End of Semester Busyness

Wednesdsay, December 1, 2010
10:08pm

It's been a long day, and I just fell asleep in John's lap after coaxing him into reading my Foucault to me. I really love this book. It makes a lot of sense. I always appreciate a clear-cut, elegant argument. It's called The History of Sexuality, and while, yes, it does talk extensively on this particular topic, it also discusses the "history of truth," or how what we have, as a species, cumulatively come to accept as truth, evolved and was perpetuated through the use of various systems. So far it's doing a great job of pointing out the arbitrary quality of so many of our "rules." It's taking me more time than I feel like I have to read these 270 pages, but I'm hoping that it will provide good information for both papers I need to write within the next two weeks. I'd like to have it completely read by Friday. Oy.

So today... was up around 8. I had plans to meet with Abbie at the Rec Center at 9, but apparently she missed the bus. We were going to practice our respective languages, per her idea. She was going to speak all English, and I was going to speak all Spanish, as we pedaled on recumbent bikes for 45 minutes. Instead, I read Foucault and stayed on the bike for only half an hour. It really is so much more difficult to find the motivation to do long periods of cardio in the winter, inside. I can go well over an hour outside in good weather with music, but the environment really does affect me. After the bike, I did some legs and abs, too.

Came home, showered, had my appointment. I don't know that I really had much to say this time around... I was fairly scattered. Some days I don't know why I bother. Erggg...

After appointment, bought a pepperoni roll and some V8 at the Mountain Lair. I've been living off grab and go foods this week... Thanksgiving, what happened to you? Then went to Chitwood library to meet with Soney to work on revising our lesson plan for Dr. Amores. Came home, typed up my part of that, then from all the running around of the early part of the day, was feeling wiped and took a break.

Watched the remaining half of "Grey's Anatomy" while writing in my journal (I know, who needs to write that much... a blog and a journal?) and episode of "Friends" and then... another episode of "Friends." My break got longer than I wanted it to be. I just felt so fried and kept feeling like I was going to nod off. A couple cups of chai later, I was back to reading. Then I was back down again. Lorena and I were supposed to get together here at our place tonight to revise our reading activity, again for Dr. Amores, but her husband was late getting home and she had a headache. It's not due tomorrow, so no big deal. Instead of watching the second half of Step Brothers on TV, I'm sure I should have done more reading. My head's just in a lot of places today, and so I'm having some trouble concentrating. I probably need to spend some time in the library this weekend without any distractions.

Did a little more reading and now I'm in bed. Suppose I should try to go to sleep, since tomorrow is a long day. I have to be on campus from 8-5:15. Ugh. And I need to get up extra early to put the finishing touches on that lesson plan, so blah. Two and a half weeks, Casie. Two and a half weeks. December 15, I long for you.

Speaking of December 15, I made my appointment to get my tattoo filled in. It's at 2pm, so I'll be going to the 101 exam mildly delirious, but that's OK. I'm sure they won't know the difference, lol.