A week has passed. Carbondale is becoming just a memory. Finals went well and I pulled out everything I needed to. I feel like college wasn't really all it was supposed to be, and yet, I still miss it. I met some cool people and maybe 4-5 that i'll still be talking to in 5 years, but it wasn't the earth shattering, life-changing process I had been told it would be. But then, I know that Im not the typical college person and Im a little more stringent in the company I keep. I just didn't meet too many people I liked being around. Too many physical and intellectual sluts. I just wish I had found that nice little group of people who I could say was 'my group'. But instead I had random friends who didn't know each other and there was no hanging out together. Since Ive left Carbondale Ive met at least two people who go to SIU whom I really wish I had met when I was down there. They're smart and funny, but most of all, they have a clue and don't get caught up in who everyone else is. It's tragic that Ive met them now when I have zero chance to really hang out with them long term, but it seems those are the breaks I catch. I am now on that island between college and real-life and I hate it...so much.
My shoulder is healing well. I think im gonna try to play softball tomorrow night and just hit, cause i can't throw yet. We'll see. Im not gonna push it if it hurts, don't worry LJ.
In Other News...
a) Cubs offense looks good lately. Nice to see contributions from everyone.
b) Im slowly getting myself back into shape. I need to run more though. Anyone in Carbondale wanna get me motivated? Go for it.
c) Im really sick of being me.
d) I need a change of venue and am considering moving to Seattle once I have 5k in the bank. Who's going with?
e) SIU memories:
annoying the hell out of Jon
Paul and The Worst Ever getting into it
being manfondled
Mudsliding in front of Trueblood
listening to Brynn drunk
listening to Ellen say Alec's name
falling for a lesbian
intramurals
paintballs, slingshots, and drunks
knowing the yankees havent won a world series since ive been in carbondale
driving to nashville spur the moment
UT vs. MSU
the sweet 16
poker nights
walkin on the ice with lil' jew...man, she has no balance :)
thong watches with Jim
4 vodka tonics = $150
Seeing Jamie in the most spot places
tearing apart our piece of trash house
hating chris
Shannon's insane dog
2am bike rides
Paul and I hating each other
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