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Thanksgiving
Nov. 15th, 2006 09:06 pmIn a very unexpected turn of events, it appears that I will be going to Ohio for Thanksgiving, with a friend from my program. His family lives in Columbus, but apparently part of this trip will also be taking place in Cleveland. There will be football and a Turkey Trot and tons of family members and lots of food and apparently the more the merrier, so I'm accompanying him on his drive from Connecticut to Ohio. I'm really excited; I'll get to know him a lot better, and I won't be alone (with my memories) for Thanksgiving. And I still get my road trip (although sans Rodin)!
We're leaving Friday afternoon and will return next Friday. I have no idea if I'll have access to the internet in that time, but of course I'll have my cell phone with me (I really hope this phone likes me and doesn't decide to ditch me the way the last one did). I'll also take my paper journal and attempt to make entries in it, in the hopes of actually having memories from grad school instead of just random synopses posted occasionally on lj.
Anyway, what was I talking about? There are a few cons. I'm going to miss part, if not all, of the cell bio retreat on Friday, so I won't get to hear the talks there, which kinda sucks because I still don't know what I want to study, and I was kind of hoping to get more of an idea after listening to the cell bio people tell about their research.
The ironic part of going to Ohio for Thanksgiving is that my dad is from Ohio (though he doesn't live there now) yet I've never been in Ohio for Thanksgiving before. Except for driving (rapidly) through the state on my trip across the country, I haven't been to Ohio since I was seven. So there will be lots of new sights. Should prove to be a really interesting trip.
Also, apparently my mom has a "Thanksgiving box" that has to get to me before Thanksgiving. What goes into a "Thanksgiving box" that's getting mailed across the country?
We're leaving Friday afternoon and will return next Friday. I have no idea if I'll have access to the internet in that time, but of course I'll have my cell phone with me (I really hope this phone likes me and doesn't decide to ditch me the way the last one did). I'll also take my paper journal and attempt to make entries in it, in the hopes of actually having memories from grad school instead of just random synopses posted occasionally on lj.
Anyway, what was I talking about? There are a few cons. I'm going to miss part, if not all, of the cell bio retreat on Friday, so I won't get to hear the talks there, which kinda sucks because I still don't know what I want to study, and I was kind of hoping to get more of an idea after listening to the cell bio people tell about their research.
The ironic part of going to Ohio for Thanksgiving is that my dad is from Ohio (though he doesn't live there now) yet I've never been in Ohio for Thanksgiving before. Except for driving (rapidly) through the state on my trip across the country, I haven't been to Ohio since I was seven. So there will be lots of new sights. Should prove to be a really interesting trip.
Also, apparently my mom has a "Thanksgiving box" that has to get to me before Thanksgiving. What goes into a "Thanksgiving box" that's getting mailed across the country?
