What have I done?

Absolutely nothing. Seriously. Aside from a few good phone calls, I did nothing today. It was depressing. I've just been feeling really lazy. I'm tired of doing research, I'm tired of dorm life. I'm tired of eating microwaveable food on a daily basis. I'm tired of my main sources of entertainment being YouTube, Fbook, and AIM. I'll stop whining.

I just keep bouncing back and forth between feeling very optimistic and productive and feeling like I've wasted a summer in concrete buildings. I've got friends who have gone all over the world to help people in need, and here I am watching movies and reading books about North Africa in the third century.

On the other hand, I've done a lot of thinking and growing this summer. That's been good. I've been able to figure out who I am just a little bit better. I'm starting to feel much more equipped to take on real life. Of course, I wise man I know once said "That ship has sailed." Or, a wise Bob I know once said, "YOU'RE DOING IT! YOU'RE DOING IT!"

Which, if I haven't mentioned it before, has been the theme of this summer. This is me living. This is me taking random trips, traveling to see people, calling people for hours, attempting to take emotional risks. This is me planning revolutions.

See Sam fly.

He wavers quite a bit - sometimes he plummets to pretty close to the bottom of the ocean - but at least he's in the air. At least he's off the ground. Of course, hopefully people will look up and notice the strings attached to me.

Wow, what a corny metaphor. I'm really, really sorry about that. Don't worry about it. Don't worry about me. I'll be alright. Just get me back to Florida.

Just a few more days.

Peace,
Sam
P.S. Have you noticed how uncomfortably true the maxim "The grass is always greener on the other side" is? Two months ago I was dying to get out of Florida. I'm such a whiner.