Denouement

A French word meaning "unknotting" or "unwinding," denouement refers to the outcome or result of a complex situation or sequence of events, an aftermath or resolution...

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Oh, anticlimax. Summer is here (doesn't quite have the ring it used to, huh?) and an intense semester is over. I did fine. Not fantastic, but fine.

My birthday was really nice. There were some unexpected twists involving shoes, but other than that things went smoothly. Evan took me to have sushi and it was AMAZING, and I had a glass of wine that I wasn't carded for. Humph.

We played video games back at Evan's, and I fell asleep at a lame LAME 9:30 (I had gotten up at 4:00 that morning to study for my O. Chem final--please understand!) Anyway, it was a great birthday. I spent it with my love and all was well.

Evan left today and I'm sad :( I always miss him, and it always hits me unexpectedly. Sometimes it's right before he leaves, sometimes it's a week or more before, and sometimes it's 5 minutes after. It just sends me into a melancholy mood. I feel aimless and lonely without him.

Work will start soon: part-time researcher, part-time retailer. I think this will work, and I spoke with my new mentor today and I feel good about being in his lab. He seems on top of things, and his suggestions and ideas don't have that empty, hollow ring to them like my former mentor's did. They sound sincere and promising. I was debating my choice to stay at TIEHH, because it's so far away and there are tons of opportunities on campus, but I think I did the right thing. I guess we'll see!

I leave tomorrow for Odessa and I'm looking forward to it. It's always good to change locations for a while, and it will be really nice to hang out with my folks, and Sandy and Ryan and Picasso of course.

I just took an Analyzing and Interpreting Literature CLEP exam and passed with flying colors. While taking it I realized how little I read anymore, and how much my vocabulary has suffered for it. I used to read all the time. Hell, my grades would suffer from it! But now it's all bass akwards and it's all about the grades and I don't let myself read anything. So, this summer I am going to read. A lot. Thank you very much!

I just watched Pride and Prejudice :) I love that movie so much. Forgive me for being a total romantic, but I absolutely love the way he looks at her. It's amazing. The cinematography is breathtaking, also. Sigh. I'm in dire need of some chick flicks, I won't lie.