I've been getting lots of emails from my random working-in-Switzerland friends. They are pretty much all leaving this month (you see, its much more normal to do a year term there, not six months like I did, so the ones who started approximately when I did are leaving about now - of course the Australians left a couple of months ago for their "fall" term). The party announcements that have somehow made it to me have been amazing. I didn't even know it was possible to have the types of crazy parties we did, but there was always an excuse, and it was always fun. Something about being in a conservative country with a 10 p.m. lights-out rule must lend itself to parties. Anyway, most of them are spending the summer traveling. I am jealous. Jen is traveling too. I am doubley jealous. I can't wait for even my little 'ole week in Scotland this fall. And that's not enough, darnit!

In other stuff...

Last night I was actually out late, as I was somehow dragged onto the planning board of a group trying to put together a Young-People-of-JSC vision document. I was only attending the open-invite-everyone-should-come-brainstorming meetings. Really. Just trying to avoid being my usual proactive but tactless self, while still letting my opinions be known (I am new here, after all, and I figure I should let them get a little used to me before jumping right in). Anyway, one of my co-workers is on the planning board, and next thing I know, off I go into a more-responsibility position. Why oh why can I never just be a MEMBER of something without ending up on a planning board or something ridiculous??? Oh, I complain, but probably somewhere deep inside I like it which is why these things keep happening.

And tomorrow to make a fool of myself

And tomorrow is the division golf scramble. So, not having played 18 holes since I was in the 9th grade, and having only gone to the driving range a few times in 10 years, I will be playing. :)