kind of a letdown

Well, last night was my last exam of the semester for which I only had to show up, listen to two presentations, and participate in the "closing ritual." Well, there actually wasn't a "closing ritual" besides finishing up the sex video we had started in the last class period. Yes, I did say sex video. This being a class on Christian Communalism, we looked at the various alternative sexual practices of some of the communities. During the last class period we got the guy saying "I've always dreamed of having a bevy of young, attractive girls to have sex with, so that's why I started this commune." Last night, we got the folks who were talking about how wonderful it is that their child would have two fathers and a mother, not knowing which of the fathers they are biologically linked to.

It's always kind of sad to think about how the bizarre decisions that parents make effect their children. I guess that's part of the whole parenting deal, but I just hate thinking about how my decisions might cripple my potential child's development. I guess we all screw up our offspring in some way or another, and we survive and grow despite ourselves.

Anyway, we didn't have any real "closing ritual" other than the professor asking us to let him know if we saw a new commune, started one, or joined one. That's just fine in some ways, but I was kind of looking forward to something bizarre. Oh well, I've gotten plenty to make fun of out of that class already.

I've been declared to have acid reflux, which really sucks because now I can't have caffeine, peppermint candy, carbonation, and chocolate. I had SO much trouble at Robert and Heather's rehearsal dinner and on the way back not getting Milo's sweet tea. I pulled it off somehow, but it was very, very difficult. They've got me taking prevacid in hopes that my esophogas can heal and then I won't be burping up food and having a burning sensation most of the time. Here's hoping. We're going to see a nutritionist this afternoon, so maybe she'll have something to contribute.