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today i went to return a bible i had bought in exchange for a different one. i have been having a harder-than-normal time of late when it comes to making up my mind about even the simplest things. i'm not sure what's up with that, but then again, i wouldn't have bet on having as much memory loss as i currently experience, either. depression, from a chemical point of view, definitely affects a person in ways that one cannot comprehend without experiencing it first-hand. i was thankful to have my friend kristi with me to tell me not to go the wrong way on the highway, help me order a drink at starbucks, and other various activities that i seemed, frankly, too out of it to do. pathetic.

anyway, tomorrow my friend amy comes from michigan to visit me; it has been over a year since i have laid eyes on the girl....about a year too long, i must say. we have always half joked that we are living the same life. circumstantially, this isn't true, of course, but it's all about the essence....the underlying themes of life that have knit us together....the craziness of freshman year at hopkins....the road trips and staying up all night.....the loss and pain of life....she is an amazing and fun girl....so much stronger than she gives herself credit for being.

my car is in this shop this week. i feel guilty for saying what i'm about to say, but i don't miss driving it. i'm actually enjoying driving my rental....it's the automatic transmission - the point and shoot method to car driving. it's so much less taxing in the stop-and-go traffic that IS washington dc and its surrounding 'burbs. please don't get me wrong, i love my vw. he's my buddy....and he's totally cute and fun to boot.... but i'm getting sick of his high-maintenance, only-takes-premium-gas-kind of ways. he's like a picky girlfriend. i'm over him. please.....don't anyone let him in on this information; i am certain that it would break his little car heart, and i've still got two years left on my lease. i need my car to be in a good mood if we're going to make it through the next 20-some months unscathed.

okay, enough of the melodrama....my head is hurting from a too-tight bun in my hair. must seek refuge in sleep and lack of staring at this screen.

final note of the day: goat cheese and balsamic vinegar rock my world:)