Quiet Thursday

A year ago, I'd be feverishly editing a paper. Tonight, I made flashcards and read a chapter of Logic. I much prefer this year. I have a feeling my posts are about to become very, very brief, but I'll try and do some in depth pontification at times. It's just now I am busy and such; it makes it very difficult to compose posts.

The view from my window is much changed; I have a pleasant mixture of the Power Plant and the Grove Street Cemetery greet me every day. It's interesting being out here, in Swing Space, if just for the fact that now I appreciate how far away it is. The jock walk (the Morse/Stiles pathway) is closed, so we have to walk Grove Street with frequency. It's nice, though, with a little park, and the cemetery is lovely.

Now that my schedule is all settled, I am starting to resume my extracurriculars, which makes me busy as a bee. In addition to YPMB and other previous commitments, I'm joining YSEC this year; currently I'm part of a task force to eliminate bottled water on campus. I think this is a worthy goal, because it's astounding how much water is given out that could be taken from the tap. Tap water isn't bad here! It's no NYC, but it's still not bad.

I also LOVE LOVE LOVE my Tibetan Buddhism course. It's fascinating, and so beyond anything I've ever learned about in terms of material; a girl raised in the Western Canon is out of her league in the realms of East Asian religion. The professor is fabulous, and it seems like a nice group of students.

The freshmen are here, and it's remarkable easy to spot them at times. I wonder if I was like that last year?