Smell that? That's the scent of (in)sanity.
I was going to have my icon be a picture of fall, but then I realized it's not quite time for the air to crisp and the leaves to turn tricks. Therefore, in honor of my need love of my k-cup coffee machine, the icon labeled "Coffee." Today is a work day, and I don't think I could be less enthused. It was my first full week of classes and work combined, and it really couldn't be more apparent that I need to set myself an earlier bedtime.
School, however, is wonderful. My classes are all entertaining in their own way, whether it's because of interesting discussions or because of adorable professors. I'm taking a 300-level astronomy course on the origins of the universe, as an upper-level out-of-major elective, and the prof is Italian. His name is Massimo Ricotti (say it out loud to yourself, it's so fun) and he's just so gosh darn cute... very sweet, very sincere, you can tell he just wants to make the class interesting for us, even though most of the class is quiet. Not that I can really understand a crazy discussion going on in a science class, at least not like the ones in my Shakespeare class. That one is definitely a great course; the prof is great at engaging the class and there are several students who have had him before, and are therefore good at facilitating the discussion as well. We just finished up on Hamlet; it's definitely a good sign when a play I've read about four times for four different classes, is still able to become fresh and new and exciting.
Then I have Blues & African American Folksong -- slightly helter-skelter class, the professor is knowledgeable about his subject and not boring about it, which is nice. He's actually an adorable old man and very very funny; peculiar sense of humor. Then there's my poetry workshop. It's the advanced of the advanced course, the last one the school has to offer before I exhaust the poetry writing classes at UMD (although, I can sign up for the class once more for credit). My workshop is coming up this Monday, and part of the reason why I am behind on sleep. This past Monday I learned I had to turn a poem in by Wednesday, but had nothing finished. I'm proud of what I came up with, despite the time constraint.
I came across a youtube blog yesterday evening that I just thought was fabulous. Not only is the guy adorable, but I think it's a fun concept to piecemeal fifty interesting, random moments of your life together to share. Probably slightly more powerful in video format, but I am going to attempt the same thing in writing nonetheless. Let's see how many things most people don't know that I can come up with..
My 50 Things:
1. Drove through a snow storm in Vermont.
2. Took a picture of a friend standing with Al Sharpton.
3. Left my number on a check for a waiter in San Francisco.
4. Won a poster on the Sears Tower tour in Chicago.
5. Slept through the day and stayed up at night for 5 days straight.
6. Dyed half of my hair crayola red.
7. Turned down marijuana.. several times.
8. Went to a blues bar by myself in Evanston, IL.
9. Danced with and like a hippie at a bar in Nevada City.
10. Slept in my car overnight at a rest-stop.
11. Laughed as a man in a car next to me held up a sign that said "10".
12. For three years, wrote poems using extended metaphors to hide the fact that I was writing about the same person.
13. Stood on a giant piano.
14. Had a serious crush on a high school teacher.
15. Threw a bean bag chair out of a fourth story window.
16. Threw a marble at my crush in fourth grade. He thew it at me first.
17. Bought alcohol in California and the attendant thought my Maryland ID was fake.
18. Watched the sun rise every morning for two months straight, while rowing on a river.
19. Skipped class to go to a concert.
20. Stole a $.10 eraser from a store when I was in first grade. My mom found out, drove me back and made me pay for it while she waited in the car. I never stole a single thing ever again.
21. Sat at lunch by myself for two weeks in 8th grade before I worked up the nerve to ask someone if I could sit with them.
22. Wore pajama pants to school 4 out of 5 days a week my senior year in high school.
23. Smiled at a teacher who yelled at me in 4th grade because she thought I smiled too much. I didn't know what else to do.
24. Failed my calculus final senior year of high school. It was the highlight of my schooling; it was the first time I realized grades didn't really matter in the long run.
25. Watched a whole season of One Tree Hill on youtube in one night.
26. Ran a 7:17 mile.
27. Got a speeding ticket on the way home from Ocean City last summer.
28. My papers consistently got the highest grade out of all the sections of AP English senior year.
29. Scored a goal in soccer ten yards from midfield my freshman year on a free kick.
30. Shouted the word "Damn!" in front of my coach the same game. I still didn't know it was considered a cuss word... thanks Mom and Dad.
31. Cried when my psychologist told me I was loyal and not insane. In some ways, she saved my life, because right then I just needed someone to believe in me.
32. Told my boss I had accidentally overslept when it was really on purpose.
33. In third grade, the class gerbils had babies. I took the black one, even though I knew my best friend wanted that one and I told her she could have it (I had first pick).
34. I apologized to that friend for that bitch move several years later when we had lunch in college.
35. I fell in love literally overnight.
36. Was exclusively winked at by Robin Williams.
37. Kissed my poster of Johnny Depp.
38. Laughed until I peed myself.
39. Shared poop stories with my college roommate.
40. Went to Taco Bell for lunch everyday for two weeks straight.
41. Sat in my backyard until five in the morning talking to a boy.
42. Wrote almost every English paper in high school the night before it was due.
43. Got written up in that "suspicious persons" list at the airport for having a lighter confiscated from my carry-on.
44. I have been told that I have a beautiful smile too many times to count.
45. I have also been told that I'm a wonderful person, or variations thereof, too many times to count my entire life. I struggle sometimes with knowing I'm fallible.
46. People watched in a park in downtown Boston for three hours.
47. Tried squash, beets and eggplant for the first time all in one sitting, and enjoyed them all.
48. Wrote two and a half chapters of a novel in 12th grade. I'm still planning on finishing it someday.
49. Got yelled at by an army sergeant, slash angry father, for my nervous laughter after accidentally kicking a girl in the face with a soccer ball on JV.
