One strange thing i have noticed lately, besides the leaves already changing color, is that there are an awful lot of dead worms dried up on the road or the side-walk. I first noticed them after a rainstorm, but I didn't think that a little rain would cause that many worms to flee from their homes only to be caught a rush of water and flushed to their death by sun. I know it is normal for worms to do that, but there are so many! You will be happy to know that I have not taken any photos of this occurrence, so you are spared from seeing it.
But enough of philosophical questions...
So as I have stated, I was not accepted into Outdoor Ed Staff training. BUT ITS ALL GOOD! I know that God has a plan for me, and by closing that door, he opened another: crew! It's great because I have a lot of friends rowing and I am a D1 athlete! I mean how many people (besides football players) can say they have been a D1 athlete? Plus, even though it is not kayaking, I get to be out on the water everyday. That in itself is a blessing.
I am not sure if all of you know that I am still taking voice lessons up here. I have a wonderful teacher, Neva Pilgrim, who is a dear and wonderful woman. She happens to be the reason I looked at Colgate. My voice teacher from home, Dewin Tibbs, is a friend of hers and told me that I should look at Colgate because he knew someone he that he would trust with my voice. I love Neva dearly. I am not at the point where I am in control of my voice and I must learn the artistry in singing. That can be translated into: I sound good, now for the details. Always encouraging, never overbearing, Neva is the kind of person whose faith in me boost my faith in myself. I am learning so much and enjoying every step of the way.
With all the good things here at Colgate, of course there is always a little rain cloud in the back corner. This pesky cloud happens cause illness. Yuck. Flu season is about to start and students are being to feel the first waves. I believed that because I had been sick at the beginning, it would pass over me to the next victim. Boy was I wrong. My throat began to feel sore around wednesday; fine during the day, killer at night. But as each day passed, the pain lasted longer into the day and started earlier in the evening. I went to the health center yesterday to try and nip this thing in the bud before any other symptoms appeared. My strep test came back clean, but the Nurse practitioner was sill wary. I am still befuddled by his treatment option: He said that his gut told him it was a virus and that normally it would heal on its own, but because of the way my tonsils looked he believed that I would be calling back in 2 days. SO, to prevent it from getting any worse he prescribed me some antibiotics... Hmm. I guess that he thinks that the virus will go away, but I need to get on antibiotics to prevent a bacterial infection. Since I haven't been to medical school, I'm just going to follow the doctors orders. Oh but that is only part of the stubborn rain cloud. This morning I awoke to my eyes being surrounded in gunk. I did sleep in my contacts, but this had happened yesterday too except in milder form. My eyes were red and gross. Oh crap. Pink eye. I haven't touched anything that someone else might touch and I have washed my hands so many times I may need lotion soon. Luckily the redness has gone down and nothing is coming out of my eyes at the moment. Isn't this just the icing on the cake! I guess I will be back to the health center to sooner than he expected...
People told me that when I went to college I would be surprised at how often it rained, which didn't necessarily prove true, but I think their point was that you are out and about more often and that you are more aware and observant in a new atmosphere.
ReplyDeleteThe point of all this is when you are old and have advice to give everyone you meet, you can tell those college bound youngsters how they will suddenly notice all the dried worms on the side walk.
On a side note, my puppy loves to eat those dried worms. Gross huh?