i had a break, and now i'm back
break had its ups and downs. the ups were pretty good; i got a bunch of stuff done, though not quite as much as i'd have liked, and i relaxed a bunch, though not quite as much as i'd have liked. i suppose 75% of both worlds is better than all of one and none of the other.
i've been home for less than 48 hours and already it's hit me repeatedly how good it is to be here. i did surprisingly many things today: went to the strip, went to a staff meeting, sent my bike in for general repairs, ran 5 miles (and felt amazingly good afterwards, despite a lousy showing over break), picked my bike up, went to hang out with the cool kids at joe's. this contrasts sharply with last semester, where even if i was productive i still only felt like i could do one thing a day - i think waking up early has to do with that. (i also like the pattern where i wake up and chill for two hours before attacking the day, but with a class at 0900 that can't happen too often.)
on the other hand, it's a good sign that my mood lately has been volatile enough to jump around at the slightest provocations. on the first, though, i'm gonna have to find a good way to deal with being upset that's better than just "there's nobody to talk to and the world is falling apart".
i have yet to figure out social. i don't know how i'll know when i've figured it out.
i've been home for less than 48 hours and already it's hit me repeatedly how good it is to be here. i did surprisingly many things today: went to the strip, went to a staff meeting, sent my bike in for general repairs, ran 5 miles (and felt amazingly good afterwards, despite a lousy showing over break), picked my bike up, went to hang out with the cool kids at joe's. this contrasts sharply with last semester, where even if i was productive i still only felt like i could do one thing a day - i think waking up early has to do with that. (i also like the pattern where i wake up and chill for two hours before attacking the day, but with a class at 0900 that can't happen too often.)
on the other hand, it's a good sign that my mood lately has been volatile enough to jump around at the slightest provocations. on the first, though, i'm gonna have to find a good way to deal with being upset that's better than just "there's nobody to talk to and the world is falling apart".
i have yet to figure out social. i don't know how i'll know when i've figured it out.