Reed and Sue ventured down to south central Kansas this past weekend. They spent Friday night with me in Wichita. Saturday morning we went to a couple presentations of an anthropology student symposium, but the presentations were bit boring and I needed to get away from the school and Wichita so we skipped out early and went to Newton to see Nick and eat cookies and strawberries at the Bogards.
Later, on Saturday night we saw Nick in Of Mice and Men. He was Lennie (Lenny?), the mentally challenged character who just likes to pet soft things and dream, but gets himself into trouble because people don't understand him. It was very good - Nick (and others) were amazing. The show did, however, leave me depressed. No warm fuzzies from Steinbeck.
It was really good to see my family again. I just wish I was in a better mood while they were here. I am very consumed in my own life right now and very overwhelmed with all I have going on. I feel like a complete mess and it is driving me crazy. I'm worried it is driving those around me crazy too. I need to learn how to cope with all this stress better. Thanks to those who have thrown some tips my way recently - I hope they can help me get through this stress. I need to start enjoying my life more. I might even check out the counselor on campus to see if he/she has some good coping techniques since they probably deal with people in my situation all the time. At least that's the way it seems around campus right now. Everyone I talk to looks like they want to pull their hair out ... or a professor's hair.
Okay, whew, positive attitude here I come. Maybe I'll eat an acorn squash. That would totally make my day.
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I saw Of Mice... this past weekend too. It's one of my fav books anyway, and I thought they did great. My friend and I agreed that Nick pretty much made the show (not that the others didn't do great also! because they did!). And the people sitting behind me asked me about Nick too and said he was definitely the most "in character" of all of the actors. Though I originally wasn't psyched about spending $12, I didn't regret it at all.
And my random comment for your random update: The Bogards were in my church on Sunday.
My random thought is that an acorn squash is about the most depressing food thought I could have. I can't believe we're related. some genes must have skipped my generation.
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