tonight i made the mistake of listening to "the last five years"

one of my favorite shows ever. but the last song really got to me tonight and i just cried like my heart was being ripped into a million little shreds. i don't know.

other than that and the fact that i have mono and can't do anything half of the time, things are good. i've been meeting a lot of new people, some bio and some not. i probably won't see much of the non-bio people after orientation ends, but who knows. my circle of carolyn, chris, and erica remains a tight little fearsome foursome. yesterday we went to the pilot pen tennis match and i learned a lot about tennis. i've never ever played before or even watched a real match. today was matriculation day. highlights include an amazing performance on the cello during the ceremony, and a visit to the president's house (where he doesn't live, but just entertains). we took a sort of nap in the gryffindor common room in the hall of graduate studies before a boring panel discussion. and tonight we saw an excellent performance of romeo and juliet in the park. only a few complaints about the show, but they are not worth mentioning here. on tuesday, we went on a savanger hunt around yale and new haven which was a lot of fun. again, i met a bunch of new people there too. tomorrow there isn't much planned. i get to sleep a lot and that is good. saturday is a pub crawl, which i will attend. i'll probably spend my time making fun of all the drunk people since i can't actually drink anything myself for the next month.

on that note, i think i'll probably save in the range of $100-$200 by not drinking for the next 6 weeks or so. i won't be spening money on drinks in bars, and i won't be buying any beer or liquor. so hooray for that. i also won't be gaining any beer/liqour pudge on my tummy either. so not drinking can be a good thing.

in other news, there are a lot of good concerts coming up in my area. i can't go to them all because i'll have no money. hey, maybe i can spend some of the money i'll save on alcohol on concerts instead.... anyway, here's the list:

Sept 15 - Arcade Fire - NYC, central park $30
Sept 30 - The Killers - jones beach on long island - $35
Oct 6 - The Decemberists - Toad's Place, new haven - $16 (definitely going to this one since it is close and cheap)
Oct 16&17 - Franz Ferdinand - NYC, central park - $40

i think there's a bloc party concert too sometime but i don't remember. i will probably be going to at least one of the nyc concerts with miklos since he will be there. probably either the killers or franz ferdinand. we shall see.

amazingly, i'm not exhausted right now, even with the mono and the getting up at 8:15 this morning. i'm just emotionally drained after r+j and the last 5 years. why i thought it was a good idea to listen to that right now when still feeling a bit out of place and lonely i have no idea.

anyway, someday i will post pictures of carolyn and chris so you all know what these people look like at the least. (although i can just tell you that chris looks a bit like tom cruise). and pictures of any other people i meet too. i guess it's time for reading and bed now. i hope orientation and moving are going well for all those involved/doing that sort of thing.

fluffies say goodnight.