i miss these...

first thought: 72% dark chocolate chips are darn good 2 am snacks. they're also good in hot chocolate melted on the stove.

second thought: i miss staying up late to do study and be unproductive. can't do it too often during work unless i want to a) be a zombie the next day or b) get wired and flushed on caffeine. but today it is worth it. i watched a darling chick flick called sweet november and i'm going to type up some essays reallllll soon. plus it is almost the end of the week, the deadline i set for these apps, so i must act quickly.

my old roommate called and said she got the perfect job in the perfect city. i'm really happy for her. somewhat envious as well. she's making so much progress in her life. i feel like i'm in a rut. my roommate now is making big changes soon too. now's the time to do it. sometimes i feel tied down, like i COULD be radically changing my world too, but something's keeping back. maybe it's people or familiarity or routine...but i should focus on the fact that my situation IS only temporary, i am moving on to better things, and i'm still making progress, just not in a travel-thousands-of-miles-and-change-my-homebase sort of way....yet. funny how we feel the need to compare and compete when really we should focus our energy on developing ourselves.

i just realized the year is almost over and i think i may not have kept one new year's resolution for 2005. at least i remember what some of them are. at least the email one. intend to improve next year. do monthly check-ups. yes!