More laughter from my life:
Katie and I are in the lounge. I'm reading the Tech, and jokingly mention the ease of obtaining $5000-$10000 through egg donations (there's another ad for it in this week's tech).
Me: ...seems like an easy way to make several thousand.
Katie: Ah, but there's always a catch to those things. Like you have to be 6 feet tall, blond hair and blue eyes, go to Harvard...
-trails off as she looks towards me, scrutinizes me-
Wait a minute, you're pretty close..."

Hehehe. Nothing like being 5' 8", blond hair and green eyes, and attending caltech... but I don't think I'll be contributing eggs anytime in the future. Though it's always a possibility for paying off grad school loans... ;)

More seriously: I realized today that I haven't changed that much over the past 5 months. For me, this is a good thing... I remember feeling like I was a different person every day during last summer and early fall. And I guess that I expected to have to change again when I began dating someone - perhaps it's not supposed to work that way, but that's what I expected from prior experience, and I feared losing my identity again. Thank goodness that hasn't happened. It's nice to feel accepted and loved for who you are, and to feel comfortable around someone without having to maintain an appearance and constantly suppress your faults and emotions. I can now voice what I feel, instead of keeping silent for fear of some kind of backlash or just indifference. I'm no longer afraid to ask for hugs, or take up some of his time to spill out what's bothering me. And to be with someone who truly cares about others, who's willing to show this through his actions, who's perceptive and imaginative and kind and supportive...

Sam, sometimes I wonder if I'll ever be able to thank you enough.