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serenissimaThree days away from a weekend road trip with my sweetie. I wonder if he'd be embarrassed to know I refer to him as such. =)
At least half the headlines these days have to do with the war, and it hasn't even begun yet. I'm kind of sick of it. I know it's important, but new developments don't happen multiple times a day or even daily, and anyway, what does it have to do with me personally? As long as the men I know aren't drafted, the most direct way that I can see the war will affect me is through airport security, the jugs of water my father's hoarding in the basement, and the sagging economy. I remain confused over whether going to war is a smart idea (never mind whether it's the "right thing to do", I'm pretty sure it isn't), but no matter what my opinion might be, I don't see what I could do to affect the condition of the world or the country. So I mostly try to ignore the issue.
Too few people know me well. I don't let even my close friends see what's going on in my head, because I don't think they'd understand. I think only my boyfriend has the clearest idea of who I am now, and I don't like that. I need more people to discuss deep thoughts, weird ideas, sensitive issues, and off-the-wall subjects with. I miss the bond I used to have with my brother when we were in grade school. Ever since I went away to college we haven't been as close: mostly we each do our own thing now.
At least half the headlines these days have to do with the war, and it hasn't even begun yet. I'm kind of sick of it. I know it's important, but new developments don't happen multiple times a day or even daily, and anyway, what does it have to do with me personally? As long as the men I know aren't drafted, the most direct way that I can see the war will affect me is through airport security, the jugs of water my father's hoarding in the basement, and the sagging economy. I remain confused over whether going to war is a smart idea (never mind whether it's the "right thing to do", I'm pretty sure it isn't), but no matter what my opinion might be, I don't see what I could do to affect the condition of the world or the country. So I mostly try to ignore the issue.
Too few people know me well. I don't let even my close friends see what's going on in my head, because I don't think they'd understand. I think only my boyfriend has the clearest idea of who I am now, and I don't like that. I need more people to discuss deep thoughts, weird ideas, sensitive issues, and off-the-wall subjects with. I miss the bond I used to have with my brother when we were in grade school. Ever since I went away to college we haven't been as close: mostly we each do our own thing now.
Anonymous College Roommate
Date: 2003-05-08 10:24 pm (UTC)As I always say to myself when I get discouraged about my ability to accomplish something, "Trying works better than not trying." I don't think I heard about your trip to Savannah--maybe you didn't have privacy? I just discovered this; maybe I should be reading it for more information about you (the stuff you *never* seem to provide me), unless I'm not the intended audience.