Groundhog's Day is a funny phenomenon and something you don't really think about after elementary school. Back in the first grade, it was such a big deal; we colored pictures of groundhogs and made shadows and everything and today, I think a lot of us just forget that February 2 is still a holiday (albeit a nonsensical one).
This Groundhog's Day, Phil predicted that there would be six more weeks of winter, but to be honest (no jinx!) it hasn't felt like winter here in a while. It was so nice and warm today and I feel very lucky to be in New Haven right now. Boston and Chicago are getting hit quite a bit harder and although I will be traveling there next week, I'm relishing the above 40 weather these days.
At the moment, I feel a great sense of camaraderie with my suitemates. We spent the past couple of hours looking up pictures of attractive men and baby animals and although it was probably not the best use of my time, it was a nice break from the past couple of days and a bit of a refresher. I'm constantly reminded that I'm getting older and acting like a teenager without responsibilities has always given me a bit of a breather that I miss when having intellectual conversations with those around me. Having been predominantly surrounded by boys for much of my life (boys who I still love dearly), I never really had too many close girlfriends to slumber party and gossip with and have never seen someone bash Eva Mendez so hard for dating Ryan Gosling ("she's so dumb, he has to explain things to her!" hahaha) It's nice to be able to hang out with the ladies, especially in an environment where intellect is probably one of the most prized attributes in a significant other (at least for me) and just be cathartically superficial for a few moments. [[Every feminist woman I've ever known is cringing at this statement, but I don't care.]]
So I will end this blog here and go listen to some music and read some Little Women before going to sleep. I forgot how wholesome the book was, and after what we made Piyumi's desktop background, I think I need some wholesome in my life.
This Groundhog's Day, Phil predicted that there would be six more weeks of winter, but to be honest (no jinx!) it hasn't felt like winter here in a while. It was so nice and warm today and I feel very lucky to be in New Haven right now. Boston and Chicago are getting hit quite a bit harder and although I will be traveling there next week, I'm relishing the above 40 weather these days.
At the moment, I feel a great sense of camaraderie with my suitemates. We spent the past couple of hours looking up pictures of attractive men and baby animals and although it was probably not the best use of my time, it was a nice break from the past couple of days and a bit of a refresher. I'm constantly reminded that I'm getting older and acting like a teenager without responsibilities has always given me a bit of a breather that I miss when having intellectual conversations with those around me. Having been predominantly surrounded by boys for much of my life (boys who I still love dearly), I never really had too many close girlfriends to slumber party and gossip with and have never seen someone bash Eva Mendez so hard for dating Ryan Gosling ("she's so dumb, he has to explain things to her!" hahaha) It's nice to be able to hang out with the ladies, especially in an environment where intellect is probably one of the most prized attributes in a significant other (at least for me) and just be cathartically superficial for a few moments. [[Every feminist woman I've ever known is cringing at this statement, but I don't care.]]
So I will end this blog here and go listen to some music and read some Little Women before going to sleep. I forgot how wholesome the book was, and after what we made Piyumi's desktop background, I think I need some wholesome in my life.
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