How lovely it is...

The trees in the Quad are in bloom. They are so pretty for that one or two weeks in the year. There are so many photographers out. So with the campus being so pretty, I invited my parents down to see the campus (My father has been bugging me to give them my version of a tour of campus since I've been here 3 years now). My Dad happily accepted. So I cleaned my room the day before they got there and my roommates remarked that they had never seen it that clean. But when my parents got there they were not impressed. I got the "it looks half-way decent in here" and lectured about not doing my dishes because my mother recognized a dish of mine in the sink. Then we went to lunch and I told them about my plans. They already knew about the Ireland trip and still wonder why I am doing it. But I have new more extensive plans for the rest of my school year. I am applying to the Paris in the Fall program and want to do a Brussels program for Spring semester. I laid the news on them before we were even seated in the restaurant. I thought my Dad would be happy and excited and my Mom weary of it. Instead I got a "hmm..." and my mom didn't talk until we sat down at the table and asked if this was why I had invited them down. And I'll tell you that that wasn't the reason it was the pretty campus and Dad asking me before. It wasn't till after I asked them that I thought about it. So the second question was how was I going to pay for this. I told them that I would get loans. And I would stay there from June to December and fly back and then fly out in January. I knew my Mom would be hesitant and she was and is and stayed quiet about. As you will notice with my family, we don't argue or yell, we are just quiet and calmly disapproving and then we change the subject. Speaking of which, after eating, we went on the tour and took pictures, which I will post when my dad emails them to me. The highlight was after the tour they took me grocery shopping. So that was my last Sunday. And my parents are still mulling my plans over with the brochures I gave them.

Water, water everwhere but not a drop to drink

So it was raining today. I have missed the feeling of being rained on. It feels like a cleansing of the soul, washing away the dirt and muck and darkness. So that you an become all bright and shiny as Meredith would say. I really do enjoy wearing flipflops in the rain. It's carefree feeling. Anyway, rain also caused one to stay inside and sleep, watch movies or actually be studious. I chose the first two activities for the day. It had been a while. Plus it helped me avoid people. I've been around people so much that it was nice to be by myself. I'm especially avoiding one of my housemates. Because I find her to be hypocritical and fake. She cleaned the dining room when I was out and decided to put all the newspapers and magazines in my room. So what's wrong with that you might wonder. Well first, she went into my room with out asking and left the light on. She wasted so much energy leaving lights on. The newspapers are mine but Michelle was using them so I saved them up for her so I put them on the shelf but Shawn evidently thought this looked messy and half the magazines where mine and have a designated place in the living room, but Shawn thought I should take care of them. However Shawn leaves her computer and a couple stacks of papers laying about that is what I would call hypocritical. It is so passive-aggressive to do it that way. So I responded in the same manner by putting them back where the were. And I've been avoiding her for the past week. It's working out pretty well especially since she went home this week because she almost killed one of her patients. I'll be happy to move out of the house come June.