i am: in college making friends + meeting people doing well in classes feeling happy and confident, about myself and the things i'm doing i have: gone on a date with somebody (verdict: just friends) gone to my first futbawl game (verdict: the student section is fun, but standing for 3 hours on concrete makes my feet hurt) got invited to a linguistics research lab thing by a professor (verdict: very excited - first meeting on friday) Thoughts This is the happiest (and most consistently happy) that I can remember being, if not ever, then for a long time. I see no reason for things to get worse, and a lot of reasons for things to get better in the next little bit / the future. (it's amazing how much easier things are when you consistently have energy and don't hate yourself)