50. Wrote this post when I should have been working.
School, however, is wonderful. My classes are all entertaining in their own way, whether it's because of interesting discussions or because of adorable professors. I'm taking a 300-level astronomy course on the origins of the universe, as an upper-level out-of-major elective, and the prof is Italian. His name is Massimo Ricotti (say it out loud to yourself, it's so fun) and he's just so gosh darn cute... very sweet, very sincere, you can tell he just wants to make the class interesting for us, even though most of the class is quiet. Not that I can really understand a crazy discussion going on in a science class, at least not like the ones in my Shakespeare class. That one is definitely a great course; the prof is great at engaging the class and there are several students who have had him before, and are therefore good at facilitating the discussion as well. We just finished up on Hamlet; it's definitely a good sign when a play I've read about four times for four different classes, is still able to become fresh and new and exciting.
Then I have Blues & African American Folksong -- slightly helter-skelter class, the professor is knowledgeable about his subject and not boring about it, which is nice. He's actually an adorable old man and very very funny; peculiar sense of humor. Then there's my poetry workshop. It's the advanced of the advanced course, the last one the school has to offer before I exhaust the poetry writing classes at UMD (although, I can sign up for the class once more for credit). My workshop is coming up this Monday, and part of the reason why I am behind on sleep. This past Monday I learned I had to turn a poem in by Wednesday, but had nothing finished. I'm proud of what I came up with, despite the time constraint.
I came across a youtube blog yesterday evening that I just thought was fabulous. Not only is the guy adorable, but I think it's a fun concept to piecemeal fifty interesting, random moments of your life together to share. Probably slightly more powerful in video format, but I am going to attempt the same thing in writing nonetheless. Let's see how many things most people don't know that I can come up with..
Click to viewMy 50 Things:
1. Drove through a snow storm in Vermont.
2. Took a picture of a friend standing with Al Sharpton.
3. Left my number on a check for a waiter in San Francisco.
4. Won a poster on the Sears Tower tour in Chicago.
5. Slept through the day and stayed up at night for 5 days straight.
6. Dyed half of my hair crayola red.
7. Turned down marijuana.. several times.
8. Went to a blues bar by myself in Evanston, IL.
9. Danced with and like a hippie at a bar in Nevada City.
10. Slept in my car overnight at a rest-stop.
11. Laughed as a man in a car next to me held up a sign that said "10".
12. For three years, wrote poems using extended metaphors to hide the fact that I was writing about the same person.
13. Stood on a giant piano.
14. Had a serious crush on a high school teacher.
15. Threw a bean bag chair out of a fourth story window.
16. Threw a marble at my crush in fourth grade. He thew it at me first.
17. Bought alcohol in California and the attendant thought my Maryland ID was fake.
18. Watched the sun rise every morning for two months straight, while rowing on a river.
19. Skipped class to go to a concert.
20. Stole a $.10 eraser from a store when I was in first grade. My mom found out, drove me back and made me pay for it while she waited in the car. I never stole a single thing ever again.
21. Sat at lunch by myself for two weeks in 8th grade before I worked up the nerve to ask someone if I could sit with them.
22. Wore pajama pants to school 4 out of 5 days a week my senior year in high school.
23. Smiled at a teacher who yelled at me in 4th grade because she thought I smiled too much. I didn't know what else to do.
24. Failed my calculus final senior year of high school. It was the highlight of my schooling; it was the first time I realized grades didn't really matter in the long run.
25. Watched a whole season of One Tree Hill on youtube in one night.
26. Ran a 7:17 mile.
27. Got a speeding ticket on the way home from Ocean City last summer.
28. My papers consistently got the highest grade out of all the sections of AP English senior year.
29. Scored a goal in soccer ten yards from midfield my freshman year on a free kick.
30. Shouted the word "Damn!" in front of my coach the same game. I still didn't know it was considered a cuss word... thanks Mom and Dad.
31. Cried when my psychologist told me I was loyal and not insane. In some ways, she saved my life, because right then I just needed someone to believe in me.
32. Told my boss I had accidentally overslept when it was really on purpose.
33. In third grade, the class gerbils had babies. I took the black one, even though I knew my best friend wanted that one and I told her she could have it (I had first pick).
34. I apologized to that friend for that bitch move several years later when we had lunch in college.
35. I fell in love literally overnight.
36. Was exclusively winked at by Robin Williams.
37. Kissed my poster of Johnny Depp.
38. Laughed until I peed myself.
39. Shared poop stories with my college roommate.
40. Went to Taco Bell for lunch everyday for two weeks straight.
41. Sat in my backyard until five in the morning talking to a boy.
42. Wrote almost every English paper in high school the night before it was due.
43. Got written up in that "suspicious persons" list at the airport for having a lighter confiscated from my carry-on.
44. I have been told that I have a beautiful smile too many times to count.
45. I have also been told that I'm a wonderful person, or variations thereof, too many times to count my entire life. I struggle sometimes with knowing I'm fallible.
46. People watched in a park in downtown Boston for three hours.
47. Tried squash, beets and eggplant for the first time all in one sitting, and enjoyed them all.
48. Wrote two and a half chapters of a novel in 12th grade. I'm still planning on finishing it someday.
49. Got yelled at by an army sergeant, slash angry father, for my nervous laughter after accidentally kicking a girl in the face with a soccer ball on JV.
50. Wrote this post when I should have been working.