Locked Out

Today I had a decent amount of reading homework to finish before tomorrow. I had some readings my professor posted outside their office to read, so I was reading on the fourth floor where their office is located. Recently, I found a lounge on the floor and have been doing my reading there instead of in the hallway like I used to.

After finishing my readings, I saw a door I hadn't seen before that lead to a landing outside. I was surprised the door worked and I went out on the balcony. The only trouble was the door wouldn't open from the outside. I was stuck out on the balcony. After waiting to see if anybody would enter the lounge and open the door, I recruited my roommate to come save me. I am thankful for a nice roommate and that I wasn't stuck outside for too long.

Off

Today was my last day home. I woke up not feeling very well at all. While being home, my sleeping, eating, and exercising routines have been completely disregarded and that problems explains why I wasn't feeling normal. Thankfully, I have slowly started to feel better.

Turkey Bowl

Today was a fun day home with my family. I went bowling with my brother. We bowled quite a few games. I didn't get a turkey bowling, but I did eat some more turkey for dinner. It will be sad to leave tomorrow, but I'll be back home for break before I know it.

Black Friday

Today was Black Friday. I did a little bit of shopping, but mainly because I hadn't been shopping at a store since I went to college, not because of any sales that were going on. My family went bowling with my grandparents. It was fun even if I am a terrible bowler, or perhaps because I am. Tonight we went to a game night at our family friend's house. It was fun and it is not every day I get to beat both my mom and dad at ping pong.

Thanksgiving Day

Today was Thanksgiving. At first I was a bit disappointed our family wasn't going down to Oregon as we usually do for Thanksgiving. However, it was nice to be home this year and not have to travel. It was also nice to have my grandparents join us. It was a fun time with family and lots of good food.

Reroutine

Today it was nice to be back home. I had been well over a month since I had last been home. I went to help out in my father's second grade class today. I also went jogging around my old route. It is just really nice to have all the family together again.

Going Back

Today was a long day of classes. It was made only longer by waiting for them to be done so I can head home. I am very excited to be heading home for the first time this quarter and to celebrate Thanksgiving with the family.

Plans

Today I had quite a few things planned to get accomplished. Unfortunately, I didn't get a lot of the stuff done I had planned to do. Thankfully, a lot of the stuff can be done tomorrow. Sadly, that means tomorrow will be very busy. However, I am headed home tomorrow for the first time this quarter.

Unsuccessful Sundae

Today is Sunday. I often look forward to Sundays for a variety of reasons. One of those reasons is Sunday Sundaes in the dining hall. There is nothing quite like ending one week, and starting the next one, with a big huge bowl of ice cream.

Tonight the line was especially long, and there was some cutting going on, but I didn't really care. I knew the prize waiting at the end of the line was well worth waiting a bit. When I finally got to the ice cream, both were pink. I was a bit disappointed, all I wanted was vanilla. I took the less pink ice cream that looked like it was vanilla.

Turns out, white chocolate and vanilla are not the same. The ice cream tasted nothing like I thought it should. Even smothered in hot fudge with bits of Oreo and some cake mixed in, it tasted wrong. I didn't really enjoy my sundae, although I did end up eating most of it. I'm sure there are plenty of life lessons I could have, or possibly should have, learned from this. Mainly I'm just waiting until next Sunday in hopes that my belief in Sunday Sundaes can be redeemed.

Hot Tub Time

Today I went to the Rec Center. After working out, I had an extended stay in the hot tub. It had been quite awhile since I had been in the hot tub. It was very relaxing and it won't be long before my next visit to the hot tub.

Slowly Registering

Today was a bit of a hectic day. I woke up 10 minutes before I was supposed to have a meeting with someone. It was also two hours after I was supposed to register for classes. I ended up registering for classes and having my meeting. I'm not super excited about the classes I registered for, but there is still some time to try and change things.

Thursday of Realization

Today is Thursday and therefore I had my classes. I can't believe Thanksgiving is in one week, which means this quarter is rapidly coming to an end. It also means I am registering for classes tomorrow morning, which I still need to figure out what I want to take.

School Stuff

Today I worked at an elementary school. I wish I spent more of my time helping in a classroom, but I am still able to help other ways. I have a few tentative schedules planned out for next quarter. I still need to finalize things before I register Friday morning, but even then I can only hope I get into the classes I want.

Snack Attack

Today was the longest day of classes I've had for about a month. In my second two hour political science class, with about an hour left, I was pretty tired. Thankfully we had a five minute break before our second hour of lecture. During this time, I bought some food. Not only because I was very hungry, but because the very act of eating would help keep me awake. It was a very good cookie and served its dual purposes very well.

