Hi everyone,

I've been gone for a long time (I lurk on LJ almost daily, but seem to forget that I also have a blog and can post...). Last night, I decided that I really need to start blogging again to help mainly with stress issues, and to give me a break from thesis writing.

It's the first week of classes and I'm having trouble getting mentally back into academic land. I came back to school about a week before classes started, trying to give myself time to readjust, but with hardly anybody around, after the first couple days I realized quickly that I was lonely and started realizing I hate this town. To top things off, I have decided I am allergic to BG because I got sick just a few days after getting back. Nothing major, just a headache that wouldn't go away and prevented me from being able to do much more than watch movies. Speaking of, I did take myself to a movie. I saw Black Swan, alone. It was a great movie, but INTENSE. I loved every minute of it (ok, minus the seemingly unnecessary graphic parts), though driving home was a bit scary afterwards.

Yesterday was a super frustrating day at my assistanship. We had a meeting after school and realized that there was a giant miscommunication which was beyond our control but still would make us, the GAs, look bad. To top it off, the person whose "fault" it was is someone who thinks he is our supervisor and gives us "pet projects" to do. Luckily, it's not just us. One of the other people at the school let us vent a bit and said that he is bothering everyone. Right after we found out about this miscommunication, I received an e-mail from my thesis advisor asking me to give her a date for when I will submit my next thesis chapter. The two combined were enough to send me over the edge and affect the rest of the day. After I got home, I was still in a bad mood/overwhelmed, so I vented to a friend and decided to go to her place for a bit. I also decided I needed pizza and cheesy garlic bread,a decision I was sure I was going to regret later. I felt a bit bad last night after, but woke up in a GREAT mood this morning, so I guess it was all worth it :)

I am hoping to be done in August. It seems so far away but it is definitely going to creep up. I have 2 classes, a conference (or maybe two) to prepare for, thesis, and whatever else life decides to throw at me. At least I can make my classes work with my thesis stuff. Which makes life a bit easier.

I hope to keep blogging occasionally, and will try not to make it only a venting place :) Now, to kill time til Zumba starts, and finally head home for the day. I've been super productive b/c I have been on campus all day, but did not expect that at all.