*shudder*

ok, this cicada crap actually freaks me out quite a bit. i live by a giant park with lots of trees, and my bus stop on the way home lets out right at the park. so uhm yea...im freaked. i dont remember this happening before, even tho i was 8 and should therefore remember it. maybe it was so horrible i repressed it? seriously, on a scale from 1 to 10 on being spazzed out about it, im at least a 7.

i spent 20 minutes on the phone with my mom grilling her about her past cicadas experiences. specifically, i demanded to know (and she kept evading my question!) how many times cicadas have jumped or crawled on her. and if there were ever more than one at a time doing so. im considering becoming a hermit for the month or however long it is those creepy things live. im remembering the beetle craze -- those things were everywhere! which was tolerable cuz they were little and not creepy looking. it is gonna be a whole different thing if giant, creepy looking cicadas are crawling over me. i promise you i will spazz out. im sure it will turn out to be not as horrible as my imagination is currently anticipating....but still, not happy about this. ok, my skin is starting to crawl, changing topic:

best episode of Lost in forever was on tonight. seriously, probably one of top 10 episodes in the show's history. LOVED it! oh and in other good news, im scheduled to present my MAQE next week and then (assuming i pass!) i will have a master's degree. crazyness! after i scheduled it, i almost cried on the bus on my way home. i feel relieved and sad at the same time. i am not surprised to be sad to close the academic chapter of my life. i have been wanting and needing that to be done (at least temporarily) for a while now. but i am surprised that i was feeling sad to be done at adler. i didnt think id miss it or the people. ive never really been one to get attached. interesting.

anyway, cicadas aside, life is pretty good.