Morning Glory

Happyness is waking up early to sneak out in the kitchen and have breakfast watching a TV series that is lame but I still love it (for me that's Veronica Mars), then going back to the bed where my boyfriend is sleeping with his back to me because he will turn around when he, still asleep, notices me next to him, and put his arm around me as I fall asleep again.

Exciting!

Wow. That's all I feel right now: Wow! I just got to know about an amazing volunteer oportunity, how to bring home the position, and possibly a little help from a new aquaintance. I can't say more at the moment because I don't want to jinx it and I don't want anyone else to steal this idea from me.

You can't even imagine how excited I am at the mere thought of getting this volunteer job. And I need to get it; I will get it. End of discussion. All I need is to get a CV together, read several scientific articles, and write a kick-ass letter. Piece of cake!

I'm nervous. This could mean so much for my future career. It's a possibility to gain experience and end up doing what I want to do. What I always wanted to do. I really want this, and I normally get things that I feel this way about.

However there is also the tickeling scary feeling of not getting it; of failing. I have not lived up to my own expectations the past two years. What if the downward trend in prestation quality will affect this too?

No ways! I've just been lazy. This volunteer job belongs to me and I will take what is rightfully mine. Moahahahahahaha!

(Yep, I'm a nerd...)

Awesome Slam Poetry

Taylor Mali on What Teachers Make. He's a great poet and at the moment my favourite. :)

Midterm Mumbo Jumbo

This is my current view:

My computer and backpack (yes I wear a backpack, you would lay off your Prada bag too if you took the bike to school), and the jungle mixed with a bunch of bambu.

The sun is not shining today and I see that as a good thing, it reflects my mood. I just came out from a midterm and I prefer cool clouds to hot sun that would melt whatever is left of my poor worked-out brain. It feels like my head is full of mashed potatoes (hence the Mumbo Jumbo content and headline of today's blog).

Friday is what I'm looking forward to right now. Joan and Saffe are coming with me to downtown and we'll get free massages, manicures, and pedicures at a place that needs the publicity (and doesn't mind the tips). I look forward to it like a cat looks forward to destroying your living room couch. Meow!

Coffee, Candy, and Creativity

Covered in books and with eyes that are square from staring at the computer screen for too long, I am for the first time in a long time proud of a single handedly composed essay.

I still have a buttload of work this week-end but I am feeling confident that I will get to the end of it in time and it has put me in a good mood. With the mochachino and the cherry-flavored sweets left over from today, three more days of school work will be a piece of cake.

After I gave the essay a last touch-up, me and Jordan went down to the hot water jacuzzi and relaxed for a while before it closed for the night. The warm water was wonderful for my muscles, soar from stress and carrying home heavy bags of groceries. The cozyness of the night is now complete with my cats sleeping beside me and Jordan sitting on the couch in front of me playing one of his new songs:

"Where did you get your colors lady
You are shining oh so bright
I have seen you in your best before
But you have outdone yourself tonight"

Midterm coming up

Right now I'm really living the boring part of a student's life; I am studying. It feels good to finally put procrastination behind and actually get something done. I did bad on my last midterm in Marine Ecology so I really have to Ace the one coming up on Tuesday. Plus, there's a bunch of homework to do before that. This week-end will be productive.... *sigh*

The Place

Tuesday is My Monday

This is what I would like to do today:

This is where I would like to do it:

But I'm in a classroom. It's Tuesday but it sure feels like Monday, presumably since I didn't have class yesterday. The school had a black out and I only had one class. :) I spent the night watching a horror movie with Jordan. When it started to get scary, he hugged me saying "It's okay, I'll protect you." In reality, he was the scared one. :)