From a fellow staff member at the Summer College:

"Of course the people don't want war...That is understood. But after all, it is the leaders of the country who determine the policy, and it's always a simple matter to drag the people along whether it's a democracy, a fascist dictatorship, or a parliament, or a communist dictatorship. Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy... All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same in any country."
- Herman Goering, Adolf Hitler's Deputy Chief and Luftwaffe Commander, at the Nuremberg trials, 1946 from "Nuremberg Diary" by G.M. Gilbert

I'll let you draw your own conclusions.

My guitar sits in the corner, unused. Tomorrow I will fix that.

Today's high: 94 F. Tomorrow: 82 F. I feel better already.

I'm looking forward to my return to the ER this weekend. During my last shift, two weeks ago, I was permitted to watch my first surgery. A male patient, roughly my age, had been brought to the ER after being shot a half dozen times. He was transferred quickly to the OR and I watched from the back of the room as the surgeons began the procedure, probably about 12 feet from me. I watched for almost 4 hours, by which time it was nearly dawn -- and the surgeons still had hours of work ahead of them!

I've reached my minimum commitment requirement for the ER volunteer program -- 150 hours -- but I hope to get around 200 by the time I finish the program and move to Baltimore.

Speaking of Baltimore, I think I've found an apartment complex....now I just have to go through the process of actually securing an apartment! I'm also looking for a laptop for school next year...any suggestions?

For the first time in nearly a month, I feel settled again. (sigh) Finally.

I'm having a great time in my summer job as a Resident Counselor for high school students in the Summer College program. Since I'm only starting to know the students, most of the program so far has revolved around training and eating. After cooking for myself for much of the last two years, it's really nice to have food available at the dining hall. And it's surprisingly good. (The fact that it's free is another plus.) I'm also excited to get to know the other staff members -- they are a ton of fun to hang out with, and I'm sure we'll get to know each other pretty well during the program.

Ugh. 2:00 a.m. again. I have to start getting to bed earlier. And to think - this is the time in the program when the high schoolers are the _least_ disruptive...

I'm back online! Living out of boxes for two weeks wasn't pleasant, nor was moving twice within that time. But it's over! Now I'm getting ready to fly down to San Diego on Friday for my roommate's wedding!

While ordering breakfast this morning at a cafe on campus, I overheard,

"Hi. I'd like two eggs, scrambled, two pancakes, a bananna, a glass of orange juice, and a Red Bull."

Red Bull for breakfast?!?

I started my present job in August 2001. It is now June 2003. That's 22 months. And in those 22 months, I have moved desks six times. A quick, nonscientific poll of my coworkers reveals that they've moved an average of 1.2 times during those 22 months (n=18).

Tomorrow, I move again. I'm aiming for 10 moves by the time I leave this job in mid-July. :-)