I'm done with classes! So excited! Still have a million things to do, but done with classes! almost 50% done with my masters degree.

Insomnia. It's nice to see you again. It's 4 in the morning, you say? I can't rest.

Oh group projects. I remember why I hate group projects so much. Too little time, too much work and too much drama. Bleh.

I just got an A on a paper that I worked really hard on. Am so incredibly happy. After all these weeks of painful exhaustion it's really nice to get a little bit of affirmation that I'm doing something right.

*whew*

Looking forward to Thanksgiving break. Looking forward to getting a full night's sleep, by which I mean 10 hours.

How can I sleep for 9 hours and still wake up exhausted? This damn futon is killing my back.

I think my project is going smoother now, I think the executive director and I have come to an understanding. Now I just need to get some more access and show some results.

Am swamped with work, but it's been groovy.

I'm starting to encounter education BS at the charter school where I'm doing my field study, which greatly pisses me off. Don't bring me in on a project and then stonewall me from getting any of the information I need. I'm trying to practice a lot of the leadership skills that I've learned in class, but it's difficult. I know this is part of the ( Read more... )

Am quitting smoking, again, starting today ( Read more... )

After Dim sum the Dell Inspiron decided to fritz out on many fronts, I finally got a new laptop - a Lenovo Thinkpad X200. This is the Thinkpad equivalent of the Macbook Air - superlight (yay!) but no CD/DVD drive (boo!). Still, totally loving it since weight was my major requirement when looking at machines. It's pretty slick and I'm having a good ( Read more... )

Post Office Showdown

This was a really good one. Sometimes I feel like he just really gets me. :) So nerdy...

Okay, back to work.