I never could get the hang of Thursdays....
Day 4 of Early Morning Cardio Death Camp, and Boy, Are My Arms Tired!
No, really! I awoke with the alarm at 4:46 am with the feeling not merely of being sleepy, but actual physical weariness. I didn't rise as early as I hope to, and I didn't get in any yoga before class -- I may pay for that indulgence later! The important thing is that I did get up, I made it through Week 2 of 7 of death camp. I feel tired, and I know I'm going to ache like mad later! But for now I feel like a million bucks! I really feel great, physically and in all ways proud of myself.
Test #1 in Art Class Last Night
Thank goodness it was multiple choice and true/false. I have great confidence in those portions (I should hope so! Because if I don't, there is a great problem here). There was one short "essay" question. I realize that Art Appreciation 1301 does not demand even a 5-paragraph essay. It doesn't even demand complete sentences. Still, I can't help nagging myself that I didn't write a conclusion, I just sort of spewed the information out there -- my answer was still twice as long as anyone else's that I observed. I hope I did well. I probably did. I hope so.
No new stories about the Ant Queen who consumes six times her own bodyweight in sugar every day.
Surprise Date!
Ian called me at the end of my work day yesterday saying that his class schedule had changed up a little last night, and asking if I wanted to meet for a quick dinner before class? What a nice treat! That just made my whole day -- it was such a simple compliment from my partner. Knowing that he wanted even a little more time with me during the week just made me feel very loved and appreciated. Traffic was with me, and I had about 45 minutes. We took in our favorite Mexican place, the Blue Goose, and had time to spare. It was a lovely little interlude before class.
Today
My department is hosting its annual giant meeting of 80 or so people at a local hotel. Thank goodness I don't need to attend it all, but I am about to depart after finishing this for one of several trips over there today. Free parking = Excellent. I might get out of work early today? That'd be cool!
Ian starts midterms today. He was up late studying. I know one test concerns him as the professor has a reputation for favoring rote memorization which is Ian's least favorite thing in the world. He's also probably going to attend not one but two drawing classes today - possibly his penultimate least favorite thing in the world... No, I'm afraid I can't think of a third item just as an excuse to work in "antepenultimate," so this brief mention will have to do. Anyway, I hope he does well! He says he feels he's prepared and worked as well as he can thus far.
Gotta run,
T$
No, really! I awoke with the alarm at 4:46 am with the feeling not merely of being sleepy, but actual physical weariness. I didn't rise as early as I hope to, and I didn't get in any yoga before class -- I may pay for that indulgence later! The important thing is that I did get up, I made it through Week 2 of 7 of death camp. I feel tired, and I know I'm going to ache like mad later! But for now I feel like a million bucks! I really feel great, physically and in all ways proud of myself.
Test #1 in Art Class Last Night
Thank goodness it was multiple choice and true/false. I have great confidence in those portions (I should hope so! Because if I don't, there is a great problem here). There was one short "essay" question. I realize that Art Appreciation 1301 does not demand even a 5-paragraph essay. It doesn't even demand complete sentences. Still, I can't help nagging myself that I didn't write a conclusion, I just sort of spewed the information out there -- my answer was still twice as long as anyone else's that I observed. I hope I did well. I probably did. I hope so.
No new stories about the Ant Queen who consumes six times her own bodyweight in sugar every day.
Surprise Date!
Ian called me at the end of my work day yesterday saying that his class schedule had changed up a little last night, and asking if I wanted to meet for a quick dinner before class? What a nice treat! That just made my whole day -- it was such a simple compliment from my partner. Knowing that he wanted even a little more time with me during the week just made me feel very loved and appreciated. Traffic was with me, and I had about 45 minutes. We took in our favorite Mexican place, the Blue Goose, and had time to spare. It was a lovely little interlude before class.
Today
My department is hosting its annual giant meeting of 80 or so people at a local hotel. Thank goodness I don't need to attend it all, but I am about to depart after finishing this for one of several trips over there today. Free parking = Excellent. I might get out of work early today? That'd be cool!
Ian starts midterms today. He was up late studying. I know one test concerns him as the professor has a reputation for favoring rote memorization which is Ian's least favorite thing in the world. He's also probably going to attend not one but two drawing classes today - possibly his penultimate least favorite thing in the world... No, I'm afraid I can't think of a third item just as an excuse to work in "antepenultimate," so this brief mention will have to do. Anyway, I hope he does well! He says he feels he's prepared and worked as well as he can thus far.
Gotta run,
T$