me a fellowship, but does grant me access to the NSF Supercomputer and it means that there is serious potential for applying next year.
Also BOOM I miss St. Olaf. It was lingering deep within and it has surfaced. Has anyone else suddenly realized that feeling like you "belong" might not happen again for a while? Not that St. Olaf was perfect, but I felt so comfortable in that community, so much more confident that I knew where home was (other than home home, which will always be home of course). Plus, I just saw Ultimate Spring Break pictures and I want that time BACK.
Positive closing thoughts:
-planning egg dying and Easter Egg hunting Sunday
-Wallowas? adventure this weekend?
-GURLZ ONLY HIKING in two weeks! Yippeeeeee!
-Wine+chocolates+The Help+hanging in my new potential housing situation= pumped for next year
Truer happiness: In the works
Magical Blog Wish: Positive distractions
