January 23, 2006 - 5:19 p.m. Maybe it's because I have so many friends who are seniors or maybe it's some phase we're all going through. It seems we spend an inordinate amount of time talking about the future. Not so much the long-term, where-do-I-retire kind of future; more the section of "future" immediately suceeding graduation. And here I'm wishing that I had some sort of plan that I could look to. I wish I knew where and with whom I'd be. Today in the lab we were talking about going to our ten-year high school reunions and how by then we'd probably all be PhD's or MD's. And it's true. Most of the guys that I do research with will be Dr. Somebody here shortly. Probably me too for lack of a better plan. I feel a little heavy with all the choices, like I have too many and like they're incredibly important. It's as though I will someday have some great decision to make, and if I choose unwisely, everyone will suffer. I know I'm being dramatic; I know I'm exaggerating. I know that I don't have to decide today. I felt this way in high school too about my college decision, and obviously that turned out okay. It's just the way things are going lately that this has come up again. ...before & after...