I'm watching a BBC show. Not listening to music. I am really sort of obsessed with paleontology. The BBC has a great series called "Walking With" and then you insert "Monsters"..."Dinosaurs"..."Caveman"...etc. They're really, really cool. Also, I suggest Netflixing the BBC "Planet Earth" series. BBC shows are awesome.
So this year's legislative session started this week and I'm learning that that is exciting. My field experience is getting me into the actual policy part of my education. I'm starting to feel like a real grown up. I get to go to the Capitol in March for a whole day in a few weeks and really get to dive into the exciting policy-making procedures. I still think that I've picked a career that will interest me, engage me and still allow me to pursue my other interests in life. I'm very happy (still!) with the Administration and Policy major.
Classes are still ok. Biostats and I are starting to understand each other a little better. I feel much more confidant with Excel and feel the importance of learning the concepts the class presents. Community Health Assessment is still enigmatic. It's fun to hang with my cohort there though. I have some really cool people in my major. My eugenics class is still fascinating. After about 11 hours of work and class on Thursdays, it's actually nice to sit in a nice classroom in the law building and watch gruesome films. The only thing I dislike is it alters my walk home. I have to walk over the bridge parallel to the 35W hole. It's really, really cold walking over that bridge late at night in February in Minnesota. Hopefully, the nasty cold is behind us just starting today. Tomorrow it is supposed to be 30 degrees!! Balmy, I say.
So now for the fun stuff I've been up to. Last weekend I saw Daniel Johnston at First Avenue. I can't say it was 'good', but it was awesome. This guy is a living legend. I splurged and got a 'Hi, How are you?' T-shirt. The next night I saw an amateur fight at my boxing gym. It was the first fight I've ever seen. Some were more exciting than others but it was somewhat inspiring and maybe I'll spar someday... Then Monday I saw Cat Power at First Avenue again. It wasn't good at all. For a $25 ticket, I expected some old depressing, raw music from the late '90's. No such luck. She did mostly Jukebox stuff which is like over-polished lounge music. Less than ideal for me. Disappointing. There are a lot of good shows coming up, though. In fact, my brother and his girlfriend are coming up from Columbia, Missouri for a good local show in a couple weeks. I haven't seen him since December and he's one of my very favorite people in the whole world, so I'm looking forward to that. Ward off the snow that weekend!