It's beautiful, outside, but inside the glare gives me a headache.

I'm sorry for the lack of posts, lately. I've been someone else entirely, it seems, and it's difficult to be candid when you're not used to yourself.

I gave in to my inner contempt for the rules and burned incense in my room. Sandalwood and Wookiefoot and soft light make for a very relaxing environment.

This is the last week before fall break. I'm not really sure what I'm going to be doing, other than going home and working on my computer. It's become really important to have a computer, here, as iTunes rules with an iron fist. Also, my dorm is the one with all the artsy people, so we've got all the best music.

Theater is a lot of work; I'm on publicity run crew, and we have to put up all sorts of posters for the upcoming show, and we have a lot of consecutive projects in class that are way more work than they should be (I spent 12 hours on an in-class presentation, not including reading, and was told the day after I gave it that it was worth 10 points. Ten.)

Political Science is a lot of work too, but it's more enjoyable. We're doing a lot of get-out-the-vote stuff, and a lot of voter education advertisements.

Last night at 3am we went to Alexandria so our RA could buy the Shaft in Africa DVD at Wallmart. It was cool. We seem to trek on down there once every couple weeks or so, to eat at Perkins and such.

Being vegetarian in Minnesota is a bitch. If it weren't for living in Pine and there being a Co-op in town I would be living on boxed mac/cheese.

I am dreading home. To be honest, there are still a lot of kinks. I'm very disillusioned with friendship and love and family, right now. Less so with family; my parents have been pretty cool this whole time, but even so, a little bit with them.

Wow, I really can't type what I want anymore. Well, at least you know most of what's going on. I guess the big change since I last posted is that I'm starting to get involved with a lot of people outside the dorm and my classes. Run crew and the people I hang out with on Fridays at the local game shop have introduced me to the poli-sci, theater, low-key crowd.

Have a good weekend guys, if I don't see you when I'm back in Eau Claire. I'm going to try to get together with most of you, though.