Weekend Update

I didn’t post on Thursday or Friday. It felt weird. Thursday I took an intentional break, and Friday I just ran out of time. It’s been a very stressful couple weeks. But, things are easing up a bit. I think. Maybe. Anyway, I’m feeling good.

• It’s been a little chilly here this last week, but now it’s back into the eighties. I think I got a sunburn the other day just walking around outside. My mom and step-dad are living in Alaska right now, so I’ve committed myself to bottling up some sunshine for them.

• My brother and sister just got fancy phones and new plans. That means I’ve been receiving all kinds of random texts. We joke about the most obscure things, so every time they send me something and I laugh out loud, I think of how I can retell the story on this blog, but I realize it would be impossible to explain and completely unfunny. I guess that’s the joy of inside joke.

• I am on the edge of my seat again as Obama assembles his administration. Clinton for Secretary of State? This is fascinating if nothing else.

• The last couple weeks have been stressful. When I get stressed out, I lose my appetite. Things just go down from there. When I don’t eat regularly, I feel like absolute crap. Then when I do eat, I make bad choices. I also haven’t been exercising. Time to get back on track and all those old promises.

• I was texting back and forth with my friend Elyse yesterday. We figured out that we won’t be in Washington at the same time this December, so who knows when we’ll see each other next. Then Elyse proposed coming to visit me in California sometime in January. Yeah, she’s a million times more spontaneous than I am. We’re not sure if it will work out, but I really hope it does. We have so much fun.

• I should be working on my thesis, but it’s hard to focus on it when there’s so much else going on, and it’s not due for months. In order to force myself to work on it, several weeks ago I made an appointment with one of my professors to talk about my plans. That meeting happened last Thursday. The night before, I finally came up with an outline I was pretty happy with. I brought my ideas to my professor, and we talked them out. I walked away a million times more confused than I was before. That always happens when I talk to him. He thinks on a level that I do not. I have no idea what he’s talking about most of the time, but then sometimes he says something and I have this total A-ha! moment of realization, and the things leading up all fit together. So, for now I’m more confused, but I think my thesis will be better for it.

• One reason I’m feeling good right now is that school things are going well. I am so bad at the networking stuff, but somehow things are working out beyond the effort I’ve put in. I hate that school has such sway over how I feel on any given day, but it’s the truth.

• Lisa offered me $50 if I ask Adorable Boy out for coffee. Ha! Problem: I never see him. He’s the worse person to have a crush on. I’d move on if it was within my control.

• Twilight this Friday!!!!!! And, then it’s Thanksgiving week. Read: no class and an extra day off. Sweet!

That’s a lot of exclamation points. I’ll give you a few more: Have a great weekend!!!!