I leave in 19 days. Goodness gracious, it's coming fast. Angela leaves tomorrow! I don't know what I would do if I were leaving tomorrow. Probably cry. I don't know. I had lunch with Meredith, Angela and Rachel a few days ago and we ended up just talking for 4 hours. I think it's really awesome that even though none of us really hang out on a regular basis (well, Mer and I do) we can just sit and talk for hours because we each know exactly what the other is going through.
Oh man I have so much to do. I told myself I had all summer to do everything, and here it is near the end and I have a to do list much longer than I'd like.
I've been buying a lot of music lately. But I've been in a really weird music mood, some days I can just sit and listen to anything on shuffle and be fine and the next I absolutely can't stand listening to anything. I've never been so bipolar in my life. I just bought a few songs by Tim Myers which I really like and I've been contemplating buying Fiona Apple's first album. I'm only hesitant because I'm really picky with my music as with my books. I absolutely can't stand it when I spend a bunch of money on something and it turns out I don't like it. Also because I tend to side with my music and books. What I mean is, if my music is happy go lucky, I'm happy go lucking. If my music is all "fuck you, world", I'm all "fuck you, world". Same with books, I mood with the characters. I kind of think it's funny. Sometimes I'll put down a book during a really depressing part and just act miserable the whole night. I actually feel like I am the person in the book or singing the music. So, since Fiona Apple is so emotional, I'm worried that I'll be even more emotional than normal during my first few rotary weeks. Oh well, I'll most likely end up buying it. I hope it's good. With books and music you're taking a gamble and I hate, hate, hate, abhor losing.
I also just bought this book called "Napoleon's Privates - 2,500 years of History Unzipped". It's basically all these little things in history that no one really knows about and they're all funny and quirky. For instance, apparently, champagne glasses were modeled after Marie Antoinette's boobs (the wide ones, not the long rimmed ones). Also, after Napoleon's death, his physician allegedly chopped off his - member - and sold it. Some guy in Jersey now has it. I just think it's amazing and awesome and that's why I love history. I love that over thousands of years, no ones changed. It's still sex, drugs, booze, power, revenge and pride. Learning stuff like this is what makes me want to study history, it's also why I've always loved it. I just think it's fascinating!

Well, I'm off to do what I need to before I leave (well, actually, I'll probably just browse amazon.com and add stuff to my wish list).
xoxo