Busy, Busy

Today began innocently enough. I went to class, no big deal. Then I came back to my dorm where I found an email awaiting my arrival that kindly notified me that I will not be able to register for Spring classes because some of my financial aid has not gone through. Okay, no need to panic. I called financial aid and they basically repeated the email, telling me that I would have to fix the problem myself. Right, and I'm supposed to do that how?

So financial woes aside, I went over to health services to get my Meningitis vaccine. That was fun, let me tell you. I was totally fine in the waiting room, which is unusual for me because I get really nervous going to the doctor. After she jabbed me though it was all over. I had to wait around for 20 minutes to make sure I didn't have an allergic reaction to the vaccine. During that time I nearly started hyperventilating. I don't know why, I just got really freaked out. That wore off eventually, but now my arm is sore.

I guess after such a horrific morning, the day could only get better, and it did. I went to a study abroad info. session which was really neat because I was one of only four people who showed up so we got a lot of one on one time with the student panel. The way they spoke about their experiences brought back so many memories of my ACIS trip. They talked about how possessing a passion for travel is so personal because nobody really understands just how deep it goes. If I had any doubts about going abroad, they were erased at that meeting.

All in all, not an entirely awful day. It was actually fairly productive, and I'm sure everything will work out with financial aid in the end. If not, I can always take my semester abroad early and bum around Europe for a few months until they decide to let me come back!

Raining on Sunday

Finally got a cold front! I really hope it stays this way, although I know I'm going to be wishing for Summer again soon. I'm actually looking forward to the school week starting tomorrow. I feel like I had a really long weekend, probably because I skipped class on Friday...but this week should be fun. We're getting our parts for our theater production tomorrow and then we'll get to start rehearsing!
I need to start planning my schedule for next semester, and actually take some serious classes. This semester has been nice in terms of workload, but I've got to take some classes that actually count towards my common curriculum. I'm thinking about Calculus, Classical Mythology, Acting I, my First Year Seminar, and maybe an education practicum. Hopefully I'll be able to study harder now that I don't have a job (yesterday was my last day at Godiva!), although I will need to find another way to make some money.
It's almost midnight now, and I've got class at 9:30, so I'll probably get ready for bed and then stay up until 2 anyway. Everybody stay warm out there!

Fishy

This is Fidget, our goldfish. He is amazing. He has been alive since the first week of school when we rescued him from our RM and put him in with our other fish Goldie, who tragically passed away three days later. RIP. Anyway, we love Fidget and are trying very hard to keep him alive.

Man, I love college

Wow, I haven't had one of these in so long, but I figure this is an easier way of keeping in touch with everyone than sending out mass emails. So today I was just thinking about how much it totally rocks to be in college. Here is my list of awesome things that happened today:

• Miraculously got the day off of work without having to call in
• Got up in time to go to yoga, and even take a shower and eat breakfast
  
• Went on a spontaneous shopping trip and actually found clothes I like
• Ate at Hard Rock Cafe down town and had a blast

Yes, it was a wonderful day. Even my classes were fun today. We finally got to put on our Rumpelstiltskin scene in theater and then we had auditions for Matchbox, which I am so excited about. I would go to theater every single day if I could.

Cheers to good days!