I am T minus 3 days to graduation and T minus 7 days to Russia.
I’m psyched, and also a little stressed. All the “Things I’m Going To Do As Soon As School’s Out” got shoved to the wayside while I dealt with feeling sick, sick, sick. (I’m only blaming dismarum for part of it. Others around me had been sick too.) So I’ve got a lot to do, but I’m now extremely happy about doing it (Cleaning my room? Yessss!).
PLUS my stimulus check is officially credited (albeit processing) to my checking account.
PLUS I have a lucky bamboo plant headed my way today.
PLUS I got my final A and will be able to graduate magna cum laude–not the highest honors, but I’m happy about it. Besides, I like “magna” better than “summa” anyway. And it makes me think of magma. And volcanoes.
PLUS I’ve woken up to storms for the last two nights and it makes me giddy. Midnight giddiness is great, let me tell you.
PLUS — well, I don’t know where I was going with that.

Here’s something great: so there’s this couple who comes in regularly to the restaurant, and I’ve mentioned them once or twice because I refused to wait on them for the longest time after being ridiculously offended one night. Anyway, now I wait on them again and they love me and she calls me “precious” and “dear” and we get along. So Monday night I told them I was graduating, they asked what I’d be doing afterward, and I attempted to briefly explain the organization. She said, “So, are you looking for funding for this?” I said, “Well, honestly, not until we get our official status as a 501(c)3 and tax-exempt, but after that, yes, we’ll be looking for grants and donations.” She said, “Well, let us know whenever that is because we know a lot of people who like to give and we like to give too.” I said, “HELLLL YEAH.” No, no I didn’t. But I was excited and encouraged and promised to give them contact information when I had it. Then they prayed over me. It was pretty great.

There’s probably more I could write, but, well, no, I’m done.
Peace, love, and plus plus pluses.