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April 02, 2005
Spring is Here
Yesterday I had a lovely lunch with classmates up at Villa Oskars, and then participated in an afternoon of workshops with our guest speaker. Afterwards, Mandy and I biked up to Kungsmarken and had a little snack, then biked out to Skarfva for a bonfire. It was so beautiful and peaceful out on the nature reserve. The bonfire was right out on the water, across which we could see the campus twinkling in the night. The stars were the brightest I've ever seen, and the fire crackled in a most pleasing way. The bike ride home was not so pleasant, and I stayed awake shivering in my bed long after 1 a.m.
This morning I dragged myself from bed and took the bus down to Wayne's Coffee to meet up with my book-writing group. Three hours later, I'm still here. We've written a first draft of an introduction, and the others are working on their essays. In a minute, I'm going to take the bus back to the apartment, eat lunch, pack up some gear, and then bike down to Polhemsgatan for a class BBQ. The theme is "beach BBQ" and flip flops are required. Never mind that it is barely 40 degrees today--I'm sure we'll all catch pneumonia.
Several of us will cut out early and go for an evening kayak. The water is mostly thawed, which makes for really calm seas. I'll be wearing 16 layers of clothing, so I hope I can stay warm enough to enjoy the sunset on the water.
