the best joke ever.

1. slept pretty late today...but still did some homework. so i had a semi-productive day. but i still have some homework to do tomorrow. a lot of homework to do tomorrow. 
2. we decided on halloween costumes! can't waittttt. i'll reveal the final decision later. 
3. had a fun night with friends. it was pretty chill, so that was nice. watched some hilarious videos from last night. good. times. 

i am taking a reader's advice starting tomorrow. but not for tonight. tonight, i am guilt-free going to sleep.

i want some pie.

1. yes, roommate, I AM TIRED. there, i said it. so surprising. NOT.
2. i think i did well on my italian quiz today but i probably won't find out until next wednesday. 
3. one week from today is the first of october. i could not be happier!

stop reading this blog, i feel bad already. because i said i would blog about something interesting, but here i am blogging the same thing i always say.

my room!

1. not-as-long-as-usual day of classes today. i love having my last class canceled. 
2. had a friend over, relaxed some, went to the grocery, and studied. 
3. watched the season premiere of grey's anatomy!!!

just another thursday night! i have a better post for tomorrow night, i promise. i'm just watching a tv show right now and i'm going to go out soon so i need to get ready. but tomorrow will be better. promise!

vivaldi

1. italian class today. it was good, we got out early, of course. quiz on friday and i want to do really well! i'm in a competition with my friend to see who does the best on italian quizzes. 
2. spent the rest of the day in my two psych labs doing lab-related work. then came home and took a breather before boxing club! 
3. english class is canceled for tomorrow! whoo hoo, that means i get out at 3:15. 

i am all booked up for my nyc trip on halloween weekend! i am very excited. i am ready for the weekend but very nervous about how it's all going to happen. i know that i can do well but it's all about my mindset. i will (hopefully) be meeting some pretty famous researchers and i want to make an impression. i am also gearing up for a hopeful poster for another conference next fall. got to get all that written up and submitted by the first-ish of february. on a side note, today was the autumnal equinox and that means...FALL!!! too bad it's still about 90 degrees here every day. i always try to rank the seasons in my mind but i never can. i think spring in full swing might be my favorite, but i also really love fall. a chill but sunny fall day is one of the best there can be for me. however, summer is always a classic choice because of the break in school, the opportunities for vacations, my birthday, the hot weather, sundresses, etc. but...i also really like winter! i love snow and cold weather and getting all bundled up. okay, so i'm partially really excited for fall in NYC because of all the fashion-y and chilly clothes i get to wear. yes, i can be that shallow. i love the seasons and i want to live in a place that has seasons, real seasons. where i am now there are seasons...kind of. where i grew up, now those are real seasons. but we'll see where the wind takes me. for now, i better go find another summer outfit for school tomorrow...so frustrating. it's time for jeans and sweaters and scarves and jackets and boots!
the seasons by james thomson.

now, stop! it's mantra time.

1. watching chopped champions! this is the last round before the ultimate showdown. i love this show; i  never get tired of it. 
2. had a so-so day today. i woke up and was just exhausted. but i'm over the mid-week hump and wednesdays are usually better for me. i just have to pace myself homework wise and i should be okay. 
3. i was draining my chocolate pudding cup of the film of liquid that sits on top and it fell into the trashcan! i was so upset. not a good ending to my day!

had a blah day today but while i was working out towards the end of the night, after i most likely re-injured my quad muscle (we'll see how it is in the morning), i realized that i need to have some mantras that i repeat to myself daily. so i have written them down elsewhere since mantras can be somewhat personal. but whenever i notice myself thinking in a particular way, i will say my mantra until i am thinking on track again. the power of positive thinking! i need to stop writing so much about myself, though. even though this is my blog...tomorrow i will have a topic that is more compelling and more applicable. can't wait?!

ouchie.

1. boxing club is so fun. i like it a lot now. and my two friends and i volunteered to be social committee chair members. we get to plan fun social events! whoo hoo!
2. long three hour class today after italian class. and i also watched two long movies but they were both pretty good--inside man and jackie brown.
3. still some homework to do. ugh. and the roach count for the day is two: one dead, one alive. now dead. 

have a migraine. strained my quads at boxing. tired and want to go to bed but can't. need to shower still. long day of classes tomorrow. miss my family/home friends/boyfriend/home/kitty. these are all the reasons i am not writing a long blog post! sorry...goodnight. talk tomorrow? YES!

no longer a teenage dream

1. talked with my boyfriend for part of the day. it was good to catch up and talk. i miss talking with him face-to-face, so computer talking will have to suffice for now. 
2. make pancakes for breakfast (!), cleaned the apartment living room/kitchen, did laundry, organized my room, did homework, made a red and green bell pepper and provolone quiche for dinner. um, can you say domestic?! 
3. read about premodern and early genocide allllll day. such a depressing topic! and not really helpful in my quest to remain upbeat and cheerful. but, i finally finished the 205 pages of reading and am getting to bed relatively early in prep for classes/homework/boxing club tomorrow. 

it*s a beautiful day. today has been a better day. an even better day will come in 104 day! that's not so long...right? i'm taking all of this a day at a time. just...life in general. my eyes are currently having trouble focusing since essentially i've looked in the same place all day today (two feet in front of me). but i am optimistic again and excited for the winding down of september and the starting up of october. i just had a thought that it will be very interesting for me to read through all these posts once the year is over. i've done it before, in may or somwhere in there, but reading the entire year from start to finish will be so gratifying. i'm glad that i kept note of three things from each day simply so i can be reminded of how things went on a daily basis. i want this year to finish out quickly, but that also means that another year is gone! 2010 has been so good to me so far, quite a bit better than 2009, that i'm nervous for it to end. 2011 will be a stressful year! okay, okay i've got to stop looking so far into the future! i think reading all this history is what makes me think long term (like two years is long term). my plan for the next time i have some downtime is to go back through and read the hunger games series. can't wait for that downtime to roll around! my bucket list item for tonight is rather mundane, but important to me and it needs to be set in stone: pick classes for the remaining three semesters that really are interesting to me and fit into a schedule that i am totally happy with.