Joy and Shame

Joy and Shame

Joy: NASA ok'ed one last shuttle repair mission to the Hubble Space Telescope! Let there be rejoicing. It was due, in part, to images from HST that compelled me to study astronomy.

Shame: Today, in a meeting with students from other law schools in the area, the suggestion was made to meet at my law school. I had this instantaneous, instinctive reaction and shouted, "No, it's ok! It's a dump!" Because it is. And it's been extra bad the last few weeks. Elevators are not working - it takes 15 minutes to get to class. And the heat has been so bad, everyone was walking around in tank tops yesterday. My ass got sweaty just sitting in class. It was funny, though, my reaction. I felt ashamed, like people wanted to come over to my apartment but dirty socks and underwear were strewn everywhere, and my sink was full of dirty, moldy dishes. Or my parents were coming to visit and I had porn everywhere.