this morning i didn't wake up until 10:45am. Yesterday I didn't get up until 10:30am. Maybe tomorrow I will sleep until 11! I doubt that, because I love suzanne's morning vinyasa class too much to sleep through it.
I started doing flyering for the yoga shelter in exchange for free yoga. I spoke with Steve, the owner, about working something out for yoga because I am struggling with money and he didn't even hesitate. The exchange literally took 3 minutes before i had a month unlimited pass. So the other day I went to Birmingham to put fliers in local businesses there, and people had a lot of animosity. I thought it was weird and it made me feel like i was some unwanted solicitor. Then, I went to Royal Oak to flier, and I literally ran out of fliers. The community there is so much more supportive and welcoming than Birmingham. It was totally bizarre.
Not much else... my sister Nicole made banana cream pie for easter and it was SO GOOD. My mom made rice pudding which was also delicious. It has inspired me to try and make it vegan style, since I like soymilk better. And I think I'll use brown rice, too. this is all a plan, anyway.
AND! I get to go to DC the end of April to visit meghan!! This make me very excited.
AND! the weekend after that I get to go to Seattle to visit joseph!!
Can April be almost over yet??
Friday, March 28, 2008
Saturday, March 15, 2008
tax returns
are awesome. i now have enough money to pay for the groceries i just bought (yes, i am sort of a food snob and pay too much money for food, but i don't even care) AND i will be buying a new pair of jeans, i hope.
i work tonight at 4. not happy. but i can wear jeans to work because it's a holiday weekend!
lately i have been trying to acquire a taste for Kombucha. I just drank a whole bottle of the strawberry kind. It's still pretty potent to me, but it felt good afterwards.
last night i ate lots and lots of sushi. spicy asparagus rolls, futumaki rolls, edamame, and more. it was delicious.
i work tonight at 4. not happy. but i can wear jeans to work because it's a holiday weekend!
lately i have been trying to acquire a taste for Kombucha. I just drank a whole bottle of the strawberry kind. It's still pretty potent to me, but it felt good afterwards.
last night i ate lots and lots of sushi. spicy asparagus rolls, futumaki rolls, edamame, and more. it was delicious.
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
oolong formosa
that's the type of tea i am currently drinking, and it's delicious. I almost always get the gunpowder green, but my life is changing drastically, why not my tea consumption?
yesterday nicole came into town and so i got to hang out with both sisters at the same time. we drank coffee and shopped and it was really fun. i also got a pair of brown rocketdogs for 8 dollars, which also made me happy.
today i have had nothing to do all day, so i laid in bed for awhile, and have been reading/writing/internetting most of the day at bean and leaf. it's been good, but i'm feeling a little restless now. i'll take the breather, though, because i seriously feel like my mind has been racing nonstop for the past two weeks. just so much stuff has been going on. it's really nothing too crazy, but i typically just close myself off to these types of things, so i'm not used to it.
another tidbit: i got into UIC! I won't know about funding, so it doesn't help my decision currently, but I did just decline to UBC. The idea of moving so far away was really stressing me out. as sad as i am about not getting to do that program, and not live by the mountains and the ocean simultaneously.. i feel good with the decision. the releif outweighs the sadness.
so, steven, we are one step closer to being chicago roomies!
and, meghan, i need to come to dc sometime soon and ashtanga with you.
yesterday nicole came into town and so i got to hang out with both sisters at the same time. we drank coffee and shopped and it was really fun. i also got a pair of brown rocketdogs for 8 dollars, which also made me happy.
today i have had nothing to do all day, so i laid in bed for awhile, and have been reading/writing/internetting most of the day at bean and leaf. it's been good, but i'm feeling a little restless now. i'll take the breather, though, because i seriously feel like my mind has been racing nonstop for the past two weeks. just so much stuff has been going on. it's really nothing too crazy, but i typically just close myself off to these types of things, so i'm not used to it.
another tidbit: i got into UIC! I won't know about funding, so it doesn't help my decision currently, but I did just decline to UBC. The idea of moving so far away was really stressing me out. as sad as i am about not getting to do that program, and not live by the mountains and the ocean simultaneously.. i feel good with the decision. the releif outweighs the sadness.
so, steven, we are one step closer to being chicago roomies!
and, meghan, i need to come to dc sometime soon and ashtanga with you.
