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Another bullet list blog (you know you love them):

• Yesterday I got to talk to an old friend.  Like my oldest friend I have (meaning she was my first friend I ever had, not that she is old).  A friend who roams the world, changes lives, and goes to a big fancy important school.  A friend who, no matter what's going on in her or my own life, has this ability to reconnect, make me feel important, and reminds me why real friends are such rarities and so worth holding on to.
  



These people are really, really great.

• Speaking of old friends, it seems like they are on my subconscious mind a lot these days.  I keep having dreams where I am reliving important events in their lives--and every night it is someone new.  It's been fun to "bump into" a familiar face, but also makes me wish it wasn't just in my (mostly crazy) dreams, but in real life.  Yo, friends.  Let's meet up!  Please!
  
• I have a lot of time on my hand these days--more than I've ever been used to in my entire life.  (I'm pretty sure that is not an exaggeration.)  And it's not that I'm just sitting at home all day eating chocolate covered marshmallows (which, let's be honest, I don't like chocolate or marshmallows).  I just feel like for the first time in years my time is actually my own.  I'm not doing projects that someone else assigned me to do.  I'm not trying to work on a resume so I can keep my job or get tenure.  I can do what I want.  The only problem is, I don't really know what that is right now.  I feel like I'm in a very transitional place where my interests and ideals are changing.  I keep going back and forth between projects, but sometimes I feel like those are just extensions of what I felt like I was "supposed" to do before.  So, if anyone of you have any brilliant ideas, let me know.  In the meantime I will continue organizing my home, working on some small dance projects, reading, cooking, and doing whatever else I've been doing to keep my busy.
  
• That was a long bullet.  Sorry.
  
• I'm really really excited about the future.  But some days I have these moments of terror that things won't work out.  Luckily, all it usually takes is a silent prayer to calm my nerves and remind myself that things always work out.  I'm just anxious to see how.
  
• This final bullet is inspired by Sarah:  A list of things I love (in no particular order):  Cool weather, jackets, ice cream, yoga, changing leaves, the human body, a good book (suggestions?  I need one), berry cobbler, homemade soup with homemade crackers, prayer, friends, family, and Tom.