No class.

Well I do have one class today, but my Literary Critique class got cancelled! I actually really enjoy that class, and mostly the professor, but a cancelled class is a cancelled class! So I'm just going to relax, make myself some coffee and do nothing in the hour and a half slot where I would be peer editing psychological critiques of Poe's "The Black Cat," which I might say is a great short story. Read it if you have not. That and Lorrie Moore's "People Like That Are The Only People Here."

Movies you should watch: L.A. Confidential, The Professional (the remake, not the french one, this one has natalie portman in her first role at age 13), and The Maltese Falcon. Can you tell I'm in a film noir class? The Professional is kinda bloody, but if you don't look, like me, then the rest of the movie is great! And to offset all those noir/neo-noir films...catch up on some fun...That Thing You Do!

I'm currently listening to Iron and Wine and it's so funny. It's almost like deja vu. I still feel bad for Sam Beam in that Wheaton told him to edit his songs for the concert. Ew.

I just got an email from Lands' End....my package is already in Chicago. I'm impressed. I will be even more impressed if I get it by the end of today, especially because I work today. And I want it for tomorrow when Megan and I adventure out to the Shedd Aquarium because admission is free through tomorrow! Then I'm going to her Urban Major class and then we are going out to dinner with Judy Blumhofer....whom I love and miss dearly. She is in her last "year" at Rush before she spends two years as an intern...if it's like Grey's Anatomy I sort of understand the process. Well I'll just remember to ask and then explain here later. :))

I've decided to be extra good with my money. I have been lately, I'm actually pretty proud....(the coat purchase was much needed and from saved Christmas money). But I figure because I got a dollar raise and because I'll be working more hours next quarter (as long as I'm not too stressed out) I'll be able to save a little more for a potential vacation to the Czech once I graduate in 2010.

Well seeing as it's not that early, I'd better get around to calling some special people (Mimi and Grandpa) to wish them Happy [& Belated] Birthdays! Then I might nap. :))

Warmth is on the Way

No longer will I be cold. I hope so at least. Yesterday I bought a Lands' End 'Women's Chalet Long Down Coat.' I really want it now though, especially because it's so incredibly chilly! It's temperature rating tells me it (the coat) will keep me warm in -40 to -25 degrees Fahrenheit...I'm excited.

I went out to the Mercury Cafe yesterday to do some homework and visit Megan Yoho....she just got a job there. It's in West Town so I took the Brown Line to Chicago and then took the #66 Chicago Bus to Mercury. It didn't take me as long as I had anticipated. I didn't even have to wait for a bus! The worst part was the walk home from the Armitage stop, it's not far, but it the temp had dropped and the wind was in my face.

For once in a handful of weeks, I feel like I have some downtime/a grasp of what needs to be done and the time with which to do it. I'm hoping that this is what gets me well. I guess because I don't really have an immune system right now I got a pretty nasty cold and it still has not gone away, and the shingles are scabbing over, but they still itch/hurt.

Despite all that, I will be warm come next week when I get a package delivered to the Bakery!

I was going to upload a photo of the image, but blogger is being stupid and even though I've hit the picture button it doesn't do anything. The spell check button doesn't work either...I'm slightly annoyed.....oops, I just got it to work. Disregard the previous rant.

I've got to watch L.A. Confidential now....and maybe nap :))

Stress, Valentines Day, and Shingles!

I have been running around like a half-dead chicken for the past two weeks and what's the pay off you ask? Good grades? Self-discipline?

N0.

Shingles. That's the payoff. Yup....I have what mostly old folks get with compromised immune systems. My body is the equivilant of an old crochety woman who doesn't get enough sleep. I don't have the energy to explain the details of shingles but it hurts, not horribly but it's uncomfortable. I worked a 9 hour day today but I don't have to work again til Thursday.

Lesson learned...don't pick up extra shifts during midterms week or the week of Valentine's Day for that matter. Well to be precise I first noticed the symptoms a week ago so it's more like the week before Valentine's but whatever.

I just want a day to sleep. I think I'll go to church tomorrow and then sleep afterwards for a while. Sounds good to me. I've been so busy I think the bunny is sad. He just needs a better apartment....this one isn't suiting him. :))

I went to the Iron and Wine concert yesterday....amazing! I had such a great time, shingles and Wheaton and all! But it's time for a mini nap before I head out for a movie night with some folks from the Well. I love those people...they're just amazing!



Smiles :))

Spring Quarter line-up

Tuesdays and Thursdays:

10:10-11:40 Restoration/18th Century English Lit

1:30-3:00 Shakespeare

3:10-4:40 Topics of Comparative Literature: Sappho to Shakespeare

Tuesdays:

5:45-9pm Philosophical Themes in Literature: Heidegger on literature and poetry



Not exactly what I was hoping for. But what worked out best. Classes filled up extra quickly this quarter. But I'm excited....all these professors are supposed to be amazing! I'm just going to be uber busy. :))

But the best part is I have a four day weekend. Except it can't really be a real weekend because I'll have work and lots of homework! I'm happy nonetheless.

