Meanwhile, unbeknownst to me...

Quantum of Solace: a lesson in the perils of film editing. Honestly, the movie would have been better off being 3 hours long and more cohesive/coherent as a result. But hey, people got their fill of Daniel Craig skin (this just in, he is as delish as they say).

I will be in St. Louis over New Year's Eve/Day.

Gainesville for Thanksgiving and the rest of the winter holidays. This year will feel decidedly more different than before... no excuses now, we're all adults, in spite of all our equivocation. I suppose it's nothing to cry about, but I think I'll angst about it some more anyway.


In more general news, I need to stop getting upset so easily. More specifically: stop taking things so personally all the time.

More than a whim

Thomas had his 23rd birthday today. Appropriate hell was raised. I have pictures, but for some reason I can't upload them. Maybe later!

In other news, I eavesdropped (unwittingly and unintentionally) on some conversations and have decided that I am not fit to run for any MC positions in AIESEC US. Did I not mention that? I was seriously considering giving it a shot for the next year. But it's not to be. I'm not even going to get into the details, because there are too many. I'm just not ready or as qualified as I thought I was.

But on the bright side? Those individuals already exist within the country, not to mention the potential applicant pool from abroad. So even if my personal ambitions have been foiled, it's good to know that the MC will be fine anyway.

This came out a lot more emo than I intended. Oh well.

Vexing sense of futility

Watching someone for whom you care suffer is difficult.

But knowing that there is nothing you can do to ease their pain is agony beyond comprehension.


Postscript: Wow, talk about a premonition. Seven hours after the original posting, it actually happened. Before careful what you wish for, especially when the collateral damage extends beyond yourself.