Friday Five

1. This week, man...this week. I had two exams and a paper, and it was all a lot of work. I've pretty much run myself into the ground, even if I didn't seem like I was doing that much in the way of studying or working. I'm stressed and sleep deprived and today was definitely showing it. I need to really just relax this weekend and try to recoup.

2. Yesterday we had a little roommate meeting, and I'm actually really glad that we did. We talked a bit about how we can sometimes upset each other without meaning to, and the ways that we need to recognize that and respect each others' boundaries. I'm glad that we had this talk now, rather than a few months from now, because it definitely caused problems in my room last year, and I'm trying to avoid that as much as possible now. I think we're all good now though.

3. Jim is coming to visit tomorrow! I'm really excited, I haven't seen him for a few weeks and it'll be nice to get to spend the night with him. It also means that I have a lot of chores to do though, room-cleaning and laundry to do before he gets here tomorrow night. But it'll be worth it.

4. My roommate Chelsea is taking the LSAT tomorrow. She's been working her ass off trying to prepare for it, and I think that she's gonna rock it. I really respect her for all of the effort that she's put into it, and into this semester in general. She knows what she wants and she's going to do whatever it takes to get it. I admire that about her, and it makes me want to change my lazy ways and get my ass in gear to achieve all that I want to do with my life.

5. I've decided that I think that I want to become a teacher. I want to go back to my high school and teach English and literature. I've actually thought for a long time that I don't have the patience or disposition to be a good teacher, but I just woke up earlier this week and was like "I want to be a teacher. That's actually what I want to do, for real. I'm going to do that." I know that sounds kind of stupid or whatever, but that's usually how my best ideas take hold. They take root and then I just can't get them out of my head until I do something about it. I want to make an advising appointment soon to try to figure out what I would need to do to get all of my credits in.