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March 22, 2006

Dar Williams is the right music choice for today's mood

My horoscope for this week begins, "It's the Introspection Season, Capricorn." Since when do I, of all people, need permission or prompting to be introspective?

Being home this week has been absolutely what I needed right now. I think I'm probably about 100 times crazier than I was when I arrived, but instead of feeling dead on my feet, I feel like life has been breathed back into me. The question is whether this is because I'm with my family in a familiar place or because I'm away from Oberlin and have purpose in my life. A week ago, that question wouldn't have mattered because all future plans would have included both of those things. Now that's less certain, but then again, that uncertainty may be part of what has enlivened me.

Wow, I sound like I'm talking in code. Let's just say I feel crazy, but better.

I've spent this entire week doing nothing but going to Home Depot and granite suppliers and visiting family, and it's been good. I have a lot to think about, and more to say, but right now, my wife is finally home, and I have a whole two hours to myself before I go out to dinner with my grandparents, so I'm going to go chill out a little bit before I get thrown back to the wolves in Oberlin tomorrow. I promise an update that makes more sense once I'm back there.

Posted to Mental Health & Minnesota at March 22, 2006 03:27 PM

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Posted by: Meghan at March 22, 2006 03:57 PM