Wow

Things that have made me go 'wow' in the last week and a half:

*The fact that, even though I took out more than what I could've expected to make at a job had I decided to pursue a career with my MPP after graduating instead of going on to more school, my loans were not going to be enough to cover living expenses after tuition and other fees, some I failed to take into account (student health insurance, I'm looking at you), were taken out. I've since fixed this problem by taking out more in loans. At least I want to work in the human rights field once I graduate, thus guaranteeing that paying back these loans will be damn near impossible.

*Overhearing one of my fellow 1L's refer to another girl in her class as "Pockface" to her friends, who then laughed. This girl is in law school, so it's safe to assume that she's at least 22, and this isn't a horrible school, so one would think it'd be safe to assume that she's not a complete idiot. Unfortunately, she is an incredibly immature bitch with some serious insecurities, because the reason she was being so hard on this other girl was because she had the nerve to speak in class. I didn't see who it was, but I hope she fails out or develops a drug problem or contracts a painful (but, OK, curable) STD. Mean? Yes, but I'm in a particularly vengeful mood today.

*How far my house is from the Tenleytown Metro. It's like 1.32 miles, but it seems like a lot longer. I walk this everyday, both ways, since it's just too much money to take the Metro one stop from Friendship Heights (which is a ten-minute walk from my house) to Tenleytown. I can't justify it since I would rather do other things with that money. So instead I start everyday by working up an intense sweat and getting pissed off because I'm sweating, and then end the day the same way, except usually with more sweating since it's the middle of the afternoon when I'm walking home instead of the early morning when the temperature isn't as quite as high. This, however, is much better than walking in the pouring rain, as was confirmed this morning.

*How much some things cost. Law books, hi-speed internet cords, electricity, butter, anything from Whole Foods. The list of things that I think are overpriced is infinite.

*How homesick I am. I'm going home this weekend (I know, I didn't even make it two whole weeks, but this has always been the plan), and I could not be more excited. I'm dropping off boxes I have no room for in my tiny apartment, picking up a few things I wasn't able to stuff into my car or my parents' van on my first moving trip, and seeing friends, family, and Honey. I'm stopping in Richmond tomorrow to see friends I haven't seen in far too long, and I am absolutely giddy with excitement. Well, sometimes giddy, like when I have time to think about it; mostly I've just been stressed, tired, and kind of depressed ever since I got here. So tomorrow will be a good day. I just have to endure the rest of today and my one class in the morning, and then I'll let the giddiness overtake me.