Sunday: A Time of Reading and Packing

 
              Today, overall, was a relaxing day for me, but an emotional day for probably many others.  The Women's World Cup Final was held today in Germany, where Japan faced off against America.  Though I yearned for America to win, Japan won.  I did not feel devastated, however, because Japan's first world cup title  hopefully could boost the sagging morale of the Japanese people who, on March 11, experienced a deadly tsunami unlike any other of its kind.  I didn't watch the game because I get a headache when I watch intense soccer matches.  Unlike a fastpaced goal scoring game like basketball, soccer takes multiple drives to get a fair shot, and that's not even guaranteed to go in.  The rollercoaster ride of the ball about to go in, butnot going in, about to get tipped in, but then going out of bounds, about to rip through the nets, gets blocked by the sturdy goalie's hands,  is enough to make me choose to go to B&N to read than watch the match.

I read interesting books at B&N.  Social Intelligence is a fascinating read.  Using MRI scans, scientists found that whenever someone is feeling happy, sad, or angry, the brain sends up neuron signals to mimic what the other person is feeling.  Our feelings of empathy becomes even stronger when we try to physically mirror the other person's movements.  I also began reading  the Art of Conversation.  The author laments that society today places face to face conversations in an abandoned corner due to more convenient emailing, texting, and videochatting, but this innate habit of humans, she insistently says, should not be ignored but should be emphasized, lest we as a society become more and more isolated.  I read The Real Grey's Anatomy, a book detailing the actual lives of medical interns and which contrasts the true experience from the theatrical ones seen on the hit tv medical drama.  The author went to Portland Washington's Medical University to shadow interns.  Her frequent paragraph shifts detailing an intern moving onto a new task, alerted me to how busy interns actually are.  One intern said that while in Grey's Anatomy, it seems like after the students depart from the hospital, they put on makeup and dress up neatly; in reality, she says, everyone has bags under their eyes and they don't have enough time to fix their hair.

My Start At Packing Clothes

      I lugged up my two suitcases full of clothes from downstairs.  I'm not packing for Emory yet, but looking at what kinds of clothes I have, so I could find out what I need to buy.  I know that I need to buy a suit jacket, two ties, dress socks, dress pants, and dress shirt, but as for casual clothes, I'm not sure if I need anymore.  Maybe a couple more shorts, new boxers, casual shoes, and casual dress shirts.