In the Middle

Right now things are pretty stressful. No big thing. Stress is commonplace on the college campuses around the world and in everyday life. The good news is that exactly a 7 days from this very second I will be entering into California airspace as I'm jetted into the Bay. So yeah, I can dig a little stress right now. I think professors sneak things up right before breaks on purpose. People are already jazzed up enough about the prospect of break, why not throw something to divert focus? It certain respects it isn't that big of a deal. Often times it helps. One thing I don't understand is how everybody freaks out about how long until they go home. Don't get me wrong, I'm excited as much as anybody else to be home. But it will take the same amount of time to get to next week as it did from last Tuesday to right now. It will get here. But until then I gotta get my study and act on. Still it will be pretty pretty when everybody is back home living it big. Until then we gotta work. Can't stop, won't stop.

Goodnight Moon

Last night/this morning I did something I havent done in quite some time. I went for a walk at midnight. I didn't have a destination in mind nor any real purpose. Simply, I just wanted to be outside on a beautiful evening with my thoughts. Nothing big that requires full attention is going on. Rather, I just wanted to walk around and think. We all need time to step outside of ourselves and observe. We need to commend ourselves for doing things well and understand how we could do things better moving forward. If you take some time to just look at yourself and your accomplishments you just might find that you are an extraordinary person who can take on anything life might throw your way.

President Obama and other November goodness

I don't need to tell you that Tuesday evening saw history being made. What a historic day it was indeed not only for Mr. Obama, the African-American community, but rather, Americans as a whole. It is my great hope that this nation can cease to be a nation divided but rather truly embody the words, the United States of America. That is all I have to say about that.

John McCain's cession speech was moving in my opinion. While I disagree with his politics and the choice he made in a running mate I still hold the highest respect for him. Here is a man who at 18 made the conscious choice to give his adult life in service of his country. He was tested again and again in Vietnam but held true to his values and morals. John McCain could have taken the easy way in life and just retired to enjoy "the good life." I only hope that people can get past the John McCain as either a Republican or ex- presidential candidate but instead see him as a true American Hero who has given his life to this country.

Enough political mumbo jumbo.

The rains have come to Boston. Life is about to get busy. No problem with that. Still, I worry that I need to stop and smell the roses. I need to get out more and not have a destination but just go somewhere. There are stones to be unturned and stories to be heard.

Tommy is playing Ultimate with the Wisconsin team- I hear the USAF was already getting reports of a UFO in the Atlanta airspace (they're playing in a tournament down there.) I wish him the best of luck and hope things turn out well.

Finding housing is harder than I thought. Reading leases is rough business and a lot of them aren't worded well, at least from a student's point of view. I'm just fortunate that my dad specializes in reading leases. Still the hunt continues for the Boston Dream House. A dream that like the one written by Langston Hughes, might be a dream deferred...deferred perhaps to Berkeley. I'll say no more. Just that it is a long shot but if you don't put your cards on the table then what are you doing at the table?

112 days to Italy.

November. Wait, Really?

I keep checking the calender to make sure I'm not missing something. Each time I realize I'm on it. Its November. That just seems silly as crazy to me. September seemed like it was just dragging on and in an instant October came and gone. So here we are November. Big month for sure. New President will be elected, Shovelhead Fall Show, seeing family, and I'm sure a few surprises along the way.

Get excited.

Halloween was something else. Great party here in the Penthouse. The Joker costume lives on as some of the stuff I used actually cut my face so I have a scab that kind of looks like a scar. I'll take it.

Just moving one step at a time. Not worried about the tomorrow the yesterday or anything else, just the here and now. I'll get to where I need to be when I get there. For now it is time to make the best of what you have when you have it. Things can be better, they can be worse.

Oh November, do me a favor and hold off on the snow.