and so it begins

senior year, here i come.

of course, it’s not the last year i’ll spend at duquesne. real graduation perches rather far off, actually, winking at me from august 2009. but still, today was the first day of senior year, and i’m feeling a bit nostalgic. i wonder what autumns will be like when i’ve been out of school for ten years. will the nip in the air seem out of place because it’s not accompanied by the nip of new responsibilities and deadlines? will i start filling out my planner ferociously in january, instead of in august?

on saturday afternoon, nick and i went to mass at the cardinal newman center on pitt’s campus and it was beautiful. the chapel was painted white, with rich dark wooden pews and trim. the floor was slate and the hymnals were all shelved under the pews, so nothing distracted from the crucifix and altar. although full of people (from a rather scruffy-looking blind man to a bright-faced elderly woman in her Sunday best), the chapel was hushed, and i felt my spirit settle in readiness for however God might speak. and He spoke, as one might expect, through the gospel reading and then through the priest. afterwards we discussed the service, and our spiritual lives in general, over thai food at lulu’s … that boy certainly makes me think.

oh, and i’m working at starbucks! i’ve only worked one shift so far, and thankfully remember quite a bit from my redmond starbucks days. but i just got an email from the dean’s office about tutoring anatomy and physiology … seems like that would be the wiser career choice at this juncture. we shall see!