Hm, well...
I'm about three days out from moving. I keep thinking that there is so much to do and so little time to do it in, yet I'm having trouble being busy all day. I guess I'm busy thinking all day.
For instance, more recently I've been preoccupied with room-decorating. Photos, posters, etc. I have so many pictures on my computer that I'd like framed...I know Eckerd will print your digital photos for you, so I might have to take advantage of that, and then buy a ton of photo frames. I think I like the idea of covering my room with pictures of friends, family, special people. Being surrounded by their images makes them feel less far away, I suppose.
And then there are the (very few) posters. Actually, I think I have only two. Perhaps I'll find more on my mother-daughter shopping trip. Who knows. Maybe a wall tapestry? I'd want to consult my roomate first, though.
I also happen to love black and white calendars. Especially because you can cut out the beautiful photographs and frame them as if you'd taken them yourself, or bought them at some expensive art store. That's today's cheap decorating tip. Hmm, maybe I'll buy more calendars...for more wall art. They aren't so expensive.
Hmm, what an appropriate title.
Oooh, Paris. If you look at more views of it, you'll see that it has a photo of the arch that the Washington Square Arch is modeled after. Also very appropriate.
What is with all of these Shoe calendars? 1. Who wants to stare at shoes all year? and 2. Why is it in the Art and Architecture section?
Hmm, self improvement and self help calendars...I don't think so. Interesting concept. Almost like those word-a-day vocabulary enhancing calendars. Oh how silly our society is. Always hunting for outside advice from strangers, as if they know us better than we know ourselves.
Hummm. Thinking about these little details helps. It's not that I'm worried that by the end of the year, I'll have no friends and one hellish experience to recover from. It's just that...hearing reports from every one of my friends who has already moved that they feel awkward or isolated or sad or even somewhat disappointed or some combination of these feelings makes me worry that I'll feel that way. And maybe I will. I've accepted that...sort of.
But wait a minute. If it's anything like orientation, it really won't be so bad. I recall really enjoying orientation, and I was perfectly able to make friends there. So what am I worried about? I....don't know. But what can I do about it when I'm days away from it?
Bury myself in little room-decorating details.
