Entries from June 1, 2005 - July 1, 2005
From One Home To Another
I am having a hard time shaking the funk.
Yes, I know that other people have contended with worse and done better. As my dad said to me a long time ago, "If I am not allowed to cry at [your] bad health, then you cannot cry over your grades." That philosophy should extend to standardized tests. Although, I feel like that version of my dad has disappeared because when I told him about the test score he said that he did not understand what happened nor did he know what to do. We then got interrupted by call waiting and I tried to phone him again, but he did not return any of my phone calls. My mom is consumed with preparing for her boards.
Still. I am stuck.
What am I going to do?
The possibilities are lurking just beneath the surface; however, my vision is making them hard to see and all I see are smudges.
I liked it better when I did not know how round two with the LSAT would turn out.
My friend Reshma needs to purchase some Indian clothes for a wedding she is attending in a few weeks. The shops for those goods is pretty limited here in the triangle. She is going to trek to Atlanta where not only are there more Indian shops, but she is also has two aunts. The drive can be long, especially if you are going alone.
I also have connections in Atlanta and decided to accompany her, after I was asked of course. I am packed and ready to leave soon. I am going to make calls to try to get together with people from the road. If you don't hear from me, please call my cell phone.
As strange as it is to have a history with a city. Here is why I am hoping for some healing in Atlanta: It was the first place I lived on my own after I graduated from college. It was also the first city where I had my first job after getting my Master's Degree. I met and fell in love there. I figured out that I wanted to go into Public Health there. I tried acting there.
Here's hoping that it can give me some guidance again or at least make me stop crying.
[beastmomma]
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Book Meme
I have been visiting some new websites and was excited to find that I got tagged (or meme’d or whatever is the hip lingu) by bunni. Let me just say that she is smart and sassy. Her delivery is whole swat of putting the smack down with lots of class and intelligence sprinkled in. I also saw it on Andy page and while he did not officially tag me, I like to think that he will enjoy my responses.
1. How many books do you own?
I am going to say close to 500. That is between books with me and at my parents place. Someday, all my friends will be reunited and then I will probably have to have a cleansing purge.
2. Last book read?
Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Neffenegger. I read it on the airplane to and from
3. Last book purchased?
Salt: A World History by Mark Kurlansky I purchased it for book club and I am getting through it okay. It is not particularly memorizing, but it is informative.
4. Name five books that mean a lot to you.
As many have said, it is hard to choose just five. I love books!! I don’t have many friends, so it is fun to have literary ones.
The Alchemist: A Fable About Following Your Dream by Paulo Coehlo. Such a good, inspiring message.
Mistress of Spices by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni. This was the first book I read that talked about the female Indian immigrant experience. It is a good blend of magic and realism.
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Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver. I miss the character of Leah SO much! It’s a story about missionaries, sisters, identity, and finding your place in the world.
Life of Pi by Yann Martel. Brilliant story about journies and the faith needed to get through.
5. Tag five more people.
The bloggers I miss: Ben, ErinB., Crissy, Jef, and Joan. Because I am not one to follow rules too close, I would also be interested in seeing the response of Mr. S. (too lazy to spell out entire name) Anyone else who would like to answer, please feel free. You just respond to these questions on your site and leave a comment here letting me know that you did it.
What Does * Mean?
In the last post, there was a * which I neglected to explain.
It refers to Dr. B because Brian successfully defended his dissertation!! He is now an official PhD. Phew-- it is exciting and worthy of mention. Also, he and Sandi are in Italy for three weeks.
Last night as I was sleeping, I was thinking about the last thing he said to me about the piggies. "Loki (the older one) is pretty old and she might die." He said that it was to reassure me that they would not blame me if something happened. I felt really nervous. I am doing my first visit tomorrow; if you could please send good thoughts to those piggies to stay alive until their parents came home that would be splendid.
