this is a long drive for someone with nothing to think about

well, it's been a good thanksgiving break.

i cooked a lot of food, baked a lot of treats, and wrapped up some presents for some lucky friends...it's now snowing, and i think i'll slowly drive my way back within the next hour. i have a lot of work to get done before truly being able to relax for winter break.

soundtracks to be listened to on the trip:
the killers: day & age
someone still loves you boris yeltsin: broom
noah and the whale
various christmas compilations, perhaps...
and possibly some david bowie. don't judge.

the girl and brno

well, it was an interesting weekend.

friday i went to a concert where a few local bands were playing..some were surprisingly good, others were disappointing. afterwards i spent the evening back at the room, watching Planet Earth. holy smokes, Planet Earth is so amazing. everyone please: watch it.

saturday night i had an enjoyable time with some friends. it left me feeling conflicted as to whether i truly wanted to abandon all this next semester.

oh, right. by the way: i'm spending the next year in the czech republic.

the trees were mistaken

Sometimes there are days where I feel like I am an engine that is still running even though the cooling fluid has long leaked away. I just had five of those days in a row.

Exams can cause a lot of stress, especially if I haven't been keeping up with the material. That's my own fault, and you'd think I would learn enough to start working earlier, but somehow everything still manages to get pushed back until it becomes such a daunting burden that I can't even touch it until it is absolutely necessary.

In other news, it is the weekend, and I am welcoming it with a grateful, open embrace. I'll be alone these next few days, but that's perfectly alright by me: perhaps I'll start studying ahead for my next exams.

the wind here is ridiculous.
the weekend has finally arrived and so i can stop clenching my teeth and have a little bit of time dedicated towards relaxation and fun. tonight i'm heading to columbia in order to catch a wolf parade concert. it should be fun, and my only regret is that it will cost me $15 and i'm a little strapped for cash right now.

halloween weekend was less than enjoyable. while i did get to dress up as both a gold digger (in the kanye west sense) and marty mcfly, there was a lot of unecessary drama. most of that drama was encouraged and fueled by the copious intake of alcohol by the involved parties. being sober granted the advantage of being able to have better control over the situations, but it also came with the consequence of being able to recall everything that happened. there are portions of my life that i sometimes would like to just move on and forget about.

basically, i'm just trying to keep striving until thanksgiving. then i'll get some peace for a short while.