Wednesday, March 5, 2008
decisions
i am so confused about grad school, still.
british columbia... the school itself is very cheap and i did get an international student scholarship to cover internation fees.. it would only be around 3600/year which is insanely cheap. however, i'd have to consider the cost of living in vancouver is much higher. I think I could hopefully get some more scholarships, and I think I could get a research assistancship, says my potential faculty advisor. He says that most students are on some type of scholarship/funding. Vancouver would be amazing. Beautiful. It's also very far away and it would be a huge transition.
university of Michigan... they are giving me a lot of money, so tuition would be close to free. maybe 2000? Cost of living in ann arbor is fairly high, too, but it seems more affordable because i wouldn't have to spend much money actually moving out there. I know I love ann arbor, and it wouldn't be such a huge transition. However, I feel like grad school is this next level in my life and I don't want to think that i'm just "moving back" to ann arbor.
UIC NEEDS TO GET BACK TO ME.
i wish i knew.
british columbia... the school itself is very cheap and i did get an international student scholarship to cover internation fees.. it would only be around 3600/year which is insanely cheap. however, i'd have to consider the cost of living in vancouver is much higher. I think I could hopefully get some more scholarships, and I think I could get a research assistancship, says my potential faculty advisor. He says that most students are on some type of scholarship/funding. Vancouver would be amazing. Beautiful. It's also very far away and it would be a huge transition.
university of Michigan... they are giving me a lot of money, so tuition would be close to free. maybe 2000? Cost of living in ann arbor is fairly high, too, but it seems more affordable because i wouldn't have to spend much money actually moving out there. I know I love ann arbor, and it wouldn't be such a huge transition. However, I feel like grad school is this next level in my life and I don't want to think that i'm just "moving back" to ann arbor.
UIC NEEDS TO GET BACK TO ME.
i wish i knew.
Sunday, March 2, 2008
how fast can time go by?
as apparent from the past two weeks, it can go by lightening speed.
i don't even know where to begin. I am not going to bore anyone with all the details about what's been up.. but in general it consisted of a lot of hanging out and seeing old friends. I've put off sleeping to hang out more than usual, and that is coming to bite me in the ass today. The trip to South Bend/Chicago was really great. I went in the B+W photo booth with joseph and chris and got really awesome pix out of it. however, i was so tired that by the end of the night all i could do was get aggitated and keep saying "i'm not staying in chicago tonight. we're leaving tonight. i'm not staying." i was able to enjoy all the great company, though. Chase's band was really good and it was so cool to see a crowded room at a local show! they seem to have a pretty decent following. maybe it's just because chicago is cooler than lansing, but when a room is full and everyone is watching the band it makes me think they are going to 'make it' even on some small scale.
today i had to wake up at 7am for a work meeting, which was pointless. and all my coworkers talk about the AM behind her back and also this girl Katy, who is getting fired anyway. part of me likes being in on the gossip, but mostly i feel bad. i don't like when people are hating on other people, especially in a work setting. i guess i am just insecure and think they could be talking about me, too. they tell me they like me, though. it still doesn't make the whole situation any better. the thing is, I like the AM! I mean, she's a little strung out and 'by the book' but she's just doing her job and she's pretty funny and very efficient.
anyway. i took a two-hour nap today and am drinking coffee now. i work in a bit, which i am not looking forward to, but will gladly accept any and all hours.
hoping everyone is having a good day.
i don't even know where to begin. I am not going to bore anyone with all the details about what's been up.. but in general it consisted of a lot of hanging out and seeing old friends. I've put off sleeping to hang out more than usual, and that is coming to bite me in the ass today. The trip to South Bend/Chicago was really great. I went in the B+W photo booth with joseph and chris and got really awesome pix out of it. however, i was so tired that by the end of the night all i could do was get aggitated and keep saying "i'm not staying in chicago tonight. we're leaving tonight. i'm not staying." i was able to enjoy all the great company, though. Chase's band was really good and it was so cool to see a crowded room at a local show! they seem to have a pretty decent following. maybe it's just because chicago is cooler than lansing, but when a room is full and everyone is watching the band it makes me think they are going to 'make it' even on some small scale.
today i had to wake up at 7am for a work meeting, which was pointless. and all my coworkers talk about the AM behind her back and also this girl Katy, who is getting fired anyway. part of me likes being in on the gossip, but mostly i feel bad. i don't like when people are hating on other people, especially in a work setting. i guess i am just insecure and think they could be talking about me, too. they tell me they like me, though. it still doesn't make the whole situation any better. the thing is, I like the AM! I mean, she's a little strung out and 'by the book' but she's just doing her job and she's pretty funny and very efficient.
anyway. i took a two-hour nap today and am drinking coffee now. i work in a bit, which i am not looking forward to, but will gladly accept any and all hours.
hoping everyone is having a good day.
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