Solid Stone is just Sand and Water, baby...

Heya People,
This will promise to be a long ass post, so I’d get some popcorn if I were you. Or just stop now, coz its gonna be damn long and complicated. Last Monday, the 16th, less than a week after leaving, I returned to the beloved NB to celebrate Em’s 21st b-day. She didn’t get drunk, which was disappointing, but I got to see some pals that I didn’t get to say goodbye to, so I was happy about that. I’ll probably be down in NB a lot this summer.

I got to have breakfast w/ Cat on Thursday, who suggested we go visit the high school. For the last two summers, I somehow have made my way back to the school to visit, and had pretty much decided not to go back again, but Cat has so much to be proud of now, and I know she wanted to share it with some of our closest mentors. It’s always a weird experience to see these people 3 years after the fact, but it was great overall. I loved high school, and I try to keep in touch w/ the teachers still there, but I pull away at the same time. We can’t live in the past forever.

This weekend was hot, because I got to house sit in NYC for the last time for probably a long time. The girls couldn’t come, sadly, so it was just me and the boys, Matt and Rob. We got some great Chinese food, and then saw the movie "Crash" which was really good, although a bit long at parts. After that we went drinking at Keats, which we had promised to do all semester and finally came through. We watched my cousin play beer pong and drunk people sing kareoke, making it a fun-filled time for all. Saturday I went to The Met, and got to see the Diane Arbus exhibit, plus Therese, my favorite painting. Yay, for getting full of culture. Saturday nite, Dana, Cat and Sassy came to have dinner and hang w/ me in the apartment. Sunday I hung w/ the puppy before heading home.

Today was a bit of a roller coaster. I saw my old friend Michelle, who I hadn’t seen since before she got into an accident that put her into a coma for almost a year. She’s been out of the coma for a while, but it broke my heart to see her in a wheel chair, having trouble speaking and hearing, but she totally remembered me and Sassy, and mom, even though we kinda drifted apart in high school and I hadn’t seen her since then. That she’s alive and so active is wonderful, but it just makes my entire being ache to a time when we were kids, swimming, and playing everyday during our summers, no cares or worries in the world. Stupid clocks...

My older sis had to be admitted to the hospital today because she started having contractions, which is no good since shes not due til August. Her and the babies are fine, but she’s bed ridden until the do the C-section in like 5 weeks. I keep forgetting that by the end of this summer, I’m gonna be an Aunt. It’s kinda weird to think about, but I’ve decided I’m gonna be one of those awesomely cool aunts whose going to spoil them rotten. Sounds like a plan.

All right, told you this was long. Work tomorrow, wedding on the weekend. Collapse. Oh and I’m gonna be purchasing Coldplay tix on June 4th for the Tuesday Sept 6 show at the Garden (if you’re a local, it’s the Gah-den). Hit me up if you want to go, but I’m going for the expensive, up front seats. No screwing around.

Love ya kids, keep in touch,
-Rach

In a telescope lense, and when all you want is friends...I'll see you soon.

Hola hola,
I thought I was going to write this when I left on Tuesday, but packing took much longer than I expected. Grrr infinity. However, I did get to basically see everyone in between packing, getting my rental car and getting my pack check and finally getting the heck out of NB. It struck me about a half hour into the car ride that, wow, this year is over, and I won't be back for a nice long while. I've gotten so used to two world, I can just transition from one to the other. A big step for the girl who hates change. One second I'm having lunch w/ pals, thinking of how I'll miss them, hours later, back at Wok n' Sushi w/ the girls, laughing and eating...like nothing changed. It's a nice feeling I guess, to have so many people to care about.
SO I'm back at home, back working at the deli. I had a great interview w/ a law office to start working at a paid internship there at the end of June. It seems like it'd be a great experience. I'm still looking around for an internship that will cover my Eagleton one, I'd like my fall to be as free as possible, but it's not looking very good. Hopefully it'll get all figured out. Le sigh...
Anway here's to my Junior year..a few shout outs:

Awesome Roomie- Thanks for not being a Conservative-psycho who didn't speak to me, though I shall never forgive you for not getting me a cat
Rutgers Clubbers- Only gonna get better next year, love how we've grown so much
Intermezzo-Rutgers clubbers sans rutgers club..but we seem to be able to bother them just as much
Wessels Sorority
RCGA- joining is in my Top 10 best decisions ever made
Sigma Alpha Mu Parties
Turning 21, which actually counted since I didn't drink before
Old friends
New Friends
Winning Reelection-thanks Nick
Movie Nite Kids
Winning Best Groupie at Cabaret Ball
Whatever I left out

Thanks for making this year wonderful guys, and with Vikki, Ash, Kate and Caro returning, it just promises to get better. Love ya all

-Rach

So sublime when the stars are aligned

Well kids,
Here we are coming into the home stretch of yet another fabulous year, though this one was better than most. I‘ve made so many new friends without losing the old ones, and I’ve just been having the time of my life. I’m really sad to be going home.

The last three weeks have been totally amazing. I can’t remember ever being happier. The best parts involving movie night w/ the rcga crew. I hope it’s a tradition that we will keep alive next year.

Well, I have two more finals, of course they happen to be the hardest ones and have to be at the tail end of finals, so my last days here I will be studying and not hanging with my friends which just plain sucks. Plus I need a truck in order to move my couch and I need to pack up all my shit. Man this sucks.

So, who else is amazed that I a few short weeks we’re gonna be seniors? It’s so messed up that I can’t even think about it. So let’s not. For summer it looks like last summer, working at the del, except I have a job interview at a law firm this coming Wednesday, and I’m also waiting to hear back from Corzine. I reaaaaally (can’t stress that enough) don’t want to do my Eagleton internship in the fall, because then I will just never see people, and it’s my senior year so I deserve to have fun. Crazy decisions and I don’t want to have to make any of them.

Sorry this entry is such a downer..its just because I am so amazingly happy that I don’t want it to end. To all my friends, you guys make my life incredible. Congrats to all the seniors, don't be strangers!

Farewell entry in a couple of days, so keep your eyes peeled.