I don’t think I’ve ever hung out/gone out every night of the week before, but it happened this past week:
- Monday: Board Game Night
- Tuesday: Taco Night
- Wednesday: Bowling
- Thursday: Thanksgiving Potluck
- Friday: Downtown/Birthday Celebrations
- Saturday: Mini Golf/Driving Range/Arcade
This was my first Thanksgiving away from home.
Feels pretty strange. But I’m glad I got to spend it with new friends in Madison.
I’m thankful for family and friends, and am continually and always surprised by the good of people. We all come from different areas, grow up with different lives, and have different personalities, but somehow become friends.
It’s crazy and amazing at the same time. It all works out.
From strangers three weeks ago to friends sharing a Thanksgiving potluck tonight. Love it.
- Waking up around 7am or earlier for work every day… watched the sunrise from my office window the other day
- Living with fellows that I met over Facebook
- Eating lunch in a cafeteria
- Setting my own schedule most of the time
- Walking through a starry-lighted hallway between buildings
These might not be your norms. But they’re my new norms. What are norms anyway?
If you haven’t heard, there was a shooting at the Haas School of Business today. From the UC Berkeley News Center:
“Campus officials report that a shooting took place Tuesday afternoon at the Haas School of Business.
The suspect was seen carrying a gun. A staff member reported this to the police, who responded immediately. The suspect entered a computer room, where police followed him and asked him to put up his hands. The suspect then pulled out the gun, and police shot him.
The area is now contained, and the Haas School has been evacuated until further notice.“
I heard about the shooting through getting a text from the school’s Warn Me texting system. The police alert said:
“EMERGENCY: There was a shooting at Haas Business School. Police are on the scene and everything is under control. Please avoid the area.”
Bad thoughts flooded my mind and I frantically scoured the web for more info. I was in total shock. I still have a lot of friends studying at Cal and was worried for their safety. Later, I found out that the shooting happened in the computer lab where I hung out so often over the last two years.
To think, plus or minus six months, and I might’ve been there. It’s crazy to think about. I often watch the news and think that can’t happen to me. There’s a certain disconnect when it comes to hearing news, as opposed to experiencing it. But when something like this happens, stuff gets real.
I found myself in a similar situation not too long ago.
My friend Emily probably said it best: “makes you think about what’s really important.” In those moments right after hearing about the shooting, that’s what I thought about.