Today's events might seem negligible by many standards, but let's remember that this journal is mostly for personal reasons.  Today unfolded as follows:  I led my first two-hour session with my MAT 101 class, I took a nap for no less than two and a half hours after returning from work, I managed to get a flat tire on a two-mile bike ride, hung out ( Read more... )

I have started to ride my bike to the Loop for Summer SI instead of taking the el.  It's infinitely better.  I hesitated at first.  The thought of a summer bike ride before work left me with thoughts of perspired clothing and the smell that accompanies it.  So I've just been bringing a change of clothes and suddenly my morning commute is the ( Read more... )

I overheard some classmates joking about their old livejournals and felt it necessary to revisit mine.  At first I couldn't find any of my posts, then I realized that I changed my account name from the emo-years' "I Am the Victim" to my current user name.  It was nice to look back and see what things were like back then.  I had somewhat of a ( Read more... )