hmm.

it's sunday already. the week just flew by.

so today, i went to barnes & noble to study. i met this nice black man who offered a seat at his table for me to sit in. having come down to either taking his offer or leaving the bookstore since there were no other empty tables, i decided to join him. and being my usual unfriendly self, i immediately opened my book and started to read after saying my short "thank you."

he was much more amiable than i. after about an hour, i got up to get some coffee and took a short break (looking at magazines, etc.). when i sat back down, he introduced himself as something phillips (don't quite remember his first name... starts with a j though) and initiated small talk.

he told me that he usually comes every saturday to study. i didn't remember seeing him before, but when i told him i usually try to make it out on weekends too, he offered to save a seat for me next time. i then quickly changed the subject and asked him if he was a student. he answered, no, he works at hopkins. when i told him what i study, he mentioned that his brother is an auditor and said i should come work for hopkins as an auditor. he was glad to hear my auditing teacher does actually work there.

he definitely wasn't some sketchy, mental person, but still i wasn't sure whether he was just being really friendly or being weird. he seemed like a perfectly normal and kind person. i wonder if he's a doctor? perhaps a nurse? a professor? maybe i'll ask next time...

anywho, it was a good thing i ran into m, c, and k. had dinner with them and came back to study some more... though by that time i couldn't keep my eyes from closing. what do you expect, i was reading about tax. by the way, my exam is on wednesday... prayers will be greatly appreciated!

on a side note, m, no need to feel embarrassed about taking half-hour dumps... i mean, you did eat a lot for dinner. ;-)