It's been a long time...

Hello!

So I'll begin by acknowledging that I have been very lazy in updating this blog. Sorry. If this excuse brings any consolation, for I am sure you are heartbroken, I did not know blogging was for the purpose of cataloguing my day. I reserved it for interesting things that happen, and since nothing interesting has happened I haven't posted anything!! But, now I know the true purpose of blogging and i'll try my best to post my daily activities.

Today I got up around 11am. I am able to sleep in fairly often since I don't have too many activities throughout the day. After rising I did a bit of food shopping, read some for my Arthurian legend tute and hung out until four, when I had my CS Lewis tute. It was my last one *sniff* and it was pretty good. My paper, of course, was not as good as it could have been. Since I am used to writing scientific papers it is hard for me to write english papers. I always hit on good points from the text I am reading, but never expound to their full extent. It takes some getting used to. While I am not writing to my fullest ability I did make several steps in the right direction. I now am able to write in first person, something I haven't done for a long time in an academic setting. I am also able to write in the present tense, which, if you are from a science background, is a weird experience since all writing is done in past tense. I am also able to express my own opinions in my writing. Not that I don't have opinions or thoughts from analyzing the text, but opinion has no place in scientific writing and so I never had the license to express myself in an academic setting. My CS Lewis tutor did say that I am making large improvements in my writing, but she is too merciful to be completely honest, for I know that I have a long way to go.

After my tute, I came back home and didn't do much worth noting. I talked to my dad on skype, and hung out with jake (my next room neighbor).

Oh! Here is something cool. One of my good friends Zach, who is from APU also, ran into the guitarist of Incubus at the library today. The guitarist (we'll call him jim) is my friends favorite guitarist and wanted to say hi but was shy. So his friend went straight up to him and was like "hey, you play guitar in Incubus right?", Jim said, "Yeah!" she said, "sweet, well my friend over there loves your stuff and wanted to say hi, but didn't have the balls to do it." (I'm paraphrasing by the way). What resulted was a two hour hang out session with my friend and Jim, who apparently, was a super chill dude and really really really nice. Zach came back home beaming and told me the story, which in turn made my day.

Now, I am sitting in my room, as I mostly do, and am waiting for the kitchen to be free so that I can make dinner.
Dinner tonight will be, chicken and potato roast with rosemary garlic and pancetta. I'm super stoked, as I am extremely hungry :)

Here is what I have to look forward to in the future:

I received an email from the tutor for my British History from 1900- containing the prompt and reading list for my first paper. The list itself is a book. It's going to be a tough paper.

Also I have bought my tickets and figured out my lodging and purpose for the travel week we have from March 13th until the 20th. I am going to Aix En Provence to hang out and see the city. For housing, I worked out a deal with a family friend where I will do work at his house and at his office in exchange for free housing :). Its going to be an amazing week :)

Also, I am traveling to France, again, and Switzerland with a friend from APU. On the itinerary is snowboarding in the alps(for two days), paragliding, and mad chilling for a few days. I am sooooo excited :).

Other than that, I have two weeks, four essays and one exam before I go to Aix. Almost done with the term!!

love you all.

Here is some scripture to chew on. The Holy Spirit is powerful!

1 Kings 17-18