Sunday, February 21, 2010
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
I'd like to hear you read some words
School is up and running again which will result in a direct decrease of blog posts. This semester is going to be a rough one, particularly because I now have to split my time not just between school and work, but between school, work, and Brian. Just my luck he gets a rotation here during my busiest semester. When I'm bored this summer I'm going to be wishing I had the bf around.
I set the grade point average high last semester and want a repeat. I feel a lot of pressure to do well in school. The placement of this pressure comes entirely from my own brain and I need to take a chill pill for my own sanity. Making endless lists can only get you so far in the relaxation department.
Having taken my Young Adult literature class I have now moved on to the Children's literature class. I have to read 45 kids books. This might seem easy but believe me picking out a good picture book is harder than it looks. I know what ones I used to like, but twenty years later, those are out of date and the new ones look much different.
Lost is on again tonight. This is another problem for my productivity.
I set the grade point average high last semester and want a repeat. I feel a lot of pressure to do well in school. The placement of this pressure comes entirely from my own brain and I need to take a chill pill for my own sanity. Making endless lists can only get you so far in the relaxation department.
Having taken my Young Adult literature class I have now moved on to the Children's literature class. I have to read 45 kids books. This might seem easy but believe me picking out a good picture book is harder than it looks. I know what ones I used to like, but twenty years later, those are out of date and the new ones look much different.
Lost is on again tonight. This is another problem for my productivity.
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
That's Debatable
My Midwest visit was pretty whirlwind trip. I was in Milwaukee, Grand Rapids, Traverse City, Chicago and Madison.
Breakdown of trip
Milwaukee - Brian had to work a number of days so I got to relax, read, work out, and watch full seasons of The Office and Lost online. When he didn't work we watched the Tudors together, cooked delicious meals, went to a great brewery tour, and visited a wonderful art museum.
Grand Rapids- Obv saw family and went to the Christmas Eve service at Aberdeen. Opened presents with the fam and ate a lot of food. Went to dinner and Founders (finally) with City grads and introduced Brian to Steak n' Shake.
Traverse City - Stayed with Grandma, visited with family including my cousin John's adorable children, and ate a great meal. Bought many Cherry Republic products.
Chicago - Saw Anna's great new apartment and rang in the New Year with her, Rachel, Brian and many others at a super fun house party. Explored Chicago neighborhoods.
Madison - Visited Brian's old friends Maria and Genevieve with respective husbands and bf. We ate a great meal that included fried mac n' cheese and went to a raucous hockey game.
It was great to see so many of my friends and family. It was also great to stay with Brian and see where he has been living. The only bad part of my trip was the temperature. It was absolutely freezing the whole time. When I landed back in Albany the 20 degree weather felt balmy and nice.
Once again I have been reading like a crazy person. I love the newly refurbished local library that just reopened and I go there all the time. I feel like I choose the right career path which is immensely satisfying. Also my grades were fabulous which, I had decided, also reflects my correct career decision.
Breakdown of trip
Milwaukee - Brian had to work a number of days so I got to relax, read, work out, and watch full seasons of The Office and Lost online. When he didn't work we watched the Tudors together, cooked delicious meals, went to a great brewery tour, and visited a wonderful art museum.
Grand Rapids- Obv saw family and went to the Christmas Eve service at Aberdeen. Opened presents with the fam and ate a lot of food. Went to dinner and Founders (finally) with City grads and introduced Brian to Steak n' Shake.
Traverse City - Stayed with Grandma, visited with family including my cousin John's adorable children, and ate a great meal. Bought many Cherry Republic products.
Chicago - Saw Anna's great new apartment and rang in the New Year with her, Rachel, Brian and many others at a super fun house party. Explored Chicago neighborhoods.
Madison - Visited Brian's old friends Maria and Genevieve with respective husbands and bf. We ate a great meal that included fried mac n' cheese and went to a raucous hockey game.
It was great to see so many of my friends and family. It was also great to stay with Brian and see where he has been living. The only bad part of my trip was the temperature. It was absolutely freezing the whole time. When I landed back in Albany the 20 degree weather felt balmy and nice.
Once again I have been reading like a crazy person. I love the newly refurbished local library that just reopened and I go there all the time. I feel like I choose the right career path which is immensely satisfying. Also my grades were fabulous which, I had decided, also reflects my correct career decision.
Monday, December 21, 2009
Thursday, December 17, 2009
Simply Having a Wonderful...
Going down to the city was fun as always. I took the Megabus down for the first time which worked out well. It was much nicer to read a book and relax then driving down. The only issue I had was with the older man sitting in front of me who asked me to stop talking on my phone since he had a migraine.
