Finally have more on Mary Anne's journal! Enjoy and let me know what you think!



Wednesday:

Voted for the first time in a presidential election yesterday. Keeping my fingers crossed that Gore wins this time...if no one from the Bush "dynasty" fixes things. They're once again still counting votes this time in New Hampshire. Today at lunch, Kristy, Mona, Ran, Shane, Greta, Wyser, and I met and we talked about this campaign.

"Thank the stars we're finally old enough to vote," Kristy told us.

"Me too," I agreed. It's great that Hillary Clinton is still our senator. She's just been re-elected for a third term. Keeping my fingers crossed, even though I have the feeling it will be a while before we get any results. It'll be Decision 2004 this time.


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Friday:

Just got off the phone with my folks. I'm looking forward to seeing them for Thanksgiving. They told me that Grandma is also flying over to Stoneybrook. We talked a little about the election and they've of course voted for Gore. But then we chatted about other stuff...Sharon's work on the front porch, which is just about done. All's it needs is a screen and to be painted. Sharon says she thinks she'll paint it white. The election came up from time to time, but I guess...it was like the
proverbial "elephant in the living room" with no one focusing on it, but being aware of it being a huge issue. Got ee's from Stacey and Dawn. Dawn's headed to the old town for T-day. Stace just finished a huge exam on Thursday as well as a paper. She told me she finally thinks she's gotten rid of that awful cough she had. She has a hard time with coughs and colds partly because since she's diabetic, her colds are harder to get rid of and she gets more coughs than the rest of us and second of all, most remedies like cough drops and Nyquil are out for her since most of them have glucose which can upset her blood sugar and make her sicker. I'm glad she's feeling better now. She says she'll be seeing her mom Wednesday up till Friday of T-day week, then seeing her dad Saturday and Sunday. Haven't heard from Abby or Anna since election day; I wonder if they'll be in the old town for T-day. Right now it's raining out. The rain's giving me a soft peaceful feeling, so I'm about to curl up in bed with a cup of hot tea, a giant chocolate cookie I bought from a street vendor earlier today and a good book.

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Monday:

Had a couple of midterms today. Boy, am I glad they're over! Have one more on Wednesday, then they're done until December when finals come up. Wow, hard to believe that after this semester, I'll have ONE more semester of undergrad school, then I'll have my bachelor's degree! Makes me tear up just to think about it. My God. Just one more semester. Then it'll be on to grad school.

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Friday:

Am baby-sitting again, this time for a Carmen Venez. She's about thirty. She has a five-year-old son, Leo and a two-year-old daughter, Wanda. Cute kids, they're both so affectionate and often want to cuddle. Right now, I'm in her living room in the late afternoon while her kids while she's out running errands. Speaking of errands, I have to stop at the bank on the way home today; I got paid and I need to withdraw some cash for next week as well as order new checks. It's gotten cold weather-wise and the leaves are gone now. On the way here, I saw them swirling along the sidewalk like a little tornado and they looked so pretty. Grandma ee'd earlier this week and said it's gotten really cold over in Iowa and they've even had a few snow flurries. Oh, I can't wait until it snows here! I love snow and winter; it always looks so pretty, even here in the city. Some of the stores are decked out with Christmas stuff even though we haven't even hit Thanksgiving yet. Speaking of which, as of today, the fourth Harry Potter movie is out, so we'll also be in another Harry Potter era. I've seen the first two; I think Harry is cute and the movies were good; I liked that Harry never solved things through violence and isn't some all-confident "hero," but a rather sweet awkward boy with big glasses. Mona saw them
with me and likes them also. She says she is going to see this one soon. Well, I hear Carmen coming up the walk, so I'm headed home. Talk later, Journal!

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Tuesday:

Still going...Decision 2004. Oh, well. Abby ee'd this weekend and said that her family was spending the T-day holiday in Long Island with her aunt. Oh, well, we'll miss her and Anna. Most of the BSC is making it back to the old town. Talked to Claud on Sunday and she's headed to the old town to see her folks. She's hard at work with scenery from the play Granite U. is working on. Her friend Liza, was an acting part. Did I tell you Liza plans to be an actress? Claud says she's very good., so she has a real shot at it. Go, Liza! Things have settled down since mid-terms. Started reviewing for my finals; don't want to wait until December, then be cramming on top of holiday shopping. Called my folks and offered to bring some of the making for stuffing. Dad and Sharon ordered duck for this year's dinner (Sharon and Dawn ordered a vegetarian substitute, since neither one of them will touch the duck). Am just walking around out on a little porch outside the Wheater Building and enjoying a cup of tea and a little break between classes and looking out over the quad, which is like a little courtyard in the middle of campus. It's cloudy and chilly, just the kind of fall scene you'd see in a real-looking painting. The colors of the leaves now are muted by a grayish haze. I love how it all looks. I'm so glad I live here in NYC.


More later!