Well, I was in an interesting mood yesterday and wrote a lengthy blog posting wherein I complained that this is not the forum for release I had intended it be, and then accepted the fact that I should refrain from writing analyses of certain friends and tried writing one of myself instead. I quickly realized that I am neither objective nor insightful enough for that, so I'll spare you the pain of actually reading that post. It did end with a comment that I'd like to overhear what others honestly think of me, because I'd love to see myself through their eyes for a change.

Well, now the influence of shopping therapy (yay outlets!) and a turn in the weather have put me in a better, less self-indulgent mood. That's probably a good thing as Dave's coming in this afternoon, and there's bound to be plenty of that kind of talk anyway. It's funny how well you can get to know some people and still not understand each other. This weekend should be fun. I hope he gets whatever he's looking for out of it. I must admit that I'm still a bit surprised he's coming to visit, but I think he just needs a mental break.

I don't know that I've ever been this ready for a school break to end, which is funny given how quickly it's gone by. I think that I'm just missing having friends around. And of course, stability is nice as opposed to running all over. It'll be nice to see the Elliott School crew again, and to spend some good time with Frank. A girl needs to know that she's not alone in the world. The same self-indulgent streak that makes me want to overanalyze every aspect of my life lets me feel isolated even when I know I have a good group of friends. It's just hard that they tend to be so geographically dispersed. Next week's party will serve as a good regrouping of forces.