Today can be characterized by my proximity to moderately famous people who I absolutely adore.

Person one: Barack Obama. His campaign brought him to Atlanta (more specifically, the heart of Georgia Tech's campus), and I was lucky enough to be one of the 20,000 people who heard him speak in person - I was actually standing about 20 feet away from the walkway he came in on, and I was close enough to make eye contact and exchange waves with him after his speech. In between these close encounters, he said some interesting, exciting things about how he would like to shape the country.

Person two: Patty Griffin. One of my good friends introduced me to Patty Griffin's music about a year ago (it was included on a "nap" playlist that was playing while I napped on her futon)... we found out that she was going to play in Atlanta, and that friend and I knew we had to be there. Her show was AMAZING. The venue is one of the more well-known but unique in Atlanta: The Tabernacle, an old church that has been converted to a music venue. Patty (can I call her Patty?) sang for almost two hours, and it was nothing short of amazing. The music was loud and energizing, and her voice has strength and beauty that I can only wish mine had. (In fact, I'm exceptionally tone deaf.) It might be the best concert I've ever been to.

In other news, I think I am just DONE with this semester. I feel drained mentally, physically, emotionally, and so on. I feel simultaneously overly busy and exceedingly lazy. I feel lonely, but I don't really wish I were spending more time with people. I usually hate change, but I feel incredibly anxious for a break from this atmosphere. I feel like this impending disaster is somewhere, waiting in the wings. But I lack the energy or desire to go seek it out.

I just don't know. Nothing's really wrong, but something's not quite right. I think I had bed bugs. I never saw them, but I would wake up each morning with a new collection of bites. I washed my sheets, though - hopefully this will fix the problem. At least I have a whole playlist of Patty Griffin to choose from, right?

But if you break down
I'll drive out and find you
If you forget my love
I'll try to remind you
And stay by you when it don't come easy
- "When it Don't Come Easy," Patty Griffin