what i did today by charity, part 1

hey yall,

today was a very pretty day.

i went to school and worked on my dissertation for a while. i worked a good four hours but still wasn't ready for my meeting with my advisor, so i rescheduled for monday, after graduation. my friend michelle is graduating. she's had a real job at a nice small school outside baltimore for this whole year. i look forward to seeing her walk the stage and get "hooded" by her advisor. i'll probably cry because i'm so proud of her.

on my way home i saw a trash can thrown into someone's shrubbery. i almost moved it. that's how crazy my dissertation is making me. when i talked to my advisor about moving the meeting i told him, "you know, every time i get stressed out about this dissertation, i've been going to the gym and it always makes me feel better. only, i'm getting in really good shape and not getting any work done." we laughed, but i really do need to buckle down.

when i went to the gym today i was so tired that i could only do 35 minutes, and didn't even try the rowing machines. my back is still sore from the other day, but it's a good sore, so that's ok. i'll have to take a break tomorrow since i work all day and then we have our yearly department party. that reminds me, i need to get a dessert. anyway, it will give my muscles time to rebuild.

the good thing about working out is you can eat whatever you want and not feel too guilty about it. only, i went to the store today and bought a frozen pizza and ice cream and even a bag of doritos. the bad thing about working out is that it doesn't make your milk allergies go away, so i guess i'll probably get sick later.

but until then, i'm going to enjoy my bass pub pour and watch a few movies i got from netflix that i haven't had a chance to see yet: monsoon wedding and y tu mama tambien. i've been wanting to see them both for a while, so i imagine until i pass out from cheese overdose, i'll enjoy it.

i'll hopefully be able to practice my guitar a little, too. i got the chords to a few songs i really like and it's been fun to actually be able to make them come out of the guitar, only they're really sad coz i listen to sad music, so sometimes i start crying halfway through the song. luckily i don't have an audience yet. hopefully that wouldn't happen then, though. (because someday i do plan on having an audience?...)

sometimes when i don't go out on friday nights i feel guilty but my schedule is so weird and i'm always so busy, i really like my nights in, even if they happen to fall on traditional "going out nights." maybe i'll take a bath and do a mani-pedi too! (you go girl!!)

it's weird; sometimes i write really emotional blog entries, but i think i feel more vulnerable when i just write about what i did today... i wonder what that's about?

charity :)