Passing Time

I'm really enjoying my quiet time in the mornings...and on my days off.  I honestly never thought I'd get to this point in my college career, and yet here I am with only classes 2 days a week.  Granted I have to write 2 completely separate 20 page papers in the next few weeks just so I can graduate, but other than that I'm really enjoying it.

So now I'm sitting in our new Resource Room (that has nothing but tables and chairs - oh and a sink that I don't think is workable) just fooling around on the computer while I wait for class to start in 15 minutes.  In the meantime I'm trying to convince myself NOT to get something to eat out of the vending machine just because I actually have a couple dollars in my wallet.  I'm not really hungry either.  I had a big breakfast.  I'm bored and I have the munchies..and no, acknowledging that fact doesn't make it go away. I mean, I could tell myself that it will be okay to get something from the machine because I'll just do a Tai Bo workout tonight (this will make me feel so much better about my decision) - except that I won't go do a workout tonight.  I'll sit on my ass and play WoW after I get some homework done.

No, that's a lie.  I won't work on any homework tonight because I don't have class tomorrow.  I'll just go home and play WoW.  Isn't that kind of sad that I'm lying in my blog.  I mean, no one reads this but me so that's like I'm lying to myself...which I'm really good at doing but here I like to pretend I'm actually talking to people which means that (in my mind) I'm lying to someone....which I refuse to do.  Man, I'm lame.

Don't get me wrong.  I'm not addicted to it or anything (yeah I know...addicts say that....I can quit whenever I want too!!!).  It doesn't rule my life.  I can actually do other things when they need doing.  I also don't ignore my son or anything else.  The thing is, quite frankly, I enjoy playing.  I just don't play all day and night.  I'm usually asleep by midnight and if I have something else to do, I do it.

Here's what will happen.  I'll play every day for a couple of weeks and then I'll get it out of my system and stop playing for 4 or 5 months.  Eventually I'll start playing again and repeat the cycle.  If I could make myself vomit, I'd probably be bulimic.

Okay, time to go to class.  I think that's enough rambling for one day.

To Teach or Not to Teach?

Sadly, that is a question I'm going to have to ask myself very soon.  I don't want to.  Really really really don't want to.  But I may have to...at least to supplement my income this semester.  I also don't want to stay up very much longer.

I was pretty productive today, though I hate hate hate spending all that money at once.  Maybe I'll get another cup of tea and then go to bed....or maybe I'll just go to bed.  Yeah, I like that idea.  Not sure what my plans are for tomorrow except at some point I need to hit the gym.  Operation Drastic Measures is finishing up day 1 and it wasn't so bad.  I made a decision to finish of the half of a bottle of coke I had left over from yesterday (like 10 oz or something) but other than that I had water all day.  I also had 2 pieces of pizza for dinner but I didn't feel disgustingly fat afterwards so that's good.  I hope tomorrow turns out to be as good as far as my decisions go...I also hope I can get myself to the gym.  I think that's the biggest issue for me right now.

As usual, I had several things to say when I started writing this but now it all seems so meaningless, so I'm just gonna sod off.

Vacation day #3

Had a great day with my sister and her family.  The girls are getting so big and my brother-in-law is as much of a dork as ever lol.  We went to Chuck E Cheese's for lunch and the kids had a blast.  Towards the end though, I got really weak and dizzy so when we came home I took a quick cat nap on their very lovely new couch.   When I got up, my sister and I went out to eat dinner while her husband stayed with the kids.  It was really nice to have a good ol' cajun meal again.  I had some stuffed mushrooms, boudin balls, and a ribeye with shrimp etouffe over it.  The waitress was pretty slow though and I kept having to wait for drink refills.  All in all it was a great dinner.  I miss having conversations with my sister.

Also, it looks like everyone will be out for my graduation.  They're even talking about flying my brother's daughter and her mom out.  We might actually have everyone together for a family reunion-type thing!

Well, it's late and I need to get in bed.  My sister's promised me biscuits and gravy in the morning!  Oh, and it turns out that tomorrow is the last day for the Star Wars exhibit at the science museum here...oh yes, I'm going!!

/nerdgasm.

Shhh. I'm joining the ninja choir.

We have to harmonize in silence. So shush.

LOL, I love Sleep Talkin' Man....he makes me giggle.

I'm sitting on the couch of a friend that I haven't seen in 12 years.  I miss her...and I miss Louisiana.  I'm actually talking to her about moving back down.  Tomorrow I'm going to spend the night with my sister and see her for the first time in a year.  I miss my nieces so much.

I totally cut the first day of class yesterday just so I can be down here for the weekend.  I had to look over the curriculum online for my 4 classes and I freaked a little.  Here I thought that my final semester was going to be easy.  One class requires a 20 page paper.  One class requires 2 projects and 5 labs, and one class requires another paper.  I'm a math major...I shouldn't have to be writing!!!

Ugh, but I have to say...I'm really excited about this semester.  In May, I graduate....and I have no idea what I'm going to do.  I'm looking for a civil service job to jump into but in the meantime I want to look into substitute teaching for now so I can get some supplemental income.

I'm exhausted.  I really should write more.  I will, I hope.