Feeling the Stress

The stress is setting in. Starting tomorrow at 6:30 the two busiest (maybe even three) weeks will begin. This week I'm just going to be busy with a lot of meetings, training, just one exam and work. Starting on Friday I will probably start living at the wall because I will be setting routes for the climbing comp and I have an E&M exam which basically explains itself already. After Vertical Plains, I have career fair and Casino Night. Maybe after that I'll get a breather. But life is great no matter how busy I get. I had a great time hanging out with all of my friends this weekend and just chilling. My roommates and I redecorated our living room after they both got back from flying to Midland just for fun (Angela is a flight instructor) and then gettting stuck there because of bad weather. Fun times. Except for a tiny bit of drama life is awesome. Ok, gotta eat dinner at Melissa's. My awesome friend who can cook great. :)

It's a great day

I just made myself the best dinner in the world. Well not the best but it was pretty good. I'm a good cook after all. :) Otherwise this weekend has been fun. I hung out with Amy and Davia on Friday night and we watched a bunch of movies including "The Forgotten" (Good Movie) and "Short Circuit" (Classics are always great). Saturday I just hung out with Lib, Jillie, Denis and the entire rest of that crew. We also made s'mores over a bonfire at some guy's houses. Today I finally got to sleep in and then I just did a bunch of homework, cooked myself dinner and chilled. Oh btw the highlight of today: I only coughed twice since this morning. It feels great to finally get rid of that cold. I probably shouldn't have said that, now I jinxed myself as always. To get to a bunch more serious stuff. I'm finally super motivated. I have been on track concerning all my goals for this semester and I am ahead on my homework. Wohoo. On a sadder note I just finished reading "My Land and My People" by the Dalai Lama. The book almost made me cry. I had heard about Tibet being invaded, but I never knew how long and serious this was. The Chinese basically committed genocide and are still doing so after 4 decades. But the worst thing is that almost nothing can be done to change this. Unless of course the United States invades Tibet as well and tries to kick out the Chinese, but that has World War 3 written all over it. Ok, I'm gonna go to bed otherwise this is gonna upset me even more. I'll just finish with this quote by the Dalai Lama.

"This is the worst period in our 2000 year history. This really is the most serious period. At this time, now, there is every danger that the entire Tibetan Nation, with its own unique cultural heritage will completely disappear. The present situation is so serious that it is really a question of life and death. If death occurs, nothing is left." ~Dalai Lama

Stupid Crushes

How come that as soon as I stop having a crush on one guy, I'll get a crush on another guy and it's just as ridiculous and distracting????? Can someone please explain that to me?

Procrastination

So I'm procrastinating by cooking myself my favorite meal which is rice-corn casserole. Yum, I can't wait. Otherwise life is fun. I finished the Wilderness First Aid training last weekend and it was quite a lot of fun. Getting covered in blood and then scaring the guys at the rec center id desk is just great. ;) And now it just simply back to the normal routine: school, homework, eat, sleep. That reminds me I should probably go to bed early tonite cause of the staff meeting at 6am tomorrow. OK, this procrastinating thing is not working, back to E&M.

And it's back to school

I guess I'm gonna write a little bit in here, since today I only have one class at 11, compared to the 4 yesterday, this is nice and chill. I finally got everything organized and I'm back on top of things, which as a perfectionist I really enjoy. Except for the stress I'm really looking foward to this semester. Working at the OPC with all the amazing people is going to be a blast. The Bivying Bastards and the old staff are just incredible people and we all get along great. Anyway, I should probably eat breakfast and get ready for my fluids class. Later

Exhausted

I should probably be unpacking cause all of my clothes just stink. I don't really want to though. I still have to get used to the fact that I'm back in society and civilization and not somewhere in the woods or canyons with a bunch of amazing people whom I'm gonna enjoy working with a lot. Oh well, just to summarize my christmas break. Skiing was cold and awesome and Burns looks pretty funky on skis with his devil hat. Snow in Lake Jackson on Christmas Day and chilling with my family was amazing. Hanging out at the Lake House with Danny and his family was funny. Backpacking in and out of canyons for 8 days with people I barely knew was beyond incredible. I have learned so much while getting soaked cause we slept in a gully, while getting stinky cause we haven't showered for 8 days straight and plenty of other adventures. Compared to nature, civilization is just such a bore. I'm probably gonna change my mind after I slept in my bed on non sloped and non rocky ground. Anyway, my new nick name is Sauerkraut, just ask me about it.

Gone....

Gone backpacking in the Guadalupe Mountains. I'll be back on the 10th, if not come check on me. ;)