Go ahead you can laugh all you want, cause I've got my philsophy (keeps my feet on the ground)

Well, time flies whether you're having fun or not. Only three more days of work left -- I'll miss that dumping of money into my checking account every two weeks. I guess I'll have to learn how to be frugal again, until I get another job. Although no job could match mine right now -- Wednesdays are professional massage days, I got a Christmas bonus even though I was only working 9 hours a week, paid parking or BART fare, free tickets to the A's or the Giants... the list goes on and on. And of course I can't expect to be paid quite as nicely in SacTown as I was here at the law firm simply because the cost of living is so much higher here. Finally, I get to go to Fresno on Monday with Fran and my replacement, Noemi. Fresno is oh so much fun, especially in the summer, when it is the sweatiest armpit of California out there. But it's better than spending the whole day sitting down -- I've definitely got office ass from sitting all the time. More walking more walking!

Okay, Mohsen and Kinman are on their way over here to watch Harry Potter 1 (book 5 on Saturday - yippee skippee!!!!); I'm tired and just want to sleep, but alas, not tonight. Tomorrow lunch in Sac with Sarah, James, Carlin and Eric. Should be fun! Then it's relaxing in Oroville for the weekend.

They say that absence makes the heart grow fungus
Well, I can understand why people get hooked on television. Here's a shopping list of what I've done today:
I went to work
I went running around Lake Merritt during my lunch break, avoiding slow walkers and scary Canadian geese (I'm always afraid that they'll run after me with their red, blazing eyes)
I came home
I made salmon with a orange/rum marinade (turned out to be quite good) and one ear of white corn
I watched TV - for like three hours
-Last night's episode of The Daily Show was particularly good - Watch the Electronic Jew with Jon "Stewart"
-Simpsons
-Half an episode of Saturday Night Live on Comedy Central
-Two episodes of Friends
-and about ten minutes of American Juniors before swiftly switching over to the Gilmore Girls, beloved by prepubescent females the nation over.
And then I decided I had enough television for one night, although I did make a lot of progress on the scarf I'm knitting. :-)

I think I'll take a bath, do some cleaning, read more of A Tree Grows in Brooklyn. -le sigh- It's hard to fill the hours.

I hope everyone else is filling the hours a lot more productively than I am. Je vous embrasse tous.

Nobody said it was easy, it's such a shame for us to part. Nobody said it was easy, no one ever said it would be this hard

Yesterday was an extremely long day. I decided to check out Sacramento, since I don't know the area at all. I looked at apartments in only one area of Sacramento, the Natomas area, and I'm completely overwhelmed. There are so many nice places for so much cheaper than in Berkeley. But it was exhausting. Now I just need to find a nice, compatible person to be roommates with, and I can really start looking.

I'm very much alone in B-town. Sarah, James, and Carlin all moved out on Friday, and it was very sad. But I know that I'll be seeing them again very soon, especially for Sarah's wedding preparations. It's going to be a great wedding, and I'm very excited. Still, it's hard to be here when none of your close friends is.

I guess, I'll do some cooking now. Cooking always makes me feel as though I'm accomplishing something.

Does anyone even read this? Oh well, I'm used to talking to myself by now. :)

Say You Will, Say You Will, Give Me One More Chance

Last night was my last test. I'm officially done with collegiate obligations. Graduation is on Friday, but I feel graduated already. It was such a strange feeling to walk home from my test and think, "I'm not a student at my school anymore." Made me want to cry. I love Berkeley so much, I really do. I hope that I find as interesting people in Sacramento, but where else in the world could I truly be surrounded by some of the brightest and most interesting minds in the world? I've been pretty sheltered -- and yet, Berkeley has had the crime, the homelessness, and the vandalism of a big city -- I just don't see it when I'm busy discussing politics or great literature.

Well, anyway, I'm off to get a haircut; it's been far too long. Then, I'm going to work -- uggh, the thought of working full time again depresses me. At least, I'm putting that off for another two years while I get my Master's. That's one consolation.

Yay! My parents will be here tomorrow -- I'm so excited that I have 15 people coming to celebrate my graduation. That's so exciting -- and they're all the people I want to see. :) Good luck to everyone still in the middle of finals . . . I totally empathize with you.

I will Remember You
Will You Remember Me?

I am exhausted. It's late Saturday night and I just spent a delightful evening with Sarah, James, and Carlin. I made homemade lasagna and they supplied the ice cream sundae fixings. Then we played Cranium, which proved to be really fun.

Thursday was the schoolwide senior commencement convocation. . . the only opportunity to be in cap and gown with everyone else regardless of major. It was really nice - the speakers were excellent and all went smoothly except for the ugly guy only wearing a Speedo underneath his gown. Uggh... and they're never the type you want to see with that little clothing.

My grandparents are in town - we had margaritas with my aunt and uncle last night. It's strange to think that I can legally drink with my grandparents. And even more strange that they actually agreed to margaritas. Everyone is really excited that I'm doing the Sacramento program, and frankly so am I. I'm really happy to have a plan and one that sounds like it opens more doors for me. I can do almost anything I want during the next two years - study abroad for a semester, do an internship in DC, etc. I think it's perfect. Almost like getting a second chance to do all the things I wanted to do in college but didn't get around to doing.

Tomorrow starts the long string of graduations - beginning with James and Sarah in Music. I like how we're all supportive of one another. :)

Anyway, now that I'm done with finals, I'm going to bed!!! Yay!!!

Am I part of the cure or am I part of the disease?

Well, today I turned in my 40+ page thesis--the culmination of my career as a history major. The end is finally in sight. Unbelievable! I would have never imagined that I could write 44 pages. As my kindergarten teacher used to say, "Give yourself a pat on the scapula." And boy will I ever!

Everything is winding down. My closest friends at Cal will be gone in less than three weeks. What am I going to do here without them? We were talking the other day and lamenting about all the wonderful food establishments we'll miss when we're gone - like Cafe Intermezzo, Cheeseboard, Plearn, the Thai Buddhist Temple, Gypsy's, Thai Basil, the Coffee Source, Cafe Strada, the FSM Cafe, and so many more. Mmm... makes me salivate just thinking about all those great places. In the past four years, I have only eaten at fast food places a handful of times - why eat crap, when you can have real food for the same price?

Great America on Memorial Day! Yay!

Happy UnBirthday to you, to you.

More to come later.

Job interview tomorrow - wish me luck!