| I'm Sick, But Everyone's Healthy |
[May. 30th, 2007|06:01 pm] |
Today I finally got to see a doctor. For the last couple of days I've been feeling really wiped, and definitely not myself. When the muscle aches started, all I could think was, oh crap. Here comes the mono I narrowly evaded two years ago.
Sure enough, I tested positive. It's not like this is a fatal sickness, it's just getting me angry...I mean, I guess I would be angry if I had the energy to be. Our little village is humming with activity despite the falling snow. I can see smoke rising from the street where people have built fires - most of our houses don't have working fireplaces because they're college housing - so we do a lot of cooking outside. I can hear people laughing. Life is starting to seem good here. I just wish I could be helping out with Mark's latest project, a large stockade around the majority of the blocks who are cooperating with each other to make sure we have food and resources. This thing is going to encompass eight blocks when it's done, complete with ramparts where our watchmen can walk! A couple of the neighborhood engineering students designed it. And, it's segmented so we can move it to expand later on. I'm really excited.
After reading ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) miawithoutoil's post about making a change in the people around us who are still living in denial or ignorance, I've decided to start some outreach. Our community here is safe and secure, and it's time for us to pass it on to others: maybe in the form of surplus, maybe in the form of advice or classes in raising your own crops, maybe other ways. I haven't decided. But I've got this blog here that has documented my troubles and travails, to show that it is possible to survive and thrive in this new world.
Also, there's more good news - I guess someone on the Board of Regents has taken notice of our organizing, and I'm being offered a full tuition scholarship to return to school for winter semester! Although I realize it's going to be a lot of work doing all of this, I'm really eager to start moving forward with my education. Not to sound cheesy, but it really is the only tool that I really lack right now to make a change. Cheers, U of M! |
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