oh, weeks and weeks of business...

black and whites!
Originally uploaded by jlpetersen.

one, I can't believe that I'm blogging this photograph. but, as you see with the lingering of fatigue about me in this picture, it has been a busy few weeks, hence the lack of blogging. while I should be working on my berkeley application (the first application...due this week!), I also need to write. so write I will.

where to begin? working backwards...as you'll see in the photographs that precede this entry, chicago saw it's first real snow yesterday! as I had holed up in my apartment cleaning and decompressing from the week/the thanksgiving holiday, I didn't see the actual falling of the snow (which is my most favorite part). nevertheless, I was quite excited to walk out into the world in its snow-covered state. winter is indeed here, as amanda, her parents, and I realized with our frozen toes thanksgiving morning while watching the thanksgiving day parade.

so, the days preceding the holiday weekend have been riddled with many gre words, lots of vassar events, a bit of dancing at the hideout (where I chatted with another member of the changes!), plans of new year's eve, arranging to go to d.c. this weekend, spending some time with a new person, discovering the joys of alliance bakery, and, of course, work. the next few weeks will likely be as busy as the last, which is fine and well, especially all of the business (albiet that connected to the holiday season) is connected to either my friends (always wonderful) or my applications (ie what I want to be when I grow up).

the one thing that I must do soon (likely post-berkeley application) is write all of my london friends and several vassar people. I have severely neglected some of these people, though I think of them often. once I have a bit of time, I'll be more on point with my correspondence. but, until then, I should get back to my personal statement and/or go to bed and/or do some kickboxing. yes, I could easily do any of these three right now...that's the current state of my life.

I hope that this finds all of you well and happy. it is certainly at that time of the year that some people get into the seasonally-induced duldroms. here's hoping that the warmth of friends, family and other fun is enough to battle against the lack of sunshine.