I really should be working on my essays...

But, hey, I was pretty productive, I deserved the evening off. More work tomorrow.

I really have no idea what to write, but I wante to post. I have neglected this blog quite a bit this semester, for obvious reasons, and for that I apologize to ye few but faithful readers.
This being the last week of the semester (7 days till Europe!), I think I'll do a list of things I learned this semester:

-Robert Putnam will always haunt my academic career.
-British pub quizzes are harder than American pub quizzes.
-The microwave is my friend.
-I don't ever want to live by myself.
-I need my parents more than I thought. If it hadn't been for them, I wouldn't have made it through the semester.
-A five hour time delay can be quite long.
-There are people who will always be there for you, no matter what.

I had a rough semester. I had bad thoughts more than I'd care to admit, and I spent more than one night crying my eyes out. I tried really hard to be social, but UEA just wasn't the school for me. It was too big and overwhelming, and had too much of a drinking and party culture for me. But I learned a lot about myself, and that's important. I traveled, and I had my first taste of life outside of the college bubble. Was it worth it? That question is too hard to answer, because there are element I'd keep, but many more I'd leave behind.
Alas, next week the fun begins. I can't wait to see my best friend and my brother! I'm looking forward to it so much.
So what's going on in the states? Any thing interesting?

Open to the public?

So I am on facebook (along with a good portion of the living world). Under websites, right now, I currently only list my travel blog because I know the content is safe and no one can misinterpret it (for the most part).
But I kind of want my general blog to go back into circulation. I know it tends to delve into a self-pity run every now and then, but I kind of want to share it with people, increase my audience from 2 to 5, you know?
What do you think, loyal readers? Should I list it on Facebook or should I leave it hidden on the world wide web?

World AIDS Day

They unfolded your lives one by one
They laid out your patchwork under the sun
And people gathered from miles around
To witness your quilt spread on the ground.

And then they called out your name
Oh yes they called out your name
Oh and you will live forever
You know that I'll be loving you
Just like a patchwork quilt.

Well there were men and women, mothers and fathers
Sisters and brothers, daughters and sons
And children and babies, and lovers and friends
They all lay before me sewn into one.

Your lives had meaning and your lives had joy
You touches so many peole, many more than you will know
And you wrapped yourselves around me
As I walked along these rows
You're letting me feel your beautiful souls.

I feel the warmth of your lives
Oh and you will live forever
You know that I'll be loving you
Just like a patchwork quilt.

My heart spills over, flowing with tears
I cry for your suffering and
for your shortened years
And I'll take you with me as I walk away
Remembering you who have died with AIDS

Yes, I remember your names
Oh I remember your names
Oh and you will live forever
You know that I'll be loving you
Just like a patchwork quilt.

In memory of those who have dies from or are suffering from HIV or AIDS