Instead of studying for finals ...

- So I am officially no longer a member of KXA (as of last Tuesday). Or, should I say I am an alumna (is that the right word?) more than an ex-member. I don't think that has really hit me yet ... it has been a big part of my life for 3 years, and I think it will be a couple weeks into next semester before I really realize I am done! It has been a growing experience for sure ... I have met some of my best friends, had some really proud moments in leadership (and some not-so-proud ones) and had a LOT of fun! I have invested so much of myself in the organization that I think I was just really ready to be done. It makes it hard for me to be motivated to plan rush when I'm technically not even a member. Ugh. 

- This is why my life is awesome ... last night Casey and I outfitted ourselves in full-body pajamas, hats and boots and we ambushed one of the staff members that we both work with (Karin Klinger ... who is awesome!) at her house! It was really fun ... we ate Panda express and watched "Children of Men." It was great ... although most things done in full-body pajamas are pretty stupendous!

- Children of Men is a pretty thought-provoking movie ... you should see it. It's about the future world in which women are infertile and the youngest human being is 18 years old. I wondered aloud why you would continue to go to work and live a normal life if you knew the human race was going to end in like 60 years? And then it made me wonder why that makes a difference -- as Seneca would say, we live as though we are immortal. I rarely ever consider the fact that not only my life but also the lives of those around me are very transient. That is pretty intense. I want to start living with that kind of mindset -- not in a morbid way, but in a realistic way. How much more intentional would I be?