I wish I had someone to discuss philosophy with because I'm reading my other philosophy book and listening to Grateful Dead The Closing of Winterland [Live] (Thank you Uncle Bobo (Bill Graham)) to calm down after my panic attacks and break downs and now I'm super excited about this course again because its something that people feel strongly about and I'm excited to hear different people's inputs on the subject. I miss my Sensei. Mr. Dziura, where are you when I need you! I need to discuss this stuff and here you spew genius! I feel passionately on some things be it from life experience, political or religious views, or maybe its something I truly believe maybe I don't know the reason I feel that way but I just do, but then there will be other things that perhaps I just never thought about and am excited to start thinking about! I just am really hoping to meet other passionate learners when school starts, I mean HCC is no Skidmore I don't expect the same kind of people to be there but even if there is one other student, heck even if only the teacher is as excited as me, I'll have someone passionate to talk to again! I miss like my AP English class, Skidmore, theater people, actually just people in general. Wonderful, passionate people! Maybe this will be enough to hold on to until spring comes with its relief from the cold and the depression and all its beauty and wonder. I'm telling you, it really couldn't come fast enough!