9th January, 2007
When Today Was A Sunny Day
I accomplished two of three academic tasks today, so that’s good. I’ll finish the last one tomorrow, hopefully in the morning.
As I was walking onto campus, a strange feeling came over me. It was a little overwhelming, to tell you the truth. I felt as if I was truly back where I belonged. Sure, I had stepped on campus at least one or twice during the last three months, but today was different than any of those other times. It was as if I had finally come back to what was me. Does that make sense? I know that others feel differently towards Berkeley than I do, but for me, Berkeley is home. Berkeley is my life. Berkeley is me and I am Berkeley.
In addition to that, the weather today was absolutely gorgeous. The sun was out, bright, and provided just the right amount of warmth. Sure, I guess I should be a bit concerned about the whole global warming stuff, but I honestly like it warm. Summers are always going to be hot and there’s always ways to fix that. I’d rather be hot than cold anyway.
Now I sit back in my apartment going through all the little things now. It’s still a little bit of a mess, but at least I’ve already gone through the boxes. After I clean all this stuff up, I’m going to head over to EA’s apartment, get some ice cream, then watch a couple of movies. Hopefully the Cal Escort service is running this week because I know I’ll be late and don’t want to walk alone.
It’s not that I haven’t before, it’s just that it’s now a much longer walk to and from EA’s apartment and since I have to cross a somewhat shady street now, I would feel better if someone were walking with me.
It’s so beautiful out and all I want to do is buy lilies but my favorite florist won’t be in until the end of the week so I don’t want to buy them from another florist. I love lilies. They’re so big and beautiful and they smell awfully nice. Even through my laziest times at Berkeley during last Spring, I still managed to keep my desk lively by buying flowers. They’re a bit pricey, yes, especially for someone who buys them often, but it just makes everything look so alive and fresh. I love flowers and lilies especially.
…Which brings me to Valentine’s Day. It’s not that I’m particularly sad walking through the stores to see all of the red, it’s just a weird feeling because I don’t understand why people have to go through all of this crap of buying flowers, chocolates, and gifts for one day, one random day that’s marked on the calendar. Also, Valentine’s Day doesn’t really provide a special gift, something that’s non-generic. As I mentioned before, the gifts are usually flowers, chocolates, and something that’s useless, such as a stuffed animal. Sure, it’s a cute and nice gesture to get all of this things for the woman, but how cliché does it need to be?
For me, I wouldn’t need any of those gifts, especially the stuffed animal. That damned thing would go into the closet and would probably not see the light from my bed. I already have a nice, soft bear that I enjoy cuddling with to bed and I don’t need another animal in between us, damn it. Flowers are nice, but that’s as far as the emotions go: nice. Chocolates are usually assorted and generic, so of course those are going to be “nice” too. It’s not that I’m picky with my chocolates or anything; I just have favorites and the assorted boxes don’t always have my favorites.
Anyway, I don’t really care too much for Valentine’s Day anyway. I don’t need material gifts to make me happy or feel appreciated. All I need is for that person to do something that will obviously make me smile, none of this generic bullshitting. If that person knows the one thing that truly makes me happy and tries to make it happen, then that’s all I need. I don’t need extravagant and elaborate dinners, dates, and shit like that.
KISS.
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