things working out
May. 24th, 2007 11:57 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
theyellowhobbitI talked to the dig director this morning. 2 items of note:
1. I have a ride up, albeit a squished ride. Still, it is a ride.
2. Remember how I was worried about the dining hall not being kosher? She told me that the kibbutz kashered their kitchen, because a number of the guests requested it. Score!
Of course, now I feel a bit silly for bringing my pasta-cooking-cylinder thingy that I had used in China, but it doesn't take up that much space. And I still have a stash o'chocolate. I gave some to the Brovender's girls last night.
But this whole things working out unexpectedly thing is cool and all, though it's getting to be a bit weird. First getting into Harvard, then getting free room and board for this dig, then finding a place to live at Harvard, then being able to finish everything, then getting A-s that probably should have been Bs (if I were generous), then finding places to stay for this whole trip, and now having kosher food. It's like all of a sudden God likes me again. Or He liked me all along and now things that have been destined to happen all along are working themselves out...
I could get into a whole existential rant, (such as "why do things then work out for me but not for other people?") but I'm not going to at the moment. I'll just say that I should probably learn from this not to worry about things. Obviously I have to put in some effort (such as responding to housing ads, e-mailing people that I need a place to stay for a few days, write my thesis, etc.) but if I don't think my efforts are going anywhere, I shouldn't go crazy over it. True, this landed me a C+ in GIS, but it's not such a big deal now that I've graduated and been accepted to grad school. And it's my only grade lower than a B in my entire college career. So other than that one time, this has always worked.
If only I could keep up this attitude and not stress out all the time!
1. I have a ride up, albeit a squished ride. Still, it is a ride.
2. Remember how I was worried about the dining hall not being kosher? She told me that the kibbutz kashered their kitchen, because a number of the guests requested it. Score!
Of course, now I feel a bit silly for bringing my pasta-cooking-cylinder thingy that I had used in China, but it doesn't take up that much space. And I still have a stash o'chocolate. I gave some to the Brovender's girls last night.
But this whole things working out unexpectedly thing is cool and all, though it's getting to be a bit weird. First getting into Harvard, then getting free room and board for this dig, then finding a place to live at Harvard, then being able to finish everything, then getting A-s that probably should have been Bs (if I were generous), then finding places to stay for this whole trip, and now having kosher food. It's like all of a sudden God likes me again. Or He liked me all along and now things that have been destined to happen all along are working themselves out...
I could get into a whole existential rant, (such as "why do things then work out for me but not for other people?") but I'm not going to at the moment. I'll just say that I should probably learn from this not to worry about things. Obviously I have to put in some effort (such as responding to housing ads, e-mailing people that I need a place to stay for a few days, write my thesis, etc.) but if I don't think my efforts are going anywhere, I shouldn't go crazy over it. True, this landed me a C+ in GIS, but it's not such a big deal now that I've graduated and been accepted to grad school. And it's my only grade lower than a B in my entire college career. So other than that one time, this has always worked.
If only I could keep up this attitude and not stress out all the time!
