There are incredibly four weeks left of freshman year at Oregon State University! I am looking much forward to summer and working at Haggen Food & Pharmacy again. This time around, though, I will be mostly checker, with some parcel duties. This sounds exactly like what I was aiming for. I’m so excited! Plus, I will get to see all my friends that have been off to school or busy with other affairs. We can go see movies, chillax at Shari’s, or kick it at Sonic.

But, you know, I will probably miss campus in some way. I will probably end up longing for the freedom I have here. I eat better here too! I love my mom’s cooking – it’s always so delicious, but when I’m here at OSU, I can make my own decisions on what to eat and really how much I eat. Also, I am committed to exercise through my HHS fitness class. At night, I can go out for a run if I so desire. I once told my parents that I go out for a jog at 10 or 11PM, and they were all worried and protective. They were concerned that someting would happen to me while I was out there. I respect that worry and care, but these types of choices I enjoy being able to make on my own. You can’t let risk take control of you.

A little over half my classes are a joyride, the others I do not enjoy so much. In math, I’m hoping to smooth sail it to the end. In physics, it’s gonna be a fight – lots of studying. There’s another midterm this Wednesday, and still the final to come. Plus, our labs are so boring and hard. In end, everything should be okay though. I can’t allow “summeritis” to get to me. That’s all for the update… John Walls’ memorial on Saturday went well –  the weather was hot and the sun was right on us. Many of my past classmates attended. It was like an unofficial 1-year reunion, except we were there for a different reason, and it certainly did not turn out to be a time to converse with people for me – it was kind of a bummer. I sort of felt invisible… Strange. Anyway, that’s all folks… yeah… my crowd of five people.

Out…