Shuffle, shift, and scatter

In the past, whenever someone would leave the city, state, or country, I would have the same reactions each and every time. Enthusiasm, excitement, utter joy that someone I knew would be visiting some fantastical new place in the world. I would wish them well, knowing that regardless of the contents of their trip, the experience would make them into a better person.

What I've taken for granted is the fact that, invariably, they would return. These travels were hardly ever permanent, and even if they would be gone for a month, two months, a year, or even longer, at some point, they would be back, and we would be able to reconnect and carry on like we used to.

Now, the onset of age has reared its head. People are graduating and literally scattering themselves around the globe. And this time, there is no defined "next time". No Gainesville, no Atlanta to come home to. Wherever they're heading for, that is home to them now. No guaranteed winter breaks, no guaranteed summer reunion. They'll be occupied in Los Angeles, Vancouver, Houston, Hong Kong, Copenhagen, Cincinnati, etc. I myself graduate in a little under a year, and have on idea where I'll end up.

Where has the time gone?

Confound it! Blasted insolence

Holy crap. It's been over a month since my last post. This is probably because I've stopped writing them during class. Oh well. In any case, here is the long awaited (?) update.

Since the passing of Summer LTR and the real onset of classes, happenings have been relatively awesome.


Cass had her 20th birthday! Athens was great. What you can't see in these pictures is Megan Wing, whose family is now living in Atlanta. She dropped in on the fun and games. Holla!


We had a potluck dinner as an LC, and almost every continent was represented in the cuisine (I think South America was left out). There's Wing! Holla!


Katie and I took Ben James out to dinner for a belated birthday celebration. It was over a month after-the-fact. We went to a fondue restaurant, and although it was amazing, we opted to make dessert fondue on our own rather than pay another $20 for it at the venue. Here we are at Ben's abode with his girlfriend (!) Jessica and her sister. We had chocolate fondue with strawberries, raspberries, and angel food cake. MMmmm.

Coming up in the world of Pu: camping this coming weekend with the LC! We're going up north somewhere, apparently it's near Helen, the German oasis.

In other news, Katie and I got our visas for China! Orient, here we come!