Homesickness

I don't have any.

So, this weekend is Fall Break and almost all of my friends are going to spend the weekend at home, most rolling out of here right after IDC.

I'm not.

I only live an hour and a half away but I don't want to go home for the weekend. I love my family, but at home I do pretty much what I do here: whole up in my room or the computer room(home)/practice room(here) and not see the light of day. Ann-Alyce told me about how her and her mom would go out to eat a lot and hang out, but my family doesn't do that a whole lot. Really, my family isn't the "traditional" kind. We love each other, but for my entire life we've never been the "let's-go-out-to-eat-tonight!" kind of family. We hang out together sometimes, but for the most part my parents, my brother, and I don't do family outings.

To be fair, it's mostly because of our personalities. Depending on the day my dad can be either very gregarious or anxious, and many of my birthday outings have featured my dad trying not to be too ill tempered. My mama suffered a stroke when I was in eighth grade, so she often feels slightly uncomfortable out in public. My brother doesn't take any crap so if Dad's in a pissy mood Brian gets mad too and things snowball from there. I like going out and having dinner with my family, but I'm the mediator so I often get pulled in to ref and then I get pissed.

It's always interesting to look at my brother and I because we both have opposite features. Brian gets his social attitude from Dad and his quick-ish temper from Mama. I get my solitary habits from Mama and my temper from Daddy. Brian is very physical and handy-man-ish like Daddy, and I'm artistic and crafty like Mama. Maybe it's because we're all so alike that being together too long isn't all that pleasant.

Anyway, tangent aside, I think I might go home for a day, but I don't think I'm going to spend any nights. In Con 101 they talked to us about studying strategies, and since I've never studied at home I usually associate it with down time. I can study anywhere on campus because even though I live here, it's still school. Home is where I don't do diddly, and with two Mid-terms coming after the break I can't really afford to do diddly for even two days. One yes; two no.