FINALLY I got to come home for a weekend! It feels so good to be back among civilization and culture and population! I came home Friday and just hung out with my mom. We went out to Cracker Barrel for dinner and watched TV for the rest of the night. Yesterday I woke up rather late, but I did get a little bit of work done. I got my hair cut and colored in Anytown. It looks so much better! Then I went to the big city to hang out with my friends. L and I went to a brand new hookah bar, then went to the regular joint. My ex popped up, which was kind of awkward at first, but I was so excited to be back in my niche that I forgot he was even there until he left.
L and I smoked hookah for awhile, then the owner played music and got me up to dance, so I danced my skinny butt off! I pulled some friends up with me, and we went for a solid 20 minutes! I was so sweaty and tired after that, but I had so much fun that I didn't really care. It felt so good to dance again! I didn't realize how much I missed it until last night. After a short break, the owner played again and I got to dance with some BEAUTIFUL Sudanese girls and these two really geeky white guys. I thought I was going to die of laughter when a broom handle we were using as a dance prop got handed off to one of the guys. I loved his enthusiasm!
One of my old high school friends showed up while I was on the floor. It was really good to see her for a bit. I got to see soooo many people that I haven't seen for weeks (in one case, several months!). I'm sad that I have to go back to Newtown tomorrow, but I'm working on coming home for Halloween weekend. I already miss everyone terribly, and I haven't even left yet.
Wise words of the post:
"Realize that the world is a school and you are here to learn." So learn, darnit! If something isn't working out for you, then stop doing it! If it isn't working out for someone else, then chances are it isn't going to work for you, either. I'm learning a lot about people that I never thought would be a part of their personality, and I'm also seeing people change because of their (sometimes very recent) past. Some awful and wonderful things have come out of their experiences, some people have risen above it, some don't realize they're about to hit rock bottom. Look around you! You and I have so many teachers and we don't even take advantage of it! So work hard, study hard, and for God's sake, realize that all play and no work is going to get you absolutely nowhere.
This is me, and I'm just alive.
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