I start my journey back to the Station tomorrow and since the future of internet availability is uncertain, I've decided to reflect on my summer now just in case. This summer was dreadful to be sure, but it was also the most productive "break" EVER. Was it worth it? You be the judge.

This summer I:
- Got an A in Physics
- Earned a really pretty penny in roughly 9 weeks
- Corrected my tongue thrust
- Lost almost 25lbs
Plus started a college scrapbook, got a really nice tan, and whitened my teeth.

In high school I resented busy summers because I thought they completely defeated the purpose of having a break at all. To a large extent that is true - once you reach a certain age (16ish I suppose) summer becomes less of a period of relaxation and more of an opportunity to do all of the crap that you couldn't get done during school. For instance - there's no way I could have gotten an A in Physics while at A&M, and there's no way I could have worked and been an ENDS major at the same time. From now on, summers will all probably be similar to the one that just (graciously) ended, and I guess that's ok since I didn't have anything better to do this summer anyway. Thankfully I spend more time enjoying myself in school than I do moping through May, June, and July. Now I just wish people would stop referring to the "lazy days of summer", etc. because those only exist for the unemployable.

So for the record, this was the definitive summer from hell. This summer is the base unit. It is the meter, the gram, and the liter. Could next summer be better? Absolutely. I might intern, I might live in the Station, I'll probably go on a nice vacation with my family. That would be the centi-summer from hell. Could a future summer be worse? Of course. I might die (the kilo-summer from hell). However, no matter how much I hated this summer, I can't complain about successfully BSing my way through 6 weeks of Physics, being able to afford almost anything, finally resting with my mouth closed, and throwing away 2 sizes of fat clothes.

Oh P.S. I lost .2lbs this past week but I didn't post Polly because a loss like that wouldn't really register.