I have been so crazy busy! But I'm doing better, I'm getting more zen about everything: as in, I'm accepting the fact that I have too much to do in the time I have, so there's no point in stressing *everything*. Instead, I'll just do the best I can, work as hard as I can without absolutely running myself into the ground (my health is important!), and then that's that. I mean, I'm consistently working 8, 10, 12 hour days, but I alternate, I am exercising at *all*, and after my first couple weeks of hardcore sleep deprivation, sleep has flown to the top of the priority list. So I think I'm doing pretty good! I have confidence that I can be successful *and* healthy.
It's still cold in Chicago, but it's really not bothering me too much. You just don't think about it. You cover as much skin as possible with warm clothes, you don't go outside unless you are going to be moving with purpose, and then that's it. Life goes on. Juliano's feet don't like the snow / salt combo, but otherwise he seems perfectly happy in Chicago winter.
I love two of my classes - the community college and Foucault ones - and then poetry is ceaselessly frustrating. I'm determined to conquer it though! I *will* be successful and better at poetry by the end of the quarter!
I have a thesis adviser and she is *wonderful*! Her name is Emily Steinlight and she's really easy to communicate with, she's totally enthusiastic about my thesis project, and I am just so happy with her.
In other news, Garfield's coming this weekend! So that'll be fun to hang out. Oh, but yeah, Laura also came two weekends ago, so I was a bum not that long ago hanging out with my UCLA bff :) Oh well! I'm 26, it's okay to enjoy my life and not work *all* the time.
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