Back in Action

Sorry for the temporary dry spell... Christmas activities took hold and I forgot all about this blog. I just spent a week at home and am now back in Minneapolis in the dorms for the rest of break. I had a good time back home--I spent a lot of time with my family, saw a couple old friends, and came into town one night to spend time with a friend before he left for Africa.

Now I'm back in Minneapolis until I leave for El Salvador (!) on January 5th. I hope to work a couple days once my place of work reopens and spend time with friends before I leave. Its been nice to rest up-- here's to a bit more of that.

Heading Home for the Holidays

I'm at work right now, but in a matter of hours I'll be heading home. I'm not sure how to feel about this every year. Don't get me wrong--I love my family very much and miss them when I'm at school, but this my home now (as clichéd as that sounds). When I moved out I knew that that house would never really be my home again, and while there is some sadness in that, it is a good feeling to know that I am independent and self-sufficient. I've got a great support system here, and everything in my life with the exception of my family is here or right nearby. I've got a lot to be thankful for this Christmas, and I look forward to a week or so of rest after a crazy semester and some quality time with my family.

Oh, and I hear we got a puppy. Who can say no to a new puppy at Christmas?!

Sorry For The Delay

Hey there. Sorry I disappeared for a minute. It has been a busy couple days!

I went to a Christmas party on Friday night and co-hosted one of my own with a couple friends on Saturday night--it was a Holiday theme party in which guests were encouraged to dress up as something. I was a toy rocket ship from Santa on Christmas morning; other costumes included the Wise Men, the Virgin Mary and Santa's Naughty List. We played holiday music, ranging from "Hanukkah's Da Bomb" to Neil Diamond versions of Christmas "classics," ha. I had a great time. It was the perfect way to cap a busy last week of class and precede a busy finals week.

Sunday was full of homework, as was Monday (I had a final at 8am and spent a good chunk of the day's remainder--until at least 7pm, not including breaks for lunch, dinner, and procrastination--working on papers and such). I turned in two papers today and only have 2 pages of one more paper left, and I am finished for the semester! I've got my Campus Kitchen shift soon, but lets see if I can't finish this paper first.

Photoblog: Campus Kitchen

A special thanks to my fantastic volunteers!

Typical Tuesday

Don't you love it when you get a paper back, thinking you did terribly on it when in fact... surprise... you did great?! I sure do.

It's already been a long day. And a long week. But I'm very much looking forward to all the exciting things I have going on in the next week (finals aside).

Fresh as a pair of new shoes

Today has been FULL, and I still have hours of homework ahead of me.

I also finally resolved the issues around the arrival time of my passport. It should arrive soon. I was beginning to get nervous there.

Oh, another random thing: I got new shoes yesterday, as my others were falling apart. I replaced my old converse with... new converse. But these are red, as a part of the movement to get companies to release red products and donate some of the money to issues surrounding the AIDS crisis. As a friend said, now I can feed my capitalist inclinations and bleeding heart at the same time.

Anyway. I feel fine. I am going to motivate myself to finish two papers tonight. Can I do it? We'll see.

Wow, this entry is lacking coherency.

Procrastination

With so much to do, I just can't make myself focus! Why? Even this is just another form of procrastination. Ugh. Back to work, huh? Well, I'll give it a shot.

Well

It has been a week of highs and lows, to say the least. I learned a hard lesson on Wednesday, but I learned it. And yes, I'm being vague, but c'mon-- this is an internet blog. I'm not going to spill all my deepest secrets. Luckily, I've got really good friends who are nothing if not supportive, and things are going really well. I'm looking forward to the weekend to RELAX and enjoy myself before... AHH! ...the last week of class. I'm at work, though, so I'm off.

The Small Things

I woke up this morning and met my friend "S" for "coffee"--he had coffee, I ate a sandwich. Then I met another friend to return a book, after which I ran into my friend "J". He and I walked about for a bit, joking and just "being stupid". Then I had two classes, followed by my weekly Campus Kitchen shift which was, as always, a fun excursion into the community and nice escape from campus with friends. After, we went to the Holiday party for the History, Political Science, and Economics departments (I work in their office), where I bumped into "S", "J", and another friend whose name begins with "J". We ate and drank, after which I ended up in the library (where I currently sit). As you can see, nothing out of the ordinary, but a completely satisfactory day so far. I must be off; there is day left--

Finals, Finals, Finals

It's that time of year... We've hit the home stretch: just two weeks of classes remain, and you can see it on everyone's faces. It's a combination of the excited anticipation of relief when classes are finished and the nervous anticipation of looming final papers and exams. Well, that, and a lack of sleep. But we shall prevail! Now, back to the books...

Friday Night Feels Alright

Well, I had a very full day-- I wrote 11 pages of a research paper, had class, and ran a couple errands. And now... my friends are throwing a theme party tonight. Should be a good time. The rest of the weekend looks to be full of downtime and major studying time. Sounds like a good balance, no?