Home: Improvement

Spent today exhausted and disoriented. Woke up at 8 a.m. because I spent last night in chatrooms when I was supposed to be studying for Satire, so I figured I’d try to get a few hours in before my noon exam. It didn’t really happen, as I decided to spend a few hours continuously mashing the snooze button on my alarm clock instead of getting up. In the end, though, it went okay.

The flight was loooong. I watched an ER episode on my laptop while in flight, but then I thought I saw Anthony Edwards sitting a few rows ahead of me and I got kind of embarassed. Even when it turned out to be just a random balding guy with glasses and NOT Anthony Edwards, I still felt embarassed. I really can’t explain why!

There was a couple very much in love sitting beside me the whole flight. They put up their arm rest between them and talked in hushed tones as they leaned against each other. They asked trivia to pass the time. “What’s the capital of Finland?” she asked. “Helsinki,” I thought. “Helsinki,” he said, and they snuggled closer. I sighed and read the safety manual for the sixteenth time.

John William and Kendall met me at the airport which was just unbelievably sweet. It was awesome to see John again, since I haven’t seen him since he drove off in a pick-up truck in APRIL. They made a sign and I loved it and I really should have shown more enthusiasm for it! I’m sorry, guys, I was tired, but I love you both. We then drank Alabama Slammers with Kendall’s mom and it was awesome and I would do it every day if I could.

I love being home. It hasn’t really set in yet. I’m mostly just sitting here thinking I should be DOING something, but then I realize that I don’t have to be doing anything, and I can just lie here all comatose like. It’s such a change, because the last week and a half has been a barrage of just constantly feeling like I have so much to do. It will probably take a while before I adjust to a more relaxed pace of living, but I’m looking forward to it CRAZILY.

I’ve been home for like three hours and I already miss everybody, though. I get so attached to people it’s crazy. I’m like a LEECH. But a sweet leech, I hope. One that smells of roses.

Review of Lost in Translation to come later. Hey guys, it’s Christmassss.

Matt