One Big Ol' Whine
As if I haven't I haven't not gotten enough done today already, I have decided to write another blog post! I want to whine and vent, but don't have anyone real to do it to, so I've turned to the internet.
Yesterday was cool because a guy from UCLA's Labor Center came and gave a ridiculously moving speech about immigration and the DREAM Act for my class. I was also lucky enough to go see Belle and Sebastian that night with Elena, Brian, Laura, and Stephen--they had an extra ticket, and I so appreciate that I was its recipient. Of course I was too cold, though. I feel such a wuss for always being cold, but dude, it's REALLY COLD here! I had adjusted to the 50s that we had all week, but last night it was in the 40s, and the really strong wind made it more like 35 or something crazy like that. Not only am I too tiny, but southern California made me really soft and unable to tolerate this weather! I don't know how people do it permanently; my saving grace is knowing I can leave. But anyway, it was great to actually go out into Boston, and with pleasant company too. We got drinks at the W beforehand, because all the mellow bars were too crowded. The show was fabulous, of course; I was super excited, both because this was my first concert since June, and B&S haven't toured since 2006! They played a good mix of old and new songs, and brought people onstage to dance, but they didn't play Your Cover's Blown.
This morning I woke up at 10 hoping to feel refreshed, but instead it felt like I could use 2 more hours of sleep. I forced myself out of bed and over to the gym for kickboxing, though, because I knew some physical exertion would do my body almost/just as good as sleep. I cleaned and read that afternoon, and listened to new music; I've been tending towards mopey indie music lately, because it matches the weather outside...but I think it's actually making me sadder :(
Around 7 I finally got down to business with my two GIS assignments due this week--or rather, I tried to. What actually ended up happening was I sat around for 2 hours, distressed because I had no clue what to do for the homework and was unable to access the data for the lab. I ended up going to campus to get the data...it's only a 15 minute walk, but I took a shuttle that took 20 minutes and a very roundabout route. The prospect of being outside really scares me! And it takes so long to get ready, what with all the layering nonsense. I even wore my new snow jacket...and was STILL cold. Dammit.
I always like to think I'm so independent--even that I prefer to be by myself--but it was so nice to find 5 of my classmates in the lab, also slaving away over GIS. I installed the software on my laptop because I thought it would be more convenient, but I'm seriously reconsidering. One big hug and short conversation with Matt W. completely turned my mood around; had I not been so hungry, I might have even stayed in the lab and did some work. Instead, I took the shuttle back to my dorm and made my Deluxe Oatmeal [plain oatmeal + 1 apple (cut up obvi) + peanut butter (unsalted, crunchy) + trail mix (nuts and cranberries)].
Now that I got all of this out of my system, I'm going to actually do this lab (*fingers crossed*)
Yesterday was cool because a guy from UCLA's Labor Center came and gave a ridiculously moving speech about immigration and the DREAM Act for my class. I was also lucky enough to go see Belle and Sebastian that night with Elena, Brian, Laura, and Stephen--they had an extra ticket, and I so appreciate that I was its recipient. Of course I was too cold, though. I feel such a wuss for always being cold, but dude, it's REALLY COLD here! I had adjusted to the 50s that we had all week, but last night it was in the 40s, and the really strong wind made it more like 35 or something crazy like that. Not only am I too tiny, but southern California made me really soft and unable to tolerate this weather! I don't know how people do it permanently; my saving grace is knowing I can leave. But anyway, it was great to actually go out into Boston, and with pleasant company too. We got drinks at the W beforehand, because all the mellow bars were too crowded. The show was fabulous, of course; I was super excited, both because this was my first concert since June, and B&S haven't toured since 2006! They played a good mix of old and new songs, and brought people onstage to dance, but they didn't play Your Cover's Blown.
This morning I woke up at 10 hoping to feel refreshed, but instead it felt like I could use 2 more hours of sleep. I forced myself out of bed and over to the gym for kickboxing, though, because I knew some physical exertion would do my body almost/just as good as sleep. I cleaned and read that afternoon, and listened to new music; I've been tending towards mopey indie music lately, because it matches the weather outside...but I think it's actually making me sadder :(
Around 7 I finally got down to business with my two GIS assignments due this week--or rather, I tried to. What actually ended up happening was I sat around for 2 hours, distressed because I had no clue what to do for the homework and was unable to access the data for the lab. I ended up going to campus to get the data...it's only a 15 minute walk, but I took a shuttle that took 20 minutes and a very roundabout route. The prospect of being outside really scares me! And it takes so long to get ready, what with all the layering nonsense. I even wore my new snow jacket...and was STILL cold. Dammit.
I always like to think I'm so independent--even that I prefer to be by myself--but it was so nice to find 5 of my classmates in the lab, also slaving away over GIS. I installed the software on my laptop because I thought it would be more convenient, but I'm seriously reconsidering. One big hug and short conversation with Matt W. completely turned my mood around; had I not been so hungry, I might have even stayed in the lab and did some work. Instead, I took the shuttle back to my dorm and made my Deluxe Oatmeal [plain oatmeal + 1 apple (cut up obvi) + peanut butter (unsalted, crunchy) + trail mix (nuts and cranberries)].
Now that I got all of this out of my system, I'm going to actually do this lab (*fingers crossed*)