the [Queen] of wishful thinking.

1. 27
   Sep
   

   friend substitutes.

   so I’ve made one genuinely awesome friend here so far. and weirdly, shockingly, WTF-ishly I met her at a club for Christians. I know, right? it’s like “whaaaaat? you’re in a Christian club?” I joined because they seemed nice and really I just joined more for the social reasons, but I’ve definitely read the Bible a bit as a result. 

   see, I have this one friend. and then I have a lot of friend substitutes and they’re people I’m in clubs with. I guess some of them have kind of become friends, but other than going to football games with this guy from one of the clubs, I haven’t really done much with any of these people other than club sanctioned events.

   but you see, I’ve joined PBL, the ASU chapter of the same business club I was in back home. and we’ve had a couple meetings, some socials, I watched The Hangover 2 with them, and I’m co-directing the sponsorships for a big event we put on for the high schoolers in January. and I’ve joined Camp Sparky, where we’ve put on camps for 5th graders and gone out to dinner and hung out downtown and gone to the trampoline park. I’ve joined the Sports Business Association (SBA). I got to go listen to Rod Graves, the Arizona Cardinals’ GM, speak at a meeting, and just last weekend I got to with them to see the Giants and Diamondbacks play… AFTER getting a big tour of Chase Field, enjoying batting practice, dinner at Alice Cooperstown, and a little sitdown with an exec for the Diamondbacks. what else? Dumbledore’s Army… there’s been a couple DA meetings, a sorting ceremony, hanging out getting dinner afterwards. And of course the Christian club… hiking “A” mountain and lots of other fun, chill hangouts there.

   so the thing is I always have something to do. I mean, I do have a few nights a week where I get home from class and can truly relax with no meetings or plans or commitments. (well, I should be doing homework.) but the point is, I always have tons of options. between all the clubs I’m in and things through the School of Community Resources and Development, there is always, ALWAYS something. look at last Friday. I was invited to an event the Christians were having and there was a DA meeting and event I would have liked to attend as well, but I was doing the Dbacks thing with the SBA and loving it so I didn’t go to either of those. on wednesday, I have class in the morning and then I’m actually skipping my bible study sess to stay in Phoenix and get lunch with my dad while he’s in town. I’m sticking around after for a Event Planning, Sports, Tourism Career Panel. (could that be any more perfect? that’s every career I can’t decide between.) then I’m coming back to Tempe where the SBA and PBL both have meetings and socials I have to choose between. oh, how about Saturday? Zoo trip with Camp Sparky, football game against OSU, and girls night with the Christians. can’t do it all. not to mention, I’ve already been told about a variety of other events I’ll be missing to go home, etc. but I guess it’s better to have all these options and too much to do then nothing to do and no one to hang out with.

   it’s weird. I’m always with people, but it’s not as satisfying as the friendships I’m used to. there is also some serious partying/boozing lacking. particularly considering I GO TO ASU lol. we’ll see what happens from here. october’s about to be crazy… I’m turning 22, starting a new job, going home to CA for a wedding, possibly going to Oregon, my sister and her friend are visiting (and we’re going to Taylor Swift!), and then it’s Halloween/Homecoming/the camp I’m co-directing at Camp Sparky. oh, and then there’s the world series happening. I am now expecting the Diamondbacks to go all the way and ensure that I get to attend a world champs parade for a second year in a row. like I said, crazy.

   • clubs
   • friends
   • substitutes
   • life
   • asu
   • college
   • new place
   • hectic
   • busy
   • october
   • ahhhhhh