Spring Break is just around the corner…only a couple more days! I can’t wait, but I gotta get some stuff out of the way first before I can bask in the freedom of no school. I have a couple midterms coming up (Special Ed. and Gen 230) and a major paper due in my Analytical Writing class.

Taking a break from his busy schedule my brother Tim found time to lunch with me at Medaille the other day (he goes to Canisius so he just ‘ran’ over). He pretty much has no time for anything these days so it was good to hang out with him for a little bit-Lunch with Tim was “a real treat.” I also went to my little brother’s musical this past weekend and it was pretty sick nasty! The story line was a little weird (I mean some girl gets burned in a box!) but the music was really upbeat and fun.

So between last minute papers and test, and busy weekends its been pretty good. And hopefully this is the tail end of this snowy weather!

-Peace

Its amazing how fast weather can change here in Buffalo. I mean look at this week Monday. It was crazy nice outside! I walked around campus in shorts…in February! After my classes I took a short run in Delaware Park just because I felt,if nothing else, I had to so as not to waste such great weather. Turns out I need to run more often seeing as I almost went into cardiac arrest that warm Monday afternoon.
However, the weather was short lived and by late afternoon you could feel it getting chilly. The ice I then had to scrape of my van was no surprise Tuesday morning, but an all to familiar annoyance that comes with the season.

In other news…pressure’s on to get those papers and assignments in, but thats no surprise seeing as its the same situtation every week. Only now you’re kinda numb to it.

Close out the week strong…and happy hump day!

Congratulations are definitely in order for the men’s and women’s basketball teams. In the past few days, both have made school history. The women’s team won their third straight AMCC Championship, and will be participating in the NCAA Tournament for the third time. The men’s team, though they lost in the semi-finals, has improved exponentially since the mere three years ago when they had a winless season (and the hopes of even making it to the tournament were slim). Both teams have come very far — hopefully the women will be able to continue their success in the NCAA tournament, and I have no doubt that the guys will be seeing similar success in the next year or two. Change takes time, but they’re certainly on their way.

Tomorrow is Monday. Again. The weeks are flying by. It will be spring break before I know it, and then summer vacation after that. I don’t want to get too ahead of myself, but the thought of nice weather makes me wish it would hurry up! I just can’t take much more of this winter stuff.

I was pretty disappointed this morning when I woke up and realized that yes, it’s Monday, and no, I do not have off. Looks like another long week ahead. Today I was a little stressed out because I had a test and a quiz that I really wanted to do well on. I’m feeling pretty confident about the test I took (in Logic, which can be pretty hefty stuff), but was not feeling quite so positive about my current events quiz in my Journalism class. Hopefully I’ll nail the next one.

This week is also production week for the next edition of the newspaper. I just returned from a couple hours in the office and will most likely spend a good portion of my day there tomorrow. I sometimes wonder if the people who read the newspaper understand how much hard work really goes into creating it. I am glad I got involved, because it turns out that I really enjoy being a part of a medium that informs the students, faculty, and staff of our campus about what’s going on.

Tomorrow is the day that I have to make my schedule for next semester. I was pretty bummed to find out that my Honors course in the fall is at 8am. I haven’t had an 8am class in quite a while, and I was really getting used to it. Don’t get me wrong, I like early classes, but 9:10 is such an improvement from 8, and 10:20 is pretty much perfect. I suppose there’s nothing I can do. Hopefully the rest of my schedule will fall into place so that I don’t have a lot of holes. I like to have all my classes in a row so that I can have free time in the afternoons/mornings to do homework and everything else.

It seems like I’m always runnin’ around for something. Whether it be to and/or from class, or maybe to my car to run somewhere else for something else! Sometimes I get really confused and forget why I “ran” somewhere in the first place.Its times like these where I need to step back and just say…’woah! slow down boy!’ One thing that doesn’t help my “runnin’” perdicament is the fact that I’m neurotic about being on time. I stress myself out trying to get from one place to another just to be on time (and sometimes its just not worth it!). So… some friendly advice….Slow Down!!! Better to be safe than dead…no use speeding to get somewhere if you die on the way there (hey I’m just sayin’…).

School work is still pouring and I still can’t wait for warm weather!

Till next time:Stay warm, don’t speed and clam down!

