Gasp, a real post!

Germany was terrible. I didn't stay very long, and without exaggeration I'd say it was the most miserable experience of my 23 years. It makes me sick to my stomach to think about the time I spent there. Very horrible.

So I left, came back to the States and graduated from U of I. It was pretty anticlimactic. I had a few months between the end of the fall semester before I left for Europe, then I gave up on the study abroad while I was there, and just sort of graduated.

Now I'm living in Savoy, which is just about 10 minutes or so from campus, looking for a job. I can easily get some minimum wage retail garbage at the mall, but I'm working on getting a research position with the university. I just need something to pay the bills until I go off to get my PhD next year.

As of right now, I'm spending a week in Libertyville. Having some medical tests done and then having minor surgery on Friday, just removing a lymph node. Good times.