The day after the day after

After an awesome party and a day spent recuperating from said awesome party, today was my first real day back at life. But (bonus), no classes or finals or work today... just the whole day to myself to do what I need to do a bunch of stupid crap all day.

My day:

• 10am - wake up
• 10:30am - sit on internet, talk to CR (although it was a v. good conversation - ps CR: I need to update you), do some internet shopping
  
• 11:30am - make kick-ass breakfast of eggs, toast, and coffee
• 12:00pm - drive to Wal-greens with CL, pick up anti-preggers meds and check out awesome deals on cosmetics (conditioner for $2! lip balm for $2! yes!)
  
• 2:00pm - the bf calls. I think "holy shit! I've been doing nothing all day!" And then the bf comes over for a bit before his exam
• 2:15pm - back on the computer - I can't even remember what I was doing at this point
• 3:00pm - "holy shit! it's 3pm!" do first productive thing of day: shower
• not sure what happened between 3 and 5.
• 5:00pm - bf comes over, we make dinner... get distracted...
• 7:00pm - "oh crap! I told CL I'd be at library at 6!" go to library, but first go pick up lovely package from m&d. oooh! cookies!
  
• 9:00pm - get bored at library, but have computer, begin looking around at blogs and such

Holy shit! It's almost 9:30! Must run, lots to do still. Must make up for unproductive day!

love, allie

Weekend plans and a sigh of relief

CL and I are having a party this weekend. It's going to be great. Ugly Sweater Christmas Party... you get the picture. So far, we've got a good number of people coming - and apparently a box of Franzia! Life is good.

Today was a crazy day. But now my presentation is done and so is my lab practical, and my lab report is handed in. Still tired - I didn't get to sleep until 1am, then got up at 6:30 to keep working. The bf came over, though - he made it all more tolerable. We both had things to do and had to stay up late... so why not do it together? It feels nice to have all of those things off my shoulders and just done. DONE! Now all I have to worry about it finals and grad school applications. ...yeah. Here's the plan for now:

• Next week: FINALS
• Grad School apps - need to be mailed by Christmas
• Christmas shopping... yeah, probably should do that by Christmas, too
• PANAMA! ...but I need to get ready for it, buy stuff, pack stuff, etc.
• relax? at some point? maybe? nah.

I'm really ready for break. Ready to go home... weird.

love, allie

On blogging

I've been spending much of my precious procrastination time (which takes up about 10% of my waking hours, I'd estimate) checking out new blogs, reading old ones, etc. I'm not sure what it is, but all of a sudden, I'm completely enthralled by all of the wonderful things I can read about on other people's blogs. It also makes me want to make my own blog f-ing awesome so that everyone wants to read it... but I'm not sure how to do that. Any ideas?

For any of you that are curious, here are some of the blogs I've been looking at lately:

• I am Fashion
• Girl Dates London (thanks CR)
• TierneyLab
• The Caffeinated Librarian

While writing this, I'm currently watching the Packers-Broncos game on Monday night football. I'm not really a huge football fan, to be honest, I really just have it on for the background noise. Besides, I bet the bf $5 that the Packers would lose. I thought he would almost break up with me when I bet against his team, haha... so cute. In reality I hope that the Packers do win today, it will just make my life so much easier.

I think I've become so into reading the blogs of others because my own life is so stressful right now. Between classes, grad school applications, my two jobs... where do I really have time to relax? I guess that's why I'm creating time to, but that time is taken away from other things I should be doing right now. Maybe cleaning the apartment... CL has been very patient with my huge mess, but I can tell that's it's starting to get to her. I'm sorry CL, if you're reading this!

Ok, time to close this up. I'm going to try to do the dishes before CL comes home from the library. Then maybe I'll make myself some tea and read the newspaper. Yes, that would be nice.

love, allie

a little time...

right now i have a little break between my classes and work. but not work work, i'm the botany t.a. this semester, which means that i go along on labs and help out, and this week we're going to frolic in the woods. no really.

anyway, i promised myself that i'd get one thing done on my overly-optimistic to-do list i made yesterday before 3:00 comes and i have to go run around in the forest. but first, i'm going to post on my brand new baby blog and give it a little more volume.

at the same time, i'm listening to "this american life" on podcast. yes, it's good. yes, you should listen to it. yes, i might be a huge dork for listening to it every week, but you have to understand my undying love for all things public broadcasting.

it's true. one day public broadcasting and i will probably run away to mexico together, but until then i'll just have to listen faithfully to their podcasts.

i still need to come up with something good to do this weekend. i need something to look forward to, you know? last week CL and i went to the wine bar across the bridge. and it was really good - but pretty expensive. i'm looking back at my credit card statement in disbelief because i spend $19 on just two glasses of wine. oh well, i considerate that money well spent towards mental health. everyone needs a little mental health worked into their budget.

ok, time to be productive. here goes some work.

love, allie