Mid-January Update

I do these things to crack myself up. If it makes you laugh, then it's even better.
You can make your own Shepard Fairey-ish Obama poster here.

So... here we are. It's almost the end of week 2 of school, 8 weeks left, and I am on top of everything. Everything. It's fantastic. Last minute, half-assed schoolwork is now a thing of the past. I've come to realize that I could have done better last quarter, and should have. For now, I will just blame it on having to get used to school again. You know, I had to get back into the routine. There. I've made my excuse and I am sticking with it. One excuse is acceptable. Excuses are what get you into trouble. My first quarter was more about learning non-academic things, like "how to bike in the rain" and "where the hell is my next class?" Also... where not to eat on campus, when to get free samples from the bakery, and how to avoid crazy LaRouche-ers on the quad.
So I'm generally happy about it overall. And now that I've exhausted my excuse, I am doing a lot better. So far, doing well is more choice than ability.

I'm biking a minimum of 6 miles daily... my legs are so buff, but sadly, I have not lost weight. I've noticed that I'm a lot hungrier than I used to be (hence my lovely poster up there) so I'm going to assume that it is a result of my increase in activity. So... perhaps I am consuming all the calories that I burn, and without any sort of deficit, the weight is staying on. I've got a doctor's appointment later this month (hallelujah health insurance!) so ideally I'll be getting a complete checkup, something I've never had in my adult life.

I'm considering volunteering at the UCDVetMed hospital because I need to be reminded of what my goals are. I've had a lot of "What do I REALLY want to do?" moments since I've started school, because everything I am learning is interesting to me (except linguistics. okay, it is interesting and I see why it is important, but... I couldn't handle it. I love you Danielle.) So then I wonder: people medicine? law? vet school? art history? (just kidding!) I think that being around animals again would surely get my heart back into the right place. There's just so much to do.... what do I want to be when I grow up? I suppose I don't really have to decide. I'll just get the grades that will enable me to have many options to be decided upon later. It's a very productive form of procrastination.

So for now, I am trying to come up with a nice weekend adventure to take advantage of the 3-day weekend.
aaaaaand that's about it. Life is good.