Back in Albany I can finally relax a little after the busy semester. Last week I still felt like I should be doing something (a paper), but this week I have been vegging out a lot.
After our young adult literature professor gave a lecture about staying on top of the pop culture that teenagers are into, I compromised my own desires and watched the movie Twilight. Seriously, if any of you were considering the same, stop yourself. I was expecting this movie to be bad, but it was worse than expected. Sadly I will probably compromise my own reading desires and try to read the book. We'll see how that goes.
Tonight I am going to go see Wicked here in town which is very exciting. I have only seen a couple Broadway productions so this is a treat. I read the book and found it annoying after the halfway point. I believe the play differs from the book so I am keeping an open mind.
Saturday I fly to the Midwest for my Milwaukee introduction. I can't wait to see where Brian has been living and meet his roommates. Hopefully in between the holiday festivities we have time to see some of Milwaukee before he moves on to his next assigned city.
Back in Albany I can finally relax a little after the busy semester. Last week I still felt like I should be doing something (a paper), but this week I have been vegging out a lot.
After our young adult literature professor gave a lecture about staying on top of the pop culture that teenagers are into, I compromised my own desires and watched the movie Twilight. Seriously, if any of you were considering the same, stop yourself. I was expecting this movie to be bad, but it was worse than expected. Sadly I will probably compromise my own reading desires and try to read the book. We'll see how that goes.
Tonight I am going to go see Wicked here in town which is very exciting. I have only seen a couple Broadway productions so this is a treat. I read the book and found it annoying after the halfway point. I believe the play differs from the book so I am keeping an open mind.
Saturday I fly to the Midwest for my Milwaukee introduction. I can't wait to see where Brian has been living and meet his roommates. Hopefully in between the holiday festivities we have time to see some of Milwaukee before he moves on to his next assigned city.
Thursday, December 10, 2009
This is pretty lame/depressing...
In New York
Library funding has already been cut three times in the last 20 months going from $102 million in 2007 to $99 million in 2008, to $91 million in April 2009 and now $87 million with this latest round of deficit reductions. This $4.2 million cut brings Library Aid down to 1998 levels.
http://www.nyla.org/index.php?page_id=1865
Library funding has already been cut three times in the last 20 months going from $102 million in 2007 to $99 million in 2008, to $91 million in April 2009 and now $87 million with this latest round of deficit reductions. This $4.2 million cut brings Library Aid down to 1998 levels.
http://www.nyla.org/index.php?page_id=1865
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
You got it, you got it
Thanksgiving was pretty great, at least at first. Brian came to visit and we had a nice Thanksgiving dinner with his family. While he was here we went to a Phish concert in town and the next day drove down to the city to see Guster. Guster was amazing (possibly the best concert ever), but when we pulled off the highway back in Albany my car decided to freak out. A thousand dollars and several public transportation trips later, my car works again. I keep saying I want this car to last through grad school , but I don't know if it will make it.
The semester ended for me with my last paper turned in on Sunday. Being done with my first semester of grad school feels like a big accomplishment. I worked pretty hard to complete everything and hopefully I'll get some stellar grades to prove it. Classes don't start up again until January 20th which is a large span of time to be bored. I only work fifteen hours a week at my job, so my daily agenda is wide open. I foresee many hours wasted away watching TV and movies, but mostly reading books. I haven't had a winter break from college since the break of Dec 2006 - Jan 2007, so I'm pretty stoked.
Although I will have lots of free time, I actually have a bunch of things coming up. This weekend I'm headed for NYC for Thuan and Rach's birthdays. The next weekend I'm Milwaukee bound to stay with Brian until we head to Michigan for Christmas and possible Chicago for NYE.
The semester ended for me with my last paper turned in on Sunday. Being done with my first semester of grad school feels like a big accomplishment. I worked pretty hard to complete everything and hopefully I'll get some stellar grades to prove it. Classes don't start up again until January 20th which is a large span of time to be bored. I only work fifteen hours a week at my job, so my daily agenda is wide open. I foresee many hours wasted away watching TV and movies, but mostly reading books. I haven't had a winter break from college since the break of Dec 2006 - Jan 2007, so I'm pretty stoked.
Although I will have lots of free time, I actually have a bunch of things coming up. This weekend I'm headed for NYC for Thuan and Rach's birthdays. The next weekend I'm Milwaukee bound to stay with Brian until we head to Michigan for Christmas and possible Chicago for NYE.
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