So?vember

October seems to have just flown by. I'm not going to be over-specific on what I've done, because my memory's not that good and figuring what happened when would require a fair amount of effort, but: Good things about October in some particular disorder.

• Spending the night at Gus', meeting his new niece, meeting his girlfriend, and hot-tubbing.
• Going to the Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire with Rachel and Chris. Was a little worried, since they'd be meeting for the first time and they come from totally different parts of my life, but we had a good time and they seemed to get along.
• Finally seeing Superbad with Rachel, Gus, and Ben. Brilliant, truly the representative movie of my generation.
• Getting my new passport. Sure, the photo is terrifying but it's already making my life easier.
• Hanging out at Chris' and playing Soul Calibur 3 and Mario Kart: Double Dash with him and his brother until two in the morning.
• Went to Rachel's homecoming. I thought it was much better than last year, I was more comfortable and confident and let myself have more fun.

In general terms, things have been pretty good. I seem to be rocking most of classes with Bs and As. Greek has taken over my life and I wake up conjugating verbs. Getting home weekends has been hard and tiring but almost always worth it.

I didn't really have anything planned for Halloween, but when I woke up I had an unexpected burst of spirit and did my best to make myself look like Mr. Rogers in time for school. Unfortunately, I realized that I had no idea if Canadians ever had Mr. Rogers on TV. I sure hope they did. My costume was pretty decent though. We only got two trick-or-treaters, one of whom was our 20-something neighbor dressed up as King Leonidas. It was pretty awesome. It was a decent Halloween.

Right now I'm sitting in the international terminal of Ottawa Int'l Airport, waiting for my flight to Philadelphia. Today's Rachel's birthday, so I'm flying down so I can have a bit more time with her than usual. We don't have anything in particular planned for the weekend but I think it'll be pretty good.