It's cold outside again. I guess I should expect it since it is still January, but it was so nice at the start of the week. I was hoping that it would stay that way for a little while longer. Obviously I did not wish hard enough for it.

So, it turns out that my Japanese class is actually a Monday, Wednesday, Friday class even though it is listed as Monday, Tuesday, Friday. We're technically supposed to have Wednesdays at 11 free every week, but three of the eight people in the class had conflicts with the Tuesday time, so we're unofficially meeting on Wednesday instead of Tuesday. The three that had a conflict on Tuesdays are signed up to take Japanese as self directed study, but they will actually be taking class with the rest of us.

Crazy stuff.

But it gets even crazier. With Japanese moved to Wednesday I now have Tuesdays and Thursdays without classes. I fully intend to use those days to sleep in and do homework. I'm a little glad it worked out this way, because I know my weekends will be spent either working or at an event (school or otherwise) so I won't have time to do a lot of homework and just chill out at the apartment on those days. It was the one thing I disliked about last semester and it looks like it is fixed for the spring.

Oh in addition to homework and stuff, tomorrow I need to make myself email the woman in charge of study abroad at my college. I don't like her and I don't really know why, but it is making it very difficult to motivate myself to meet with her. I wish I could just work with Sensei to go abroad, but of course it can't be that easy. I do have some questions I hope will get answered, the really immediate ones are about getting my visa, but I have other questions as well.

I think I'll take a nap now. Then later I can possibly work on the Faery story I came up with before break.

I'm pretty excited to be back at college and to have classes start up again.

I'm really looking forward to tomorrow, but I'm a little bit nervous too. I know I've forgotten things for Japanese. I probably could have studied more, but I know that I would probably still forget a lot simply because I would forget to use it. I'll survive though. I may not be a genius when it comes to languages, but I love them so I keep working at it.

Tomorrow I get to see Ukyo again too! We're going to meet up for lunch.

Oh! I saw a shooting start earlier this evening when we were at K-Mart to buy good shower heads for our showers. At least, I think it was a shooting star. Either way I made a wish.

This semester will be awesome. Mondays are going to suck a bit (4 classes, bleh) but I have my Thursdays completely free and the other week days are manageable.

I wrote a bit last night, but I haven't had a real chance to make up for those few fail-ish days I had because of work and moving back to college. Unless my work load gets huge ridiculously early this semester I should have a good opportunity to play catch up this week.

I'm back at college. Still living in the apartment. All of my roomies are back now too.

This semester looks like it will be great. I'm pretty excited about just about everything.

Ukyo is back in the states and back at E-town this semester. She's commuting though so I won't be able to hang out with her just whenever, but still, very very cool. She got a Wii and wants me to come over and play with it. I hope I get a chance to do so soon.

It is very possible that I am just too hyper to be writing this post right now.

I'm behind on my word count for WriYe (again!) because of work and then moving back to the apartment, but classes don't start until Tuesday so I'm planning on playing catch up tonight and tomorrow.

There will be more random updates soon.

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Aside from working whenever I can, the only thing I am doing over winter break this year is hanging out with my college room mate for a few days.

Yesterday she stayed with me in Pennsylvania. Today we went to her home in Delaware.

I have to go home tomorrow (I work on Saturday) but so far we've done some pretty awesome stuff.

Most of our time has been spent window shopping in my hometown and around hers. I did buy a few things yesterday (candy and a calendar, because it was half off), and I bought some food today.

Overall this has been an awesome break from working. :D

My only regret is that I haven't written much of anything since she came over yesterday. Oh well, I guess I will get caught up eventually. The year is still very young and I'm sure I'm due for an awesome writing day at some point very soon.

So I survived work. We were actually pretty busy. I was shocked, especially since our parking lot was not plowed until after 1 p.m. I don't work until 4 tomorrow so I have a bit of free time.

I want to write. 

I intend to write.

I just can't decide which story to work on.

This is what I get for having so many projects going at once. Sometimes it is fantastic because I always have something on the back burner ready to go if I lose momentum with whatever I am working on. At times like these it is just plain annoying. I'm wasting time trying to pick just one, and nobody wants to pick for me.

Stupid indecision....

They just called the nasty snow storm we're having a blizzard.

Guess who has to walk to work in less than an hour. I'm not looking forward to it.

Stress-Free Zones for finals week
Need a break from finals? Look for the Stress-Free Zones brought to you by the offices of Student Life.

. Thompson gym will be open from 8:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. every day for recreation (badminton, basketball, racquetball, walking in the hallway). Equipment will be in the gym. Treats will be available in the Jay Walk.

. "Take a Break" snack station will be available in the Center for Student Success. Then sit and relax in Learning Services while working on puzzles.

. In the Center for Student Involvement lounge, there will be coloring books and crayons available throughout the week, as well as Newton's Kinetic stress balls, bubble wrap and a monopoly game.

. You can find puzzles, coloring books, and other fun items in the computer area on the second floor of the BSC; on Tuesday come and munch on popcorn.

. The WELL has Sudoku, word search, cross word puzzles and coloring items. Challenge your friends to a paddle ball or Perfection competition as WELL, or take time out for an aroma therapy Peppermint Invigoration, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. each day. Groups make the experience more fun.

It's my birthday!

... I think I might have punched my eye in my sleep. It's kind of sore and puffy today.

I won't let it ruin my day though.