I almost titled my "Crummy Week(end)" post as "Crappiness begets crappiness?" fearing a "when it rains it pours" future in store for me.
Alas, my instincts may have been correct, as this is turning out to be the type of week where I'm wondering if I've been teleported to another planet, one that looks exactly like Earth except that the local beings are all really weird. And by weird I mean "judgmental," "hostile," and "inclined to hold me to unrealistic expectations of perfection." Because I've already had several strange encounters that have left me agog, and I fear I'm not yet out of the woods...
On the other hand, it's been more of a polarized week so far than a uniformly bad week. In addition to the unpleasant strangeness, there's also been a few particularly good things. For instance, I had a nice time last night with a friend of mine watching Huey Lewis and the News videos for 5 hours. Never underestimate the therapeutic value of HLN music... Plus it was nice to spend time with a friend who is old enough to actually remember the 1980s - and all of them... My friends at school here are very nice, and mature in their own way, but with most of them being 21-22, hanging out with them I'm constantly having flashbacks to the inherent adolescence of my undergraduate years. Much as I loved my school and overall had a good education and nice four years, it's not a period that I particularly care to relive. And yet here I am...
Edit: And could people PLEASE stop hitting me in the head!!! I know I'm a foot shorter than everyone else, but that's no excuse to wave your elbows around wildly. I only finally just got my jaw realigned from the last time I got whacked...