just got back from another late night studying.  such is the life of a med student...  if only i was born caucasian and with talent, i'd be a rock star and everything would be as it should be.  the weather's starting to get cold here in the lou, gonna snow pretty soon.  there's something about the change in weather when you're in a place that gets all four seasons, it really makes you feel different, it changes your mood.  i think wintertime can make you feel a little less upbeat at times, but more than anything, winter makes me long for cups of hot chocolate, the warm glow of a crackling fire, and someone to cuddle with.

'here comes a cold...break out the winter clothes, and find a love to call your own...'  -st. patrick's day 

of course, john mayer.  there's something about cold weather that can bring people closer, if only to stay warm.  things you don't truly experience in california.  got a test on saturday, it's on the respiratory system.  just thinking about it takes my breath away...

ok, i'm gonna try this xanga thing again.  going back home for thanksgiving was so refreshing.  first of all, it's a move from crappy st. louis to lovely sunny southern california.  all you californians, be grateful you live where you live.  and family.  ah, family.  i think moving away for so long, i really have a greater appreciation for family.  they are there for you, no matter what, and they enjoy your company, even when you're not on top of your game and you feel like last week's leftovers.  but the fact remains that i am here in st. louis again.  i know i make it sound horrible, when really it's not such a bad place to be.  we even have a boba place.  imagine that. 

alright daniel, i'm doing this for you, remember that.  anyhow, so i'm supposed to write about my life.  so last night i only got three hours of sleep.  i have these times of transient insomnia, brought on by who knows what.  worries, fears, drinking a can of coke right before bed time.  john mayer talks about this in a song entitled 'quiet'. 

'3:02, the space in this room, has turned on me.  all my fears have cornered me here, me and my tv screen.' 

i'm a huge john mayer fan by the way.  HUGE.  i like trying to play all of his songs, and his signature is on my guitar. 

so tomorrow i go to class, neuroanatomy.  ugh.  actually, it's fascinating.  it's the tests that make me go, ugh.  i think that's all i'm going to write for now.  i wonder if this is the kind of thing that people write about on xanga.