October Break

So everyone at Houghton makes such a big deal about going home...why is that??? For me going home is not something I look forward to or even enjoy really. I find that most of my time is spent lying around the house doing nothing, because all my friends back home either don't talk to me or have become drunks...that's Christian schooling for you. Maybe I am too close to home to appreciate being away from it. I'm not sure exactly what it is, but I feel as though I'm the only one not hyperventilating the day before a break because I get to "go home". Freshman I understand, they have never been away from home for very long and for them going back home maybe seen as going back to normalcy. For others, maybe its getting back to some sort of civilization, I know some can't take being in Houghton for extended periods of time...I think someone should have thought about that before they signed away $28,000. Now neither of these two reasons fit me. One, I'm not a freshman; two, I find it much more boring here, even though there is "civilization", because I have no friends here. Applebees and the mall are not as much fun as you would think if you are there by yourself. So all this to say, I am bored out of my mind. Sure I could do homework or get ahead on stuff I know I have due later in the semester, but seriously it's vacation...enough said. I have found that no matter how many movies you watch...2 movies and 6 episodes of "The Office" in less than a day...it is still boring here. So, if you are reading this and can think of any good things for me to do...please, help a poor guy out and let me know.