Memorial Day

Mel, it sounds like you died and went to heaven. Did you at least FILM your meeting? ;) Man, what ever happened to "Finding Green Day?" I'll need crashspace if I can manage to plan a super last minute trip down to see people graduate this coming weekend. :P

Liang, that's cool that you're going up. I wasn't sure when I would be able to make it down or rather up? So I didn't plan well... I started working at an OHSU lab in the medical school. So I do that in the day 8-5 and then I do that other job that I do now shifted to evenings and sometimes weekends. It's actually pretty neat. I'm seeing a lot more than I used to and every new encounter is something worth writing down. I don't have vacation days built up at the lab yet. Just lots o' paid sick leave. I do have a free flight... I think. I'll have to double check on that.

Yuri, you'll do fantastically on your next cumulative!!! *I'm giving you a charm*

The last few months have been pretty calm. It's almost always calm at home. I've met up with some high school and elementary school friends. I've worked. I've pretty much become a good cook, which is amazing to me because I never thought I'd be in that category of people. I guess the best way to put it is the same way that Rome was described --- that is, "everything has changed and yet, nothing has changed at all."

I met a person I really liked at the lab, but he went to San Diego. Then a few days ago, I found out that he had Crohn's disease. I felt like such an ass for joking around and saying "I'm never going to see you again." Some people with Crohn's don't live past age 40 and he was already getting blood transfusions regularly...

I went home and cried a bit that day. Then spent time remorsing over my other friends who died abruptly. I thought to myself, is this the fate of all people? Do we only live on in other's people remorse?

On a total aside now, I was also wondering if I should go to Anime Expo this year? I really miss all the friends I made the first time around and I'm happy as a fish in water around manga and anime. It'd suck because I'd only be able to do part of the three day thing. Meh, it might not be worth the hassle this year. Maybe I'll wait until next year.

That's the other thing, I'm getting into the habit of saying "Maybe next __[fill in date]____" I'm starting to think that I may never get plans actually set in place. >_< I keep pushing things out of my schedule like that.

Well, my friend is coming back from being stationed in Cuba in another month or so! I'm excited. We've known each other since 3rd grade.

Well, off to work out. Still fat as ever, but I'm trying to actually make a point of slimming down so I don't need knee surgery in the next few years.....