Missing You

Surprise! I finally got around to posting on the blog. This morning I opened a to do list from like July, and yeah, this was on it. Sorry! Life has just been really dull without you all. I moved into an apartment near Five Points with my best friend, Jaanki, and a new pal named Naila. I actually share a room with Naila, and it's not bad--we have a fairly big apartment so we never feel cramped even though there are three of us in a two bedroom. Plus, it makes rent really cheap so that I can afford to travel around the country and world (dang it, Deep!) to see you guys.

I have had a very busy, uninteresting fall semester. I am applying to law school next month and I have the LSAT on Saturday, so as you can imagine, it is dominating my mind and happiness. I am still not able to do a lot of physical activities thanks to my crazy heart, but I saw a doctor at Emory two weeks ago and he gave me a new "prescription." Basically, I have to get off medication and do lots of cardio training to strengthen my heart. Should be interesting. Once I start this, I think I will spend a lot of time laying on the couch unable to move.

It sounds like I am talking to old people in the above paragraph. I have a cadre of great aunts and uncles who always want detailed emails about my health. I guess when you get old and your body starts giving out, heath issues are just always at the forefront of your mind. Anyway, sorry for giving you the old folks report!

Deep and I said goodbye on Friday, which was very sad. Luckily I've been so busy that I haven't had much time to wallow. I was, however, thinking about how much I've improved as a person having dated him, and that applies to all of my friendships as well. I really feel like I have had the pleasure of knowing some of the most awesome people there are. Aqsa and I were talking awhile back about how lucky we are to have friends that complement us so nicely. For you non-Roosevelters, sorry to exclude you, but that's why our conference was so perfect. We were just a great team. Individually, we were good, but as a team, we were capable of pulling off the impossible.

So, for those of you who don't know, I have a very religious uncle who goes to a church where they say that the current situation might be the biblical "end times." I went there once and someone put hands on me and spoke in tongues...but that's another story. My uncle's eccentric church aside, it's amazing how fragile things really are. Of course, our generation has never fought war or poverty like many of our parents and grandparents, so we have such a false sense of security. I am noticing it in myself more and more. I feel unaffected by everything--it's fascinating to think about and study, but I don't feel personally hurt or stressed. I don't know if you guys feel the same way, but I am disappointed in my feeling of detachment because the decisions being made now will have such an impact on my life after school. Our parents' generation may succeed in digging their way out of the current financial mess, but they'll still leave us in a big hole (accidental pun).

Anyway, that's just a penny for my random thoughts.

I am starting to see why this blog is so awesome. Deep and Aqsa are the only two graduates on this list that I keep up with regularly, which is sad. It's nice to know what everyone is up to even if we don't always have time to talk on the phone three or four times a week.

Love you guys.

p.s. how do you post pictures?