So, today has been a whirlwind. I finally "surrendered" my cat up for adoption (the one who pees on my bed and me). I cried a lot while doing it and afterwards but as soon as I got home I was able to put sheets on my bed and pay attention to the other cat, which I haven't been able to do in forever. It is like I have my home back and can sleep there and do work there and I am really excited about all of that. I went to IKEA and got new sheets and some new trinkets for around the house and then went and groomed Dae and played with her for a long time. Now, I am feeling beat from the crying and such earlier along with not really eating anything today (which was dumb). But, I am so glad to be on break and to have the next few days off. I am watching "Whose Wedding is it Anyway?" and they are drinking key lime martinis and they look great. I am super-excited about the rest of this week -- Katie and I are going outlet mall shopping on Thursday at the < a href="http://www.premiumoutlets.com/outlets/outlet.asp?id=52">Albertville Outlets. I am particularly looking forward to the Benneton outlet, hanging out all afternoon with Katie, and seeing her and Baxter's new kitten Hippo. Go check Hippo out here. I think she is the cutest thing ever with her flat face and grumpy expression. So so cute.
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So I am now officially on break since my classwork is done and my grading is (as of this afternoon), completed. I am very very glad and can now progress to the during break stuff I need to get done (arghhh, is adult life just a series of shit to get done?!). Tomorrow I am spending the day getting stuff around my house cleaned up. I think my cat who pees on my bed is going to also be finding a new home tomorrow since I have not been able to peacefully sleep at home in a long, long time. I am really looking forward to being able to have a comforter on my bed and getting to sleep without fear of being peed on. Never underestimate the joy of knowing you are not going to get peed on.
So, I didn't go home for the Christmas break and I am increasingly glad for it, not only for the sheer joy of not having to deal with stuff, but also because I can get things I need done, done. I am really looking forward to this next semester -- 2 classes and TAing, with no teaching at Blake and some free time (I hope). I am apprehensive about some stuff I have to get done -- a couple of conversations I do not want to have to have, studying for my theory prelim in March (though I can't remember the week it is), etc.
It has been like a gazillion ages since I have blogged. A gazillion things have been happening. The tournament that I am hosting is astronomically huge. As in, 200ish Lincoln-Douglas debaters and 130 policy teams. This time last week we were expecting 140 and 80, respectively, so this week has been kinda crazy. We are now one of the very biggest tournaments in the country and I am going crazy.
I have been trying to recover from Thanksgiving break. The boy enjoyed the South I believe. I am going to kill my writer mom, since she is getting paid to write a magazine article which will tangentially feature me and will make me look bad. I think she takes joy in this. I have lately been contemplating writing a self-help book entitled "I'm Okay, You're Fucking Nuts." I think this could be a best seller and then I could drop out of grad school and cook. Right now that sounds like a pretty sweet life.
However, I am finishing up my last poli sci class and all I have left are classes out of the department and language classes. I am seriously thinking of finishing my ABD and then going to law school. Sadly doing that means I am out in less time perhaps then if I finished my PhD. The boy, with dreams of trying to be a rally car driver, is encouraging this move. Right now I am trying to work on a paper about Lani Guinier and agonist politics, but everytime I sit down to write, I get really nervous and my mind goes blank. I hate grad school.
Not much else is going on. My debaters did well at JV/Novice state. Katie and Baxter are in town and hopefully I will get to see them soon. Thursday night I get to eat at Manny's and don't have to pay for it. Lots of very awesome people are going to be at the tournament and hopefully I will get to hang out some. I am looking forward to the coaches' party on Friday night and just getting this under my belt.
I don't want to go to my parent's house for Christmas. I don't know why I am.
I am very very excited about the tournament and January.