amanda -

i've been alone in boston for twenty four hours. it's very strange being in a place where you don't know a soul. i really have no personal problem being alone, i just hate the stigma surrounding being that way. i'm always afraid people will think i'm some weirdo who can't make friends and so has to resort to being by herself.

i'm having a lot of freshman year/temple flashbacks, because that was the last time i was in this situation. it's weird being in a dorm-esque situation, but it's not as bad as i remember it, which gives me some hope.

i have faith that once things start to pick up at school and with my classes things will get better and more social. i don't know if the lgbt group on campus is for grad students, but i might just go check it out and see. i've seen tooooons of dykes on campus and they all must hang out/find people to fuck somewhere. there's also tons of queer-things to do in the area, but i'm just nervous to go alone. i might go to this open mic thing in jamaica plain next week and see what it's like.

other than that, i'm excited for my class at mit. i'm really glad i decided to take a class off campus. i think it'll help my social life and force me to travel and meet people outside of my school.

until then i have all these miscellaneous chores to do around my room. just little things that i've been putting off but that really need to get done. i'm also going to try to start reading for class, because i want to have a head start to prevent myself from getting overwhelmed at the beginning of the semester.