I Get Philosophical When It Storms

They say that one of the primary influences on the longevity of the retired and elderly is having a reason to stay alive. And one of the primary reasons to stay alive is a feeling that in some way you are in control of some aspect of your life.

As a college student, my iota of control is granted by these two bad boys.

Last year my sedum came to death's door directly due to my negligence. However, having witnessed its miraculous recovery this summer, and also having received another plant from Dad, I am determined to do right by my houseplants because, really, if I don't, what am I really good for? I've come to a place where I see the houseplants as a greater metaphor, as a test to determine whether or not I'm ready for the real world. Maintaining a plant is like maintaining a job or a friendship or a relationship (in my own morbid way, I see all of these things as jobs). And if you can't keep your plant alive, what, in a broader sense, can you really do at all?

Being sleep-deprived turns me into an absolute monster. As such I have been a monster all week, and especially today after a truly horrible bout of insomnia. But eventually I got a hot drink into my system (Tea. Earl Grey. Hot) and by the time French rolled around I had caught my fifteenth wind and could even ignore the fact that I learned how to say what I did in high school back when I was still technically in high school (Quand j'avais 15 ans, je n'avais pas d'amis). This class does seem a little redundant, according to my distant memory of my other French classes.

One more thing contributing to my goodwill today:

This delicious bubbling concoction started out as Southwestern style canned soup, but when I put it in my makeshift crockpot, I added rice, more carrots, salt, and garlic flakes. What ended up happening was it was asgfhjklasdl delicious. You might have noticed that I have this thing about food. I love it, especially when I have been craving it all day long.

However, that was a couple of hours ago, and now I am craving Korean food because tonight I am going to feast on a veritable smorgasbord of that sort of thing. I can't wait.

Amy