It's been/one week since i've blogged on here/

Thank you, Dad, for teaching me how to take care of cars, so that a flat tire is easily handled and not a source of panic! That was Wednesday.

Today was Saturday. After work, and Lord's Day (which was blessed), I went to vigil Mass off campus. After dropping off my sister and her roommate, who accompanied me, I tied up a few loose ends on campus and then headed out. I didn't want to go home, though, and I had a little time to kill before a birthday party/movie night. Also, from nowhere, I found myself being seized by an annoying fit of melancholy. So I sulked around Kroger for a half hour or so, looking at scented candles (which are expensive..) and teddy bears and flowers, and frozen twin packs of little cornish game hens. Those little guys are just so cute. But I really honestly didn't need any more food in my house. I cooked enough food for the whole week just yesterday, successfully using up two of the three bunches of fresh parsely that I found myself with (a story in itself). I did, however, find Quaker Oatmeal Squares on sale for 1.50 a box. Major score.

The movie night turned out to be a film called "Forever Strong", which was about rugby. I actually enjoyed it, although I think it may have been mostly because of the people I was watching it with. I LOVE watching movies with McDevitt because he and I have a very similar sense of humor, and share a fondness for MST3K-style running commentary. Unfortunately, it makes some other people absolutely nuts. I am definitely a talking-while-watching-movies person. I don't take my cinema that seriously folks.  

So, there are many blessings to be grateful for tonight. And there are little things that tweak at my heart from time to time. Welcome to life. 

idiosyncratic

Today I noticed something about myself. I've noticed this before, but I guess I don't really think anything of it. Well, today I noticed it again.

Whenever I am coming home to my house off campus, and i have a lot of stuff with me, I nearly ALWAYS try to take it all into the house in one trip, no matter how much stuff I have. This usually ends up with me dropping stuff, not being able to pick it back up, dumping things accidentally out of my bags, spilling things, wrestling with keys and car doors a whole lot more than if I just made two trips to split up the stuff. But no.

For example, about 15 minutes ago I walked into my house laden with my XXL capacity adidas bookbag, my gym bag with running shoes tied to the strap, my guitar, my purse, two cookbooks, and a small plastic tupperware. And this is a fairly light night.

Mal-Wart

How dare they be out of pumpkin carving kits! If anyone loses a finger today, it's their fault.

Yellow leaves are the best leaves.

I am a compliant ex-resident student of Franciscan University but some dorm rules make NO SENSE

Scene: 8:1o pm, St. Thomas More Hall. Third floor. Elevator wing. 

Culprits: Sarah, talking. Kristin, talking, laughing. Me, painting my toes. Sarah, teaching some guitar chords to a freshman. Freshman, learning said guitar chords.

Crime: sitting in the hall, being "a fire hazard". 

I would like to point out that if there were to be a fire in St. Thomas More Hall just then, we would definitely be the first ones out. We are already in the hallway.

Dear RAs,

 There are bigger problems in your residence halls than girls having fun and building community outside their rooms.

Sincerely,

 Cecilia

The paper elephant in the room

So.....why is it that when there is something important that needs to be done, but I don't want to do it......I do everything else that I possibly can.......just so I don't have to do that other thing.....this is so counter-intuitive, I'm wasting time, putting the time crunch on later, adding to the stress, what the heck!!

In the meantime, I'll listen to John Legend and rock out while drinking this Organic Golden Ginger tea. 

Humph.

Maybe it's the jungle of midterms I have just emerged from. Maybe it's knowing that the work continues this week. Maybe it's just me. But I am finding myself unusually irritated by things today...

1) Grammatical Errors In Test Questions.

HELLO, YOU ARE A COLLEGE PROFESSOR WITH MULTIPLE DEGREES, PLEASE REALIZE THAT THE POSSESSIVE FORM OF "IT" DOES NOT REQUIRE AN APOSTROPHE. I actually think I would have let this slide, except for the fact that I had to look at this horrible abuse of punctuation three times in a row, and in the same question!

2) Distractions During Tests (Aka My Brain).

Hmmm, I probably should have eaten breakfast. My tea is getting cold. I have a date at 4:30 today, hope I don't forget because I didn't write it in my calendar. Probably because I don't know where my calendar is. Did I tell Rachel I would talk to her last night, or tonight? I know exactly what I'm going to dress up as for Kelli's birthday bash: Bridezilla. I just need to get some tulle for a veil though. That sucks, I don't want to spend money. Would anyone I know have something like a veil I could use?

3) Most Loud People.

They are vexatious to the spirit, as someone wise once said.

4) Being Wrong When I Was So Sure I Was Right.

A blow to my good old pride.

5) Cold Hands. Where Are My Awesome Rainbow-Colored Mittens?

Love it!

I love it, love it, love it when I see gfs and bfs going for a jog together. To me, it says "I care about all aspects of you - let's strive for health of mind, spirit AND body together!" We all know those couples who are eternally praying together in the Port. We all know those couples who are eternally studying together (.............?) in the common rooms. Fewer and golden are those couples who practice physical wellness together!

"For you have been bought at a price...therefore glorify God in your body". -1 cor. 6:20