I've carried on conversations in three different languages today, with varying degrees of intermingling and success. I'm getting back into the swing of things at school, and working on developing a schedule. Currently I'm sitting my security job in Carlson tower. It's my first 4.5 hours of work of the school year, and I've got two more hours to go. Needless to say I need to get used to this again. I've got a bit more reading to do, but then I'll probably resort to watching Dharma and Greg on youtube. It's been awhile - I wonder what episode I left off on?
I have an extensive amount of freetime, so I'm trying to teach myself to make good use of it. I don't have much homework, but I've got plenty of other things I could be doing: preparing for my Setswana tutoring, practicing my clarinet or bari sax for one of my band gigs, crocheting, knitting, painting, running, swimming, rock climbing, job searching, grocery shopping, reading, writing, composing, and all sorts of other fun things. Now if only I could get into a good habit of doing those productive things when I have the freetime in which to do them.... It's harder than it sounds. I think that all my busyness and hard work before bred in me a bad habit of relaxing and doing nothing when I have freetime. Doing nothing means not being productive. And while that was all good and well when I was experiencing a tiny bit of free time amidst hours of reading, writing, and other homework and school-related activities, it is not so great when free time is not a welcome rest but a norm.
So here comes the great experiment in teaching myself better habits. We'll see how it goes.
07 September 2011
30 August 2011
Back in é Chi
After a whirlwind weekend of packing, driving, unpacking, repacking, driving, and unpacking, I'm back in Chicago and starting classes. What a rush! I am just trying to hang on! I've unpacked most of my stuff, but still have plenty to go - it's difficult to find a place for everything, but it's coming along.
Jazz Band was my first class, I went there directly after I got the keys to my apartment. Talk about cutting things close. It's astounding how great a mood that class puts me in - I went in tired, but came out exhilarated. And fully aware that I need to do some practicing and get my lip back up to par. Ah well. It was expected.
I'm enjoying a cool morning here in the apartment, just trying to take care of everything I need to so that I don't forget. :) I'm already filling up my calendar with meetings and events. There's people I need to find, to meet with, to pay, et cetera. But so far things are relatively chill. No homework just yet! Well, I suppose there's that one paper... maybe that's due next week... maybe I should look into that...
It's another school year, my final semester, and I'm glad to be back among friends for one last hurrah before graduation. It should be good.
Jazz Band was my first class, I went there directly after I got the keys to my apartment. Talk about cutting things close. It's astounding how great a mood that class puts me in - I went in tired, but came out exhilarated. And fully aware that I need to do some practicing and get my lip back up to par. Ah well. It was expected.
I'm enjoying a cool morning here in the apartment, just trying to take care of everything I need to so that I don't forget. :) I'm already filling up my calendar with meetings and events. There's people I need to find, to meet with, to pay, et cetera. But so far things are relatively chill. No homework just yet! Well, I suppose there's that one paper... maybe that's due next week... maybe I should look into that...
It's another school year, my final semester, and I'm glad to be back among friends for one last hurrah before graduation. It should be good.
01 August 2011
28 days.
In 28 days I'll be back in Chicago. That coworker of mine has ducked out early - hopefully now I won't have to listen to everyone complain about her all the time anymore. I am really just ticking off the days here. I've got 19 more days of work, 4 more weeks to be up here. Work is still slow - even on busy days. I was not meant to sit in a chair all day long every day. It's crampin' my style. But soon it will be over, and I'll have a decent amount of money stored away to show for it.
The community here is nice, and I will miss playing in the folk jam on Tuesday nights and dancing at the hoot'n'hanny on Thursdays; quilting with all the ladies on Tuesday mornings, and all the other fun things that come up throughout the week while I'm here. It really is a great little town. If only the job wasn't such a bummer, I don't think I'd mind living here.
I've learned a lot this summer, I think, and I'll be taking it with me in varying aspects of life: work, home, school. I've been keeping up on checking those job listings every week, and some interesting positions are starting to pop up. I'm not sure if I'll be able to snag one or not, but I sure am going to try. It would be really great if I could get something lined up for when I graduate. But we'll see how things pan out.
Not much else to say today. I've been answering emails all morning and it's kind of killed my creative buzz. Perhaps I'll get something better in later on.
The community here is nice, and I will miss playing in the folk jam on Tuesday nights and dancing at the hoot'n'hanny on Thursdays; quilting with all the ladies on Tuesday mornings, and all the other fun things that come up throughout the week while I'm here. It really is a great little town. If only the job wasn't such a bummer, I don't think I'd mind living here.
I've learned a lot this summer, I think, and I'll be taking it with me in varying aspects of life: work, home, school. I've been keeping up on checking those job listings every week, and some interesting positions are starting to pop up. I'm not sure if I'll be able to snag one or not, but I sure am going to try. It would be really great if I could get something lined up for when I graduate. But we'll see how things pan out.
Not much else to say today. I've been answering emails all morning and it's kind of killed my creative buzz. Perhaps I'll get something better in later on.
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