mind you...i'm only human

Before i blabber on about my time away from Blogger, I must say that 'If nobody speaks of remarkable things' by Jon McGregor is a MUST READ. Most all books i read leave me with something, but this one ...this book has encouraged me to soak in all life has to offer...or at least notice them. the good. the bad. the little things. the big things. the way it is. this book has challenged me to live the way i've always promised myself i would. to notice the beauty (or something of the sort) of those seemingly trivial and mundane things that just wizz by those too caught up in their on life story. love love love this book.

On another note, while i'm not due back in the Chi til about a month from now, i feel time is slipping by so quickly. I'm not sure how i feel about this. On the one hand, im excited to take on another year of fml school work and earn that o so anticipated exhale after my last final exam...the one that marks the beginning of something else... i'm excited to go back and take in all that i neglected to when i was there last...the people. the culture. the place. i'm excited at the promise of a plethora of opportunities available to me that i need only to ask for/take advantage of. I'm excited for this umpteen chance to prove myself. to show my thanks to all those who have brought me this far: God, first and foremost and then of course my parents...and all those who are expecting great things from me. So, in that sense, i'm glad the clock's tick tocking so fast...but now that i've adopted this new mindset of living in the moment and not for what is to come, i want to explore further this here Columbus, westerville etc. i used to frown at the thought of coming home to the CO where nothing goes on blah blah. i was wrong. i just didn't and couldn't, to some extent, see all it has to offer. not that it is as lively as Chicago (my heart is in Chicago)...it just has other niceties. I guess i'm neither here nor there about the fact time is winding down though...after all i still have a bit of time to make the best of this 'break'.

I had the most delicious pancake ever. banana nd granola nd almonds.

HERE IT IS...YUM.