Now, in the end of August: I keep on writing these posts, as if I have to live up to someones expectations. I feel like I made a commitment, and now I want to see it through. But, to be honest, I think the only one who will notice if I stop the retelling here, at the point when I left San Francisco, would be me. Most of the people that have been reading this blog have already met me and have had many of these stories told to them first hand. I could just quit.
But no. It isn’t as easy as that. I do this writing as much for myself as for everyone else. I need to write things down to remember them, and I already feel like the things are slipping away from me. For my future self, I feel it’s important that I finish this. I’ll keep writing.
It might take a while, though. Life is a constant roller coaster, and I have a tendency to make everything even more chaotic than it needs to be. I found an apartment in Uppsala, where I’m going to study for the upcoming fall semester. I have things to pack and loads to drive up to Uppsala before Monday, when life starts for real again. I bought a new computer, which I have to get started. I still have to go to work, I have laundry to wash and utensils to buy. I already finished “A Game of Thrones” and am halfway through “A Clash of Kings”.
It’s not easy being an overachiever.
Katja Malmborg 