It's so amazing to learn more about people you thought you already knew. Ojig, you are the bomb! I'm am so thankful that you are my friend, as you are so understanding and just a wonderful person in general. We always work on projects together and we share the same office space and such, but today, we really had the opportunity to chat it up, even though we were supposed to be working. I know, I know, such slackers... haha! We talked about X2 and Matrix (man, we are so analytical. I guess that's what public health does to you... haha), our pet peeves (in particular, people telling us what to do... I'll go into detail about this at another time). She also gave me some awesome advice on public health grad school. I'm starting to get a little nervous about going back to school, in particular how my financial situation will pan out, will I have enough time for studying and such. It's great to talk to someone who has similar interests as you, or has been down the same path that you will eventually travel. Ojig always has a way of focusing on the bright sides of situations as well. Like that we should make sure that we should cultivate positive qualities in ourselves, even though others may view them as inappropriate. And that we should never compromise ourselves to please others. I know that these statements may seem obvious to many, but when a person is able to attach an actual instance to them, the lesson tends to have more meaning and substance. Today, I also got the chance to know a little bit more about some people that take the cardio funk class (I still have to get the name of one of them, but like I said, I am still learning). I found out that one of the students in the class is studying project development at SF State, and is really passionate about dance as well. I have been taking this class with these two for about a year now, but for some reason, the opportunity to strike up a conversation escaped us. I guess being so focused on getting home and into bed, or being distracted by antics of Eli and John will do that... heehee! Thank you guys for your politeness and honesty. Just when you think things are out of your control or seem like things aren't going so great, really appreciating those around you helps you to realize that things are as bad as you thought. :)