Out Cold

Today, in the early hours of the morning, the power went out. It has been really stormy here and is supposed to continue to be for the next couple days. I dreamed the power had been turned back on twice before it actually was turned back on. It was weird not knowing what time it was in the morning, but I didn't really want to. In the end, the power outage was a good excuse to get two more hours of sleep than I normally would have.

Class Conflicts

Today I looked at the schedule for next quarter's classes for the first time. I've been putting it off because I don't want to decide whether or not I am going to take calculus. If I want to take upper level economics classes, I need to take the calculus class. If I don't end up taking upper level economics, taking calculus would just be an elective. I'm also interested in taking some writing classes, but would probably need to declare it as a minor before I could do so. In other words, I need to make some decision about what I am going to take which is keeping me from looking at the schedule at all because that would force me to make those decisions.

Cold

Today it was pretty cold outside. The past few days, it has been getting cold. I heard rumors it was going to snow, but I think they were only rumors.

Post Projects

Today I went to the Rec Center. I had been so busy with projects earlier in the week that I couldn't really justify going to the Rec Center. Now I don't really have any major projects in any of my classes until finals week. It is a bit of a strange feeling, but a good one.

Registration Registers

Today being a Thursday, I had my classes. Which reminds me, I need to start planning my classes for next quarter. I don't really have any idea what I should/want to take. I believe registration starts soon so I should really figure that out.

Truly Thankful

Today there was no classes because of Veteran's Day. I don't have classes on Wednesdays anyway, but with everyone else not having classes it felt like it was the weekend. I would like to thank all the people who are serving or have served in any branch of the military. They perform an important service to us and our country. That is truly something to be thankful for, not just for getting a day off in their name.

Luxembourg Represented

Today was a bit of a whirlwind. I had so much stuff to finish this morning before my classes, I was racing around all morning trying to get it all done. I had to print twenty copies of a five page handout and the printer wasn't working. Eventually they printed and I had to run to get them outside my professor door and make it to my class before my essay would be marked down ten percent if I was tardy. I also gave my presentation on Luxembourg today. It went well. About an hour after giving my presentation, I checked my mail and I had gotten a big packet of stuff from Luxembourg in the mail today. It would have been nice to have before or for my presentation, but it was still kind of cool to get anything at all.

Working Man

Today has basically all been spent working on my presentation. I finally finished the handout. It is good that I am done with the handout, but I still need to work on the actual speech itself. However, my second feminist essay is due tomorrow which also needs some more work and is a much larger percentage of my grade compared to my presentation. On top of all of that, I still have the normal reading homework for both classes which will take several hours. Let's just say that it has been a long day, and it isn't anywhere near being over.

Sunday not of Rest

Today I got quite a bit of work done on my essay that is due on Tuesday. I also got some work done for my Luxembourg presentation, which is also due Tuesday. However, both still have a way to go before being complete. For that reason, tomorrow is going to be a busy day.

Slept Away

Today I almost missed brunch for the first time of my collegiate career. On weekends, brunch closes at 1:30pm. I woke up at 1:27pm, and didn't think I was going to be able to make it. I threw on some shoes and literally ran to the dining hall and barely made it in time. It was sort of a mixed feeling. I was glad I made it to brunch and got some food, but not very glad a good portion of my day was gone.

Frugality

Today was a busy day of no classes. I have quite a bit of stuff to do this weekend. I know I have enough time to finish all that I need to, it is just a matter of spending my time wisely.

Windy Day

Today was a very windy day. So windy, it was difficult to walk at times and very hard to open some doors the wind was blowing against. I really enjoy the wind, especially as it blows the falling leaves around.

Pointless Arguments

Today was a busy day. I went to an elementary school and helped out with 5th graders for much of the day. It was neat helping a student struggling with decimals and see him start to understand them better after working with him. I also lead a game of soccer for their PE class, most of my time was spent settling pointless arguments but I guess that is the life of a 5th grader. The rest of the day was spent finishing reading homework and working on my essay.

Now I Know

Today was a fairly busy day. I got back my first feminist essay, and have already started on the second one. I didn't do as well as I had hoped on my first essay, but I think a mix up about my topic when cleared should improve my grade. Besides, I think there are some classes you just can't do well in for whatever reason. For me, feminist political theory happens to be that class. Now I know.

Monday Back

Today it was nice to get caught up on my sleep. I am going to try to use fall back to go to sleep earlier and wake up earlier. At least that is the plan. Today I had a bit of homework I needed to do. I had even more I wanted to get accomplished, but didn't.

Back from Camp

The past few days at camp were a lot of fun. I was very thankful for fall back, allowing me to get a much needed 'extra' hour of sleep. It was a great weekend with friends, playing, learning, and bonding together. A highlight was playing tackle ultimate frisbee in the rain.