January 31

SO COLD TODAY!!!! Indiana is so weird. It has been beautiful and warm and then I woke up today to cold and snow. I had to go into the office a little early for a meeting, but then I got a little bored. All of my grading was done, so I started playing with my calendar. I have a daily desk calendar that has famous "mustaches" that give clues and you're supposed to guess who it is. Yesterday's was William Shakespeare. I think it looks pretty good.

Also went to VGR to check out the vinyl they got in. I got Of Monsters and Men and then two used vinyl, a Debussy and the Jackson 5. Catlos came with and now I've converted him to the dark side. Muahaha.

January 30

Since I only have one class this semester, it's been harder for me to fall back into a normal schedule. I function better if there's constant pressure. Wednesday's I have nothing that I "have" to do except for my thesis meetings at 12. Thankful for those or else I probably wouldn't leave my house, especially in the cold!

Also, since I only have one night class, I've had more opportunities to cook and try out new recipes.  The recipe of the night was cheesey tortellini and chicken meatball soup. I must say, it turned out pretty good! Next thing on the list to try is banana pudding cheesecake. :)

 

January 29

Today was audience analysis day in class. This is usually the day where I reveal some of my crazy to my students. This semester was no different. One of my students told me that I shouldn't take everything in the media so seriously. Oh boy. There's never a dull day.

I ordered this little sign from fab.com to motivate me to get stuff done. We'll see if it works.

January 28

I don't know why Monday's are such a struggle, but they always are. Whenever my alarm goes off, it's always an internal battle to make myself start the day. But I started the day, made it to lecture, the meeting, and class. I actually got pretty much done today, but I'm starting to feel the pressure of the mid-term. It's crazy, time moves so fast.

I came home to lesson plan for tomorrow, and Olive apparently thought my flash drive was something to play with, and she tried to rip it out of my computer, which snapped it. Thankfully, I was able to fix it with duct tape. She's such a jerk.

The culprit.

The crime.

The solution.

January 27

Sunday Funday! Spent the day catching up on some homework and basically just relaxing and recovering from the night before. Tonight was minority girl dinner at Robin's house. I made the shrimp and grits that Eliza's mom had made for me and I have to say that I think they turned out really well! I'm proud of myself. I'm loving trying all of these new recipes. Marilyn made chicken, Tynesia made green bean casserole, Jumah made mac and cheese, and Robin made baked veggies and sweet potato pie. Everything was delicious! It was nice to hang out with everyone and just catch up. Such a fun time. I can't believe another week starts tomorrow. Time to get back to the work grind!

January 26

Sparkle party day!!! Spent the day doing some things around the house, then went to Sarah's to help her set up a little. It was such a blast. I think everyone had a good time. It did get a little crazy, but a good crazy. Sarah and Jumah got me a cookie cake with an owl on it! It was so cute! I think everyone had a fun time, I know I did.

January 25

Friday, Friday! The Fun. concert was Friday night and Kristina came to town for the weekend. Her, Sheri, and I all went to Puerto's for dinner before the concert. The concert was AWESOME! Andrew Mcmahon opened the show. It was so sweet to see him live again, especially since Something Corporate and Jack's Mannequin were two of my favorite bands. And he closed the set with Dark Blue, so my life was made.
Fun. was amazing. They just had a great energy and put on a really good show! Not too bad for a $5 ticket!