PS. if you need something to listen to, my friend KG recommends Mariah Carey’s new song…’Touch My Body’

Long weekends. Man, I wish there were more of them. An extra day off gives time for catching up on homework, catching up with friends, and catching up on sleep. I was able to do all of those things this weekend.

This Saturday, I attended the women’s basketball game, which was more than a game, but an event called “Think Pink.” I had to write an article on it for the newspaper, and I am really happy with the way things went. “Think Pink” is a breast cancer awareness initiative started by the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association. I am so glad that Medaille takes part in great programs like that.

We had off on Monday for the President’s Day holiday. For some reason, the week is just easier when Monday isn’t at the beginning. Having a “Tuesday Monday” was quite refreshing, and not nearly as bad as a “Monday Monday.” I only had two classes (which was a nice change from the regular four I have on Mondays).

Today, I had to make my advisement appointment for fall semester. Isn’t that crazy? This semester just started. I can’t believe that next semester I will be starting my second half of college. I feel like I just graduated from high school. Where in the world did the time go?

 I made it to another weekend. Thank God! Its been a stressin’ week. Assignements that were given out the first week of school are almost due, along with projects and other fun stuff. Now i dont know if you guys heard, but Medaille just implemented a recycling program here on campus and we’re also entered in Recyclemania (competion between colleges nation wide) and we’re ranked 8th outta 50. Not too shabby if you ask me.

Well the weekend started out good. I hung out with some friends i havent seen in a while. Me and my friend KG made a quick stop for gas on Friday night, then headed off to meet some friends for a movie (and Doritos). Today I actually got to sleep in and then did some shoppin’. I tackled some homework and then chillaxed around the house. Don’t know whats in store for the rest of the weekend, but it should be good…and I have Monday off! CHEA! Happy B-Day all you presidents!

Till next week…enjoy ur time off!

I’ll admit it: I don’t read hardly as often as I used to. I love reading, and I have loved reading since I was very young. In Kindergarten, I was the only student who could read, so my classmates would ask me to read to them. Of course, I was more than happy to. After dinner, I wasn’t allowed to watch television; I read books with my parents until bedtime. Growing up I read book after book, and that’s a habit I want to instill in my own children when I someday have them. These days, however, I don’t have nearly as much free time as I used to. There are so many books that I would love to read, but I have other more important things to do.

For my Child Development class, I am required to complete two book reports/case studies by the end of the semester. Yesterday, I went out and bought my first book, A Child Called “It.” The book is relatively easy reading, and I was able to breeze through about half of it last night when I got home from my shopping adventure. It made me realize how much I miss reading. Standing in the book aisle, I noticed so many books that caught my attention. I thought to myself, “if only I had time to read that!” As a result, I have vowed to increase the amount of reading I do over the summer.

I consider myself fortunate that I was assigned this book report, because I have been able to return to the world of book-reading. I read plenty of textbooks, but it is not nearly as satisfying as reading for fun.

… I’m moving some place warm! I swear it’s not this cold in Rochester, but then again I haven’t spent a winter there in four years. This can’t be normal! I love winter, the snow is to pretty, but thats about it. I hate the cold and you know its cold when I have to think about if dinner is worth walking to the campus center.

Today, I decided that it wasn’t worth it and made dinner in the apartment with a couple of my roommates. Thats why it’s nice to have an apartment because I don’t have to go out in the cold on the weekends. Everything I need is right here.

Although, tomorrow is Monday and that means that I have to go outside. Grrr.

You know its cold, even in our apartment, when I turn the heat all the way up. I’m usually the one turning it down because I get so warm so fast.

It’s funny how time flies when you’re busy. This week has absolutely flown by for me and I could not be happier that it’s the weekend. At the beginning of the week, I was getting run down and I was stressed and swamped with things to do. I really lucked out on Wednesday because two of my classes were cancelled - which meant, a) more time to do other things, and b) less homework for me to have to do. Someone must have been looking down on me. At that point, things started to look up. I spent most of Thursday in the newspaper office finalizing the next edition of the paper, and was more than relieved when it was officially sent out. With that weight lifted off of my shoulders, I was able to hang out with my boyfriend and actually relax for a few hours. Today, we had a magazine meeting, and I came to the realization that we are in much better shape than I had thought we were, which is even more good news that I was happy to discover.

Needless to say, I still have a ton of homework to do this weekend, but I’m just thankful that I survived this week.