I suppose everything has to change for a reason. Sometimes things change because other things change, but those things change because of change...it gets awfully confusing. Shannon has now realized exactly how different things are from last year, and it all seemed to happen right under my nose. I don't even notice all the changes that happen here, but her sense of what has changed and what hasn't has gone through the roof. Her sister's always around; she misses her old roommate, and she laments that my old roommate seems to become more depressed; something that I wish would change, too. I can definitely sense her discomfort. Even my education has changed, really. Last year, all of my classes were easy; baby steps. Now I'm taking strides vector-lengths and dot products long...the difference is night and day. I can't wait for Saturday. I suppose I just need sleep.