A Weird Dream

Last night I had a weird dream. A sad one. I dreamt of the PhD student whom I was working with for my senior thesis and whom I was thinking of working with for my research project this semester. He was crying in pain in my dream. He looks thinner than he used to be. The weird part is although he have helped me a lot with my senior thesis, I didn't get a chance to talk to him as a friend so it's quite surprising to me that I will dream of him. When I woke up today, I went to his website to find out if his cancer problem have gone worse. I feel so sad when I realized that he realized that he had a small tumor in his brain and was receiving treatment now. No wonder he is not able to reply to any email this week. I hope that he will get well soon!

Feeling depressed

These few days, I am feeling depressed again. Don't feel like cleaning the house, cooking or eating. Couldn't really sleep well even though I try to sleep early. Maybe I am putting too much efforts into my teaching and grading. Feel so tired all the time. Feel like crying once I reached home. Get even more frustrated when my professor doesn't seem to like the project we proposed. I went to the career fair on Thursday and Friday but I didn't seem to get any positive news even though I spend more time talking to more companies this year.

My First Power Outage

When I was doing some works with my laptop today, the power for the whole apartment suddenly went off. I thought there was some problems with the electric bills or the power box so I waited for a few minutes. Then, I started to feel panic and decide to knock on my neighbor's door to check if they are having the same problem. Apparently, the power for the whole building went off. I wasn't sure how long it will last but since the sky is getting dark, I went to the cafe nearby. An hour later, I came back home with some flashlights in case the power is still off. Luckily, the power is restored when I arrive home. Even though the outage only lasted for one and a half hour, I feel that I was defeated by the power outage. It gets scary when you are living alone as you will imagine having to spend the lonely night in the dark. I guess this is a good experience for me since it makes me realize that it is hard to live alone and to be independent.

PS: I will leave all the lights tonight because I am too afraid that it will go off again.

Fall is coming

Sweet Corn Festival...


The color of the leaves are changing...