And it begins...

School started yesterday. I really miss the whole not having homework thing, but I feel like that learning part of my brain that I suppressed for most of this past year is already back and kicking. Apparently I didn't get a whole lot dumber, which is pretty shocking. We haven't really started intense lectures or labs or anything yet, so perhaps this ego boost is a bit premature. Med school kids are also pretty intimidating with all the stuff they already know for some reason. I think this would be a good time to make friends that aren't in med school. Or you know, friends in general. Either way.

The weekend was really nice. My mama came in for my white coat ceremony, which started out promising enough, but then deteriorated into the painfully boring affair that I expected. Also, the part where we put on the coats was pretty anticlimactic. My brother's ceremony was less so because they individually put on the coats and got to say something short to the whole class and audience. We just kinda put on our white coats all at once. Imagine it. It's not exactly a momentous occasion. I'm sure leaving a room during the winter is a very similar process.

They did have really good food at the reception. There was much cheese and vegetarian stuff and the most amazing miniature desserts ever. So my mama and I basically ran from the ceremony to the reception and took as much free food as we could. It was pretty great. Now that I think of it I should have taken pictures. I swear I'll get better at this.

With my mama came the cushion she made for my bay window. Behold:

You can tell I immediately made use of it. She took the measurements for the space when she helped me move in. Then, she found a place in Fremont that cuts foam to a specific size and she sewed on the fabric herself. She's so giving Martha Stewart a run for her money. Also, matching pillows are in the works. I can't mention it enough, my mom's awesome.

Noam also came into town (Hi Noam. . .er, I don't even know you read this, but hi), which was really quite nice. We went out to brunch in Old Town (clever name) and I had a really good blueberry waffle, with plenty of actual blueberries on it. We chatted and joked and it kinda felt like being back in SF, and that was very much needed. I then took a walk back to my place, which actually wasn't that far considering I paid a cab $7 to get there. The neighborhood I walked through was super cute too, with ivy growing on the houses, pretty little gardens and houses built to look like castles. I like that neighborhood.

So yeah, that's basically all the noteworthy things that have occurred recently. Oh, my video game is starting to scare me slightly less, so you can all rest easy now.