when it rains, it pours. i'm almost scared to write anything about this, as i'm afraid it'll get back to me not having anything to do at times, but hey, i'll give it a shot:

i'm determined to put myself out there and have the opportunity to meet people. i'm not going to hide in my room--not that i have been, per se, but i've passed up a couple of opportunities because i haven't felt like it and whatnot, and i have to just be brave and try to be open and make the most of the opportunities that are here. so when alison mentioned that she might go to a house party saturday night and that we were invited if we wanted to come along, i told her to keep me posted if she decided to go because i'd be up for it. then i emailed chloe and asked her if she was up for front page thursday, so i'm planning on at least making a cameo there.

my plans for tonight, then, were to go home, go running, make dinner and enjoy my wednesday night tv action (hello, west wing and the bachelor!) and have it be really low-key. but then i get an email about a hill staffer happy hour with free drinks and munchies, so i'm thinking i should continue to be brave and attempt to be a social butterfly (and hell, how can i pass up free alcohol?). so i figure i can still do everything i planned on doing tonight, including my running, if i stop by this happy hour, have a drink (two at the absolute most), see if i can meet a person or two, then head home, run, make dinner and enjoy tv time.

this should work, right?

right.