Hey! Here's a First...

I'm in a RIDICULOUSLY good mood! It's the kind of good mood where you end up talking so quickly and so much that your mouth gets all spitty and you start to drool. It's the kind of good mood where you laugh too hard at things that are only mildly funny. It's the kind of good mood where you are excited about everything. It's the kind of good mood where you find yourself being civil to your arch nemesis, in this case my boss Colleen.

I've been in a relatively good mood all day but this afternoon was the best. The bliss that comes from it simply being Friday was numbing in itself. In addition to this I finished the book that I was reading. It was the second book of the Artemis Fowl series. The book, and the series as a whole are godawful, but I read it anyway because my resources are limited and because the satisfaction that comes from finishing a book is so uplifting that it makes even bad books worth it. The best part of my whole day came however, when I checked my email between classes late this afternoon. I received an email from my very good friend Ray. Ray has been spending the last six months in Australia working and having a blast, and we've been musing for some time about how fun it would be if he came to visit. I rarely get my hopes up anymore over these kinds of conversations since every single one of my friends at one time or another has promised to come visit me. The best part about Ray's email is that he's already purchased his ticket and he's going to be here on May 12th.

Not only is this so exciting because I'm confident that no matter how much I have to work we are going to have a blast, but in a desperate and pathetic way it gives me hope. This visit is the next mile marker I have to reach and it seems totally attainable. The first six months were easy to guage because everything was a countdown. Two months until Halloween, two months until Christmas, five days until I go to China, one and half months until my six month mark and after that it was another six months until the end of my contract. This shining little nugget of gold in a world of boring concrete is, in the most cliched sense, the light at the end of the tunnel.

I know that the time between now and then will fly by and after that I will be riding the express train to freedom baby!!!

Current mood: uplifted, joyful, happy, excited and ready to party!