Birth Control and Fur-Lined Panties

"It's been too long," said in a Lizzy kiddy accent. It has been too long. I've missed blogging...ok, too mushy but I have missed the free time with which I used to blog.

Hehe, the bunny is running around. I love it when everyone is gone and I can bring the bunny into the living room so he can run and hop and play on the rug. He's so happy and that makes me happy. And sad at the same time because this rarely happens and a bunny need more running around time. He's doing a little bunny dance where he hops sideways and sniffs everything.

Midterms are almost over. I'm putting off writing a 1 page paper for my soph sem class till after I'm done blogging. Then it's still going to be a busy week, but it'll go by quickly. I love the quarter system.

Last night I went to DePaul's Homecoming....super fun! My feet kill, but the 3 inch sexy sexy heels look was worth it. I had a blast and totally want to go next year. I also will be going to see Iron and Wine this friday....so excited!

But the ultimate point of this blog is.......how amazing hilarious my aunt Irene is. Wow. Today Mommy, Daddy, Meredith and me go to her house and get Chinese food. To set the scene: Daddy and Meredith are out picking the food up and Irene and Mommy and I are talking in the living room. Irene is talking about her last trip to the doctor and how she writes up a list to go through of questions for her doctor. She told us that the last question she asked him, in a hushed voice, was....did he have any sample birth control pills?!

Haha, the doctor asked what she thought she needed those for. Her reply was, "I have a sick plant in need of some estrogen." :)) He gave her some too!

Then later at dinner we were talking about how our (Carol Stream) house is always set at 64 (mind you, Irene's thermostat was at the moment around 75). Once Irene found out we keep it that low she said we're gonna need fur-lined panties to get through this winter. :))


I love it. :))

I'm worried about my bunny. He hasn't jumped out of his cage in a while and I think he's peeing a little bit more than normal. Errrr, it's super aggravating. He's acting normal, so I think I'm overreacting.

I had a wonderful popcorn party! Two girls from the Well came over last night and we made kettle corn and salty popcorn and some cookies and had grapefruit and tangerine Italian soda and watched Funny Face. I had to be careful to not sing through the whole movie. :)) It was super last minute because my roommates were out of town and so I figured considering I don't feel comfortable having people over when my roommates are home (let's not even start with how sad and messed up that situation is), why not throw a party when they aren't!! It was great for being last minute. I only wish I could do it more often. It felt so wonderful to actually sit on the couch!

And now reality sets back in as my roommates return. It had to end sometime.

If only this weather would stay nice...and not when I'm sick so I can go out for a few runs. I'm confident that I'll be fine for the Shamrock Shuffle because I at least have been going to my Spin class. Melissa and I are going to find sometime this week to go to Crunch class and get in some hardcore ab work outs done.

But in the meantime, the countdown to May 31 is 125 days...or approximately four months. It doesn't seem that bad? I mean I've already made it through one month of utter crap, and seven of some good times and some really bad news. It's really going to come sooner than I think....I hope.

Praise: Safe trips from FL and IN
Prayer: That I get over this silly cold!

Go number two for the 6:15am Spin class. I am not nearly as sore as last time, though I will admit because Paula was not there it was not as difficult. She had a sub, who was good...and I got a great workout, but just wasn't Paula.

I just love how I couldn't wait to get out of high school. I even left the country right after graduation and it was the best thing for me. I just wanted out. Out of the drama, immaturity, and cussing. Life really can move in circles can't it.

I'm a special one, there was a blog specifically devoted to me! All about how I'm incapable of seeing past certain situations...the whole cold-hearted notion. Haha, too bad I'm on my way to apathy at this point.

But besides all the sarcasm, I really am pushing myself. I didn't know I could be so socially busy...yet also leaving time for school and work. It's a beautiful thing to not be held down by others.

I started this blog and deleted my last one (I'm still sad I had to change the name and all, it was too cute....Wondrous accounts of Cupcakes and Class) because I wanted to be able to freely write my feelings without the possibilities of knowingly hurting others...specifically my roommates. It occurred to me a few weeks ago when I first started this blog that my roommates could possibly have found this site. I pray they haven't because my whole reasoning behind this was to not hurt them in the process of expressing myself. But because I started this without their knowledge I am just going to assume and hope they never find it. And if they do, I apologize if they are hurt but know that was not my intention.

All in all, clearly I need someone to live with next year. I have a few people in mind, one very specifically with whom I've already discussed the possibilities with her current roomie....I'm just praying God provides me with who He thinks is the best. Although I would love to live with the specific person. There are others that I am getting to know through the Well, but I just have to wait and see.

In closing, as my friend Courtney would say "In life God doesn't give you the people you want, instead he gives you the people you need. To teach you, to hurt you, to love you, and to make you exactly the way you should be."

I've definitely been in the "to hurt you" stage. But it's all for the best. :))