anatomically correct

I'm having such a hard week. Not because anything crazy is happening in the least, no worries, I just feeling like I haven't stopped all week! Its all very productive and useful, but I feel very drained by it. This week I've:

- gotten up at 7am three times, tomorrow will be the 4th (not used to this at all anymore, and I still go to bed at 2am every night, er, morning)

- taken the bus about 5 times, which is never fun

- walked for about 4 hours total (no big deal, but i can't even explain how lazy i am lately... walking to the bathroom is an effort for me sometimes)

- volunteered at the regatta with planned parenthood doing this lottery type thing; i spent almost 5 hours yelling at crowds of people at the top of my voice and stayed an hour and a half later than i was supposed to (because i was late and felt bad)

- gone to 1 class... for under a minute (to hand in a paper)

- gotten a TB vaccination which i had to walk/bus down to Water Street for, twice (and I have to return next week)

- worked for 12 hours, so far... today will make it 18, 25 total by midnight on Saturday 

- slept for fewer hours than I'll be working this week

- tomorrow, have to arise early again for four hours of volunteer training at Planned Parenthood

Its all extremely productive and working towards, essentially, my PCA program this fall and my hopeful future RN degree. I comfort myself with images of myself wearing expensive winter coats and new glasses and being able to buy enough groceries to feed 6 people when I'm making over twice the amount of money per hour that I am now. Its a nice image, really. Also, being super duper productive feels a lot better than sitting on the couch in my bathrobe watching reruns of Glee and the Tudors. 

The best part about today: I had delicious coffee downtown at Chatters by myself in the fog, and it was nice and quiet and pretty. Also, I went to Afterwards Secondhand Bookstore and found a copy of "Gray's Anatomy" (the medical textbook, not the series) and a random textbook about zoology from the '40s. I realize I am a nerd, but you don't know how pleased I am - I've wanted a copy of Gray's forever and I got both of these books for under $20! Sometimes I miss living so close to downtown. 

XO

the three c's: cookies, coffee, chemistry

I woke up this morning with a little bit of a headache, after a night of hilariously vivid dreams, the kind of dreams you want to paint cartoonishly because thats exactly what they feel like. Dave's sister was getting married, and I was freaking out trying to find a dress, and Dave was late for the wedding because he was playing basketball in what looked like Harlem or something with Lora Pope (who was like a million months pregnant). Combine that with my dad turning our house in Stephenville into a hotel of sorts, and there being a washer and dryer so large that I had to stand on stacks of things on my toes to reach them in my bedroom. My brain is a weird, weird contraption.

Today I had a mini-quiz in chemistry, which wasn't worth any marks, just a wee thing to see how well our naming compounds, etc was going (which is like, the heart of the course). I was the only person in the class  that got all of them right! Considering my grossness at chemistry before, you can imagine how pleased I was with this.

I am still thinking of ideas for this blog, and others. I'm thinking of actually starting a second blog strictly for poetry business. Taking submissions from people, posting my own poetry, doing features on famous poets old and new, and maybe posting stuff about poetry events, etc in Canada. Lots of guest articles and fun stuff, I think it might be pretty nice. I just have to do it! I will probably run it by my poetastic friends from days of old first, because I definitely want them on board.

Who else thinks MUNLife is ridunkulously slow? *raises hand*

I leave you with a merry little tune to brighten your day! Belle & Sebastian is such summer music for me, reminds of swimming and walking around in Stephenville, and the smell of lilac trees. The harmonica in this song is KILLER. And since the leaves are starting to wake up and summer is upon us, theres no earlier time to get into the mood.

Love you all!

XO