Adventus

It's that time of year again- Advent! For some reason, there is nothing more exciting than lighting a candle each week until Christmas. It's not unlike those little interlocking rings of paper that you made in elementary school. Remember ripping those off every day? Makes you feel like you're getting somewhere. Ooh! I should make one of those for my internship....lots of interlocking paper rings and get to rip one off every day. That's a fabulous idea....so symbolic. Countdown to the end of my servitude that looks like a chain. Wow. That's deep.

Last night I went to dinner with Rupal at Rojo...guess who we ran into there! Richard and Steven and one of their friends. What's funny about that is that Richard was supposed to call me to go out last night, and he didn't call me- instead he went out to a place that's literally half a block from my apartment and didn't call me. I think I should be a little hurt, but I was so relieved at not having to go out last night that I didn't really care.

I decorated my apartment for Christmas! I have Christmas lights up, and my parents gave me a nativity scene, and I went to the dollar store last night and got some "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" window decals. I love Christmas. It's going to be strange this year though, not having the customary 2-3 weeks out of school and staying at home. I will only be home for Christmas for 4 days (assuming I have Christmas eve off, which I'm not even sure about.) I have to stay up here and work at the stupid health department. Meanwhile, most of my friends are leaving town, or will have left town when I get back on the Monday after Christmas. Also, I haven't heard from my MIA roommate in India. If she comes stateside for Christmas and doesn't call me, she will be injured. If she goes to Texas, I'm going to go see her- internship be damned. I miss her SOO much.

Well, I'm stahving...so I'm going to make a quesadilla, cause they're quick and easy. Everyone keeps telling me that I should just take the leap and go vegan, but let me tell you people, I love some cheese. It gives me heartburn, but I love it anyway, and there is no way I'd be able to cut it out of my diet. Impossible. Okay...laters!