My roommate and I are such slobs! But, meh. 

It's been a bad week. I had a panic attack on Monday, and I'm trying to play catch up. Just so much stuff to do, and I'm having a hard time prioritizing. It's one of my down cycles, compounded by stress of program. I really don't want to let people know I'm bipolar, but I also don't want people to think I'm a just a flake. Don't get me wrong, I make mistakes and space out, but where I am now is different than forgetting to read a chapter for class. 

Sorry, I'm just throwing a pity party. This too shall pass. 

5 things that made me happy.
1. It was 51 degrees today, so I went and walked the trail in Heritage Park. It's just a gorgeous area, and it was really good to just walk around and sit in the sun. 
2. Cats. 
3. My best friend MIGHT be pregnant. I get to be an auntie again!
4. I went up to DC to hang out with Gavin. We went to the Smithsonian, Natural History this time. It was good. I think we're both down right now, so it was nice to just wander around and not feel the need to talk. 
5. Stephen Fry and Alan Davies are my new happy place. 

5 things that made me happy today
1. I taught the first session of my first independent class today! I gave an hour long lecture in 35 minutes, but I didn't embarrass myself. I'm actually really looking forward to next week. I know what I'm going to do differently and it's going to be a much better lecture. 
2. I looked professional today! I wore this really pretty high collar navy dress with leggings and navy heels. Granted, I was cold while walking outside, but I felt really cute. 
3. Got to talk to my mom and my brother today. 
4. Jou-Chen, Ling, and Winnie were in the graduate office today. Cue lots of teasing and laughter. 
5. I am actually really happy about Wiki's black out. I've been writing my representatives about SOPA for a couple months now (well, 3x), and I'm thrilled to see people take notice and complain. 

5 things that made me happy. 

1. http://jimhines.livejournal.com/612200.html Jim Hines poses like a princess from one of his book covers. It goes on from there. :)
2. The package Mom sent with all the stuff I left behind arrived today. Yay!
3. In that package was Memorial, a "brilliant new poem which is also a translation of the Iliad." I've just opened it up and yeah. The opening line is "The first to die was PROTESILAUS/A focused man who hurried to darkness," really looking forward to reading the rest. 
4. I actually prepped (somewhat) for my lecture tomorrow!
5. Hmm. I'm going to go for snuggly kitties again. This time, I have Sofi at my hip and Rafa on the back of the couch behind me. Sometimes life is good.  
 

School starts tomorrow. Man......

5 things that made me happy today
1. Got off my ass and cleaned the kitchen properly. 
2. Lovely nap with Sofi and Rafa all curled up. 
3. This picture: 



4. Finished another book today. I enjoyed it until the end, when the author took the easy way out. 
5. My life will have purpose again tomorrow! Whee!

5 things I'm happy about
1. GERRARD GERRARD, Liverpool 1-0 Manchester City! 
2. Due to roommate's friends coming over, I ended up reading Nightwoods by Charles Frazier. So fat, I'm really liking it. Feels a bit like the movie Winter's Bone (which was also amazing, btw. Just wonderful acting).
3. I met with my TA boss today. I am feeling marginally more prepared for Wednesday. I'm teaching my own class for the first time, eek!
4. Sofia wasn't feeling so great yesterday; mild reaction to her vaccinations. However, she was in fine fettle this morning, demanding food at 7 am just like always. I swear, she used to be little and sweet and quiet! I blame Rafa's influence. 
5. I'm actually writing this list. Was tempting to just say "f it" and stop. But, no. I need to do this right now, so even if I miss some days I'm going to stick with posting. 

5 things that make me happy. 
1. This really nice malbec I'm drinking right now. The perfect combo of sweet and dry. 
2. I get to start working tomorrow. Thank god I say. 
3. Laundry bag is significantly easier to haul down 3 floors than a laundry basket. 
4. Continuing to love my nook. 
5. Someone recced me on crackvan! I am pleasantly surprised. 

5 things that made me happy. 

1. Snuggly Sofia and Rafa; warm kitties are awesome. 
2. I've finally found a use for some gorgeous angora yarn. 
3. A thick comforter is a wonderful thing. 
4. I'm reading a biography of Catherine the Great. Very, very good. The author is a bit discursive, but that's to be expected considering the sheer amount of material. 
5. Warm toes. 

Ha ha! Two days in a row. 

5 things that made me happy today.

1. I managed to work out an issue with my coworker without screaming. Trust me, it was a big deal. 
2. I've done the dishes!
3. And taken my phone to verizon to get fixed!
4. This song:


5. My roommate has an interview today! I'm hoping it goes well. 

Hello! I am back in gorgeous Virginia, ready for the coming semester. This last one sucked, a lot, so I'm looking forward. On the plus side, I found that even though I fuck up, I ADMIT I fuck up. That's one heck of a employee review, no?

Five reasons today was good.
1. I went to a movie with a friend from school. Afterwards we ate dinner and made plans to watch Thor this weekend. 
2. My cats continue to be adorable
3. I managed to get up before 10 am this morning!
4. The weather was warmer today. 
5. Season 5 of Supernatural is surprisingly good television. Like, fairly legitimate. 

I went up to DC and saw Gavin this weekend. We had fun! Went to the Natural History and the Gallery. It's been a gorgeous weekend and it was good to walk around and people watch. I also got to meet his girlfriend and his friends. His gf is super sweet and his friends are very cool; it was a great friends. 


( Have some pictures! )

Good weekend!