Haunted Beloit

Well, I hope everyone had a pleasantly spooky time last night. Unfortunate when Halloween falls in the middle of the week but what can one do, baring some radical restructuring of the Gregorian calendar, except make the most of it? I had my heart set on throwing a party in my dorm last night--even bought the foodstuffs to entice the guests--but so many people were busy with school work that schedules just didn't mesh. I did end up having a small gathering of friends scrounged up during dinner but not nearly what I had imagined. Oh well. We had fun anyway, drank cider, ate Gouda and crackers and candy, and lounged around talking about...school. You just can't escape, folks.

Later we decided to attend the anthropology club party. They were telling stories from around the world, eating candy, and generally goofing off. Good times, good times. We took a tour of the scary basement in anthro house and someone turned off the lights to the fearful delight of all. Afterwards there was palm reading (just some of the occult arts one can encounter on campus) and I finally agreed to have my future told. So here it is, Krista Eichhorst's life, all mapped out:
1. I will die in my eighties--good long life
2. I will stay close to my family
3. I will have a steady source of income throughout my life
4. I am not very creative and tend towards math and the sciences (keeping in mind that I am a creative writing major, this is terribly funny)
5. I will have to choose between two men in my life, one of whom is a current acquaintance and the other who will appear later (scary thought considering the guys I know right now)
6. I will have a normal marriage that lasts to the end
7. I will have up to eight children
8. I have only been reincarnated twice

Hmm...now that I know how my life will turn out I'm not sure that I really want to actively participate in it anymore. It's like when someone tells you the end of a movie or book and you just don't want to see or read it anymore. The element of surprise is gone. Sad, terribly sad.

But on a happier note, I just found out that I have been quoted in a scholarly journal as per an article that my FYI advisor wrote using student papers. Only a few student papers were picked for the article and she devoted an entire paragraph to my thoughts about the author Bessie Head. How exciting! Guess the palm reader didn't see that one coming...