It's been a while...

Wow I got so used to posting on a regular basis, and now it's weird being back...though it's only been a few days.  Needless to say, after my relaxing weekend home, it's back to real life.  Meaning homework, midterms, work, and no sleep.  :(

On a better note, tonight I saw a great documentary ("Food Inc.") and attended a discussion panel after.  The panel explored the problems (economic, social, ethical) of the agricultural industry, and suggested steps we can take as consumers to change the system and improve the quality and ethics of the food we're eating.  Michael Pollan, the author of The Omivore's Dilemma and In Defense of Food was there, along with Eric Schlosser, who wrote Fast Food Nation, and Robert Kenner, the director of the film.  It was a great experience and I encourage all of you to check out the film and the books (if you haven't already).  I'm off to bed--love to all!

to learn more, go to foodincmovie.com

Post-Concert High...

Actually I'm really tired right now, haha.  But Bon Iver (and Megafaun, their opening band) were so effing amazing tonight.  I love their music a million times more now (and that's saying a lot, because I freakin' loved them before).  I'm off to bed but here are a few shots of the show:

The Fox Theater

The Fox (again)

Megafaun

Bon Iver

Bon Iver + Megafaun

One. More. Day.

Just have to get through tomorrow then BON IVER (!!!) and HOME.  I really need a break.  Though it won't be much of a break because I have a lot of catching up to do.  But we'll see how it goes.  Good workout this morning; did the usual 65min.  I have work from 9-2pm tomorrow, AND it's the day of the huge UC-wide student-faculty-staff walkout.  I'm really interested to see if it lives up to all of the hype. 

New favorite music of the moment (I know, I know, I change music interests often--I like to call it MADD; no, not as in mothers against drunk driving but rather Musical Attention Deficit Disorder).  Anyways, back to the point.  A singer-songwriter that I really like right now is Greg Laswell.  He kind of sounds like Mat Kearney--great voice, catchy rhythms, and fantastic lyrics.  He has three albums and a few EPs out, but I think his most recent album is the best one.  It's called "Three Flights From Alto Nido."  Listen to "The One I Love" and "How The Day Sounds"--they're my two favorites so far.

I hope everyone is enjoying the end of the middle of the week!  It's all downhill from here, right?  :)  Much love to all and I hope you have a good night!

Blah.

It's only freakin' Tuesday.  This week has been so long already.  Bon Iver on Thursday!!!  Can't wait.

Good workout this morning; 65min etc.  So tired though.  Probably because I get ~5 and a half hours of sleep per night which is not enough.  But I have to work out in the morning because otherwise I will never get to the gym.

New favorite music: Ellie Goulding.  She's apparently an "electro-pop" artist and she's really good.  She does a remix of Passion Pit's song "Sleepyhead" that is effing amazing.

Ellie Goulding

People in my office are getting sick again...this time with the stomach flu.  Not looking forward to that one.

Sorry this has been such a blaaaaaah post (apt title).  Love.

Oh Mondays...

I had a great workout this morning!  7+ miles, 800+ calories, 65min.  It made me feel really good.  Other than that, today was pretty ordinary.  Oh except that the weather was b-e-a-u-t-i-f-u-l!  It was supposed to be horribly hot, but it was like low 70s with a cool breeze.  Gorgeous.  Then I had work (sigh) and class (ugh).  Now I am home and feeling lazy.  I think I'm going to join the English Undergraduate Association, because it seems fun and will provide good exposure to professors etc.  And it's only an hour a week.

Oh sad story (not really): the self-defense class I was going to take at the YWCA is all full and they won't take anyone else.  :(  It apparently sold out, which I can understand.  But it seemed fun and quite useful.  I'm sure they have waves of classes though, especially with something like self-defense.

Not much else to report on this front.  Perhaps more exciting news tomorrow?  LOVE!

Busy Day

I've got a pretty full day in front of me...mostly homework, ugh.  But my dad is coming to visit me (yay!) and so he's taking me grocery shopping which is nice.  I have a ton of reading to do; since I'm going home next weekend I'd like to do this week and a lot of next week's homework so that I can relax as much as possible at home.

We won our football game yesterday!  And USC (university of spoiled children) lost!!!  And the Georgia Dawgs won too!  All in all, a great football day.  I forgot how much fun college football is.  We play USC on October 3, so just a couple weeks from now.

To end on a weird yet happy note, I was pouring Splenda into my oatmeal this morning, got distracted by something, and looked down and saw that I had a mountain of sweetness in my oatmeal, in the shape of a heart!  I thought that that was pretty cool.  Hopefully that means today will be a good, productive day.  Happy Sunday!

Back from the gym...

Did my hour+of cardio!  While I was at the gym, there was a karate thing going on in one of the smaller gyms and there were so many cute little kids doing karate!  When I have kids I definitely want them to be active, but I don't want to force them into anything.  I just want to introduce them to all different sports and see which ones they like, if any.  But seriously, soooooo cute in their little karate attire.  :)

My current TV show obsessions: Project Runway, The Biggest Loser, Criminal Minds, Bones, Dexter, Grey's Anatomy...Enough to keep a girl occupied for a while.  :)  I am SO excited for the show "Dexter" to start!  I think it starts Sunday the 27th, so only about a week to go!  Criminal Minds also starts this week.  And the Bon Iver concert is this Thursday.  Well things are certainly looking up on the procrastination front haha...Love to all!

Day 1 of busy weekend...

I'm proud of myself for getting up so early; this week made me so exhausted that all I wanted to do was sleep for a week straight.  But I will go to the gym so I don't have it looming over me for the rest of the day.  The gym opens at 8am on weekends, so at least that gives me a bit more time to sleep.  Thank god for caffeine though, really.

I'm going to the farmer's market today with my friend.  Hopefully I will get lots and lots of good, fresh fruits and vegetables.  Then I have to go to Safeway and do laundry and oh yeah, tons of homework too.  Grrr.  Well I'm going home next weekend so I can have that to look forward to and motivate me to get through the week.  More to come today/tonight.  Love!

That kind of morning...

Yeah I knew today was going to be a looooooooong day when I nearly walked out the door with my headphones and a container of floss instead of my ipod shuffle.  So tired.  At least I made it to the gym and I don't have any classes to worry about today.  Only 7 hours of work woohoo.  Ugh.  I need an attitude readjustment haha.  But thank god it's Friday.  I've decided that Sundays are my catch up on sleep days.  So gym tomorrow at 8 when the gym opens, then Sunday I do whatever exercise I feel like (if any at all).  Well off I go to work.  Hopefully I'll have something better to post tonight, instead of a collection of complaints.  :)  Love!

Lazy lazy morning.

Workout completed for the day!  My cardio at least.  So I guess my morning didn't start off that lazily...but I'll do weights and crunches tonight I think.  Well it's a cold, foggy morning here.  But I love it because you can bundle up and feel cozy.  It makes me want to curl up and go back to bed though.  :(  Sadly I have work at 9 and class from 12:30 to 3:30...but then I'm free to relax and forget about school for a few days (since I don't have school on Fridays).  I have a lot of catching up to do this weekend, as usual.  But I'll take tonight off probably. 

Totally random, but I think I'm going to take a self-defense class at the YWCA in October.  I think it's a 3-week class, Tuesdays and Thursdays 7:30-8:30pm or something.  We'll see how that works out.  Love!