I spent most of today with my good friend and college roommate (4eva), Tanya.
It's funny how so much in life is left up to chance. It all seems so random, and often unfair. And then every once and a while, something goes right - like being paired with someone great as your freshman year roommate.
I wasn't even supposed to go to UCSD. I'd enrolled at UC Davis, and had even started the roommate/dorm selection there. When I got the phone call letting my know that I'd gotten in to UCSD on appeal, I dropped everything and moved to Southern California on a whim.
I made more than a couple lifelong friends during those four years, I developed a deeper love for the ocean, and even started talking a little like a southern California girl (I can't stop saying "the" 5...sorry).
Sometimes I think about alternate universe Lorraine. I'm sure she's happy too. She probably snowboarded a good amount, but probably not as much as she thought she would, while at Davis. She probably road her bike more, and came home a lot on the weekends. Although I can't imagine she could be as happy as UCSD Lorraine is now.
Alternate universe Lorraine might have broken her left wrist and right leg on a half-pipe.
ReplyDeleteWhen the doctor tried to fix them, he got the bones mixed up and she now can hold a Manhattan with her ankle while tap-dancing on her elbows. Awesome as she sounds, I think the real Lorraine is happier.
Haha!
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