overwhelmed

My acceptance letter from Masaryk arrived this morning.

It's real now. A list of tram stops, directions, information about the division of classes and such. Very little, but enough. Classes start on Saturday, July 27th. I will be taking my placement exams whenever I arrive. I hope to get there at least a day or so early, because I would like to have some time to explore things.

Tried to burrow back into the happier moments of my dreams this morning, but no such luck. I think I'm losing all ability to sleep. Guess this means I really should try to pack today.

trains

From lower left, clockwise: Uvall, Gene, Lee, Otto, Michael, Hana, Molly, Katka, and me.

From the best summer of my life.

boxes and boxes

Packed a few boxes today, clothes and papers and little things I won't be taking with me. Gene helped me move them. I wanted to move the furniture I'm giving back to my mom, but it just became too much. I have to figure out what I'm packing to take with me before I box up anything else. We definitely have to go through the books sometime soon.

After dinner I drove through my old neighborhood, to show Gene where I fell out of the tree, and where I crashed my bike when I was twelve years old. They have put smaller swings in the park, and I sat there for a moment. It was probably the last time I'll ever do that. Strange to think, all these things I've taken as constants of my world and my place in it are going away.

Opened one of the last couple bottles of Moravian wine I have left. It's better than I remember, Gene said. (Probably because we're sober this time, I think.) I think I'll have another glass before I go to bed.

Horoscope for tomorrow, as always, uncanny.
If you don't get something started, no one else is going to, Gemini.
Start the ball rolling, and then sit back and watch where it goes.
Let the momentum take it where it will. In some areas of your life,
you'll need to make a definite decision. You have the final say in
choosing a business or romantic partner, so make sure you're making
the right choice before announcing your decision.