individualism

ok - yet another blog post tonight - it's probably no coincidence the title of this post with the fact that i'm blogging a lot the past couple days (aside from the fact that studying somehow heightens my thought flow, and I'm in front of a computer by myself anyway).

anyway - just briefly - today at lunch, blair and i were talking about cooking, and she was saying cooking can be depressing if you're not cooking for a group. i told her i think i maybe initially had this same feeling at the beginning of this school year, after having become "domestic" in a group setting last year. however, i've really just come to enjoy the process of cooking by myself - it's a great release and zone-out time in the evenings. and i just eat my one-meal portion of it and freeze and fridge the rest for leftovers.

i feel like this reflects my general sense that i'm learning a lot of the same lessons as one who lives by their self for a time. living with two people that are here only part of the week (vs. a house of 9, or even 7, where there's surely someone home at most hours), i rather revel in the times that i'm at home by myself, my twice daily times alone in the car (i've prob. not made a good enough effort to carpool b/c i enjoy my autonomy and alone time), etc.

i suppose i'm taking full advantage of being allowed to be introverted after a year of near-constant stimulation from other people. if so, i think it's a good thing. of course, my writing is limited to papers for class and blog posts. but hopefully, maybe i'll manage to get into some kind of recreational writing, and that memoir of chilean adventures will surface (though i don't know if i'll ever get back into that idea - i may be too far removed - we'll see after i get back from peru).

ok - that's it. just wanted to say that even though i like to say i'm called to be in community with folks, i'm loving this independence/individualism thing. (at least at the moment - every moment has the potential to be very new.)