the more things change, the more they stay the same

I wrote this post exactly one year ago.

A lot has changed since then. But then again, a lot has stayed the same. If you've read this blog before, you may have noticed that I love documentation. I learn a lot from reflection, so I thought it would be fun to do a little "compare and contrast" between November 23, 2009 and November 23, 2010.

Then, I was on the third floor of Samford University's library trying to finish up a paper before heading home for Thanksgiving. Today, I'm on the fourth floor of an apartment building in DC waiting for my family to come to me for Thanksgiving.

2009

2010

Then, I was concerned about the Great Eggo Ration of 2009. Now, I am back to eating an Eggo a day with a free conscience.

Then, I was happy for Susan Boyle. Now, she has just released a Christmas album. You go, Boyle.

Doesn't she look fantastic?!

Then, I was feeling sorry for John Mayer. Now, I'm still feeling sorry for John Mayer. I like John. He's had a hard year.

Then, I ate Snack Wells Devil's Food Cake from the Samford food court for lunch. Today, I had an Auntie Anne's pretzel from Union Station.

Then, I was worrying about what I was going to do with my life. I recall feeling "square in the dark" about a lot of things, specifically life after graduation.

Now, I'm still square in the dark. But it's not as much of a scary, looming cloud kind of dark as it is a mysterious, thrilling, temporary shadow kind of dark. It's the kind of dark that makes me recognize my dependence. It is the kind of dark that is lit by the "lamp unto my feet and light unto my path." It's the kind of dark that makes me trust and hope and rejoice in what is to come.

I finished all of my papers that semester. The Eggo shortage didn't last long. Susan Boyle is lookin' good. John Mayer is learning. And I'm a different person in a lot of ways. But I'm still just the same.

And I'm still eating terrible lunches.