I’m sitting here in the computer lab pretty much by myself. About four computers over, there are two girls working on Chemistry homework. The windows to my left lend a cool breeze every so often, and I’m still tired (It’s only 7:57 AM). So far, my day has been desolate. All my friends have left on a trip and won’t be back for two days. I’m not looking forward to what lies ahead today because of the loneliness that might make itself known more so than normal.
Although the duration of this process of going to classes by myself (only to show up with barely anyone there), walking the halls myself, and spending a Friday evening without much to do is short in duration, there have certainly been other times in my life where the blankness of life has brought me down. Read More »
Traveling up to the Adirondacks every summer has led me to encounter my fair share of wild animals. Bears, loons, raccoons, cardinals, etc. It’s one of the few places left on earth that is still wild, let alone, protected from development. It’s pretty intriguing to think about how the stunning smooth mountains and carpeting deciduous forests were once even wilder than we’ve ever experienced. It is a place filled with life, untarnished by acid rain or deforestation.
