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Like most other weeks, this one has been busy. I’m staying positive, but I think that’s a side effect of the growing insanity (crazy Crusty the Clown laugh).

I’m pretty stressed. I took one midterm on Tuesday and I have a take-home exam due on Monday. I also have a Microeconomics midterm and a group paper and presentation due on Tuesday. On Wednesday, I have Statistics and Accounting homework due which I guess I’ll have some time to complete on Tuesday night while I’m not out trick-or-treating. It will suck hard until next Thursday, but I’ll be okay. Sure, I’ll be okay.

Danny is helping to keep me sane. We eat dinner together each night and he pops into the bedroom to see how I’m doing. I feel really bad for ignoring him, but at least I’m in the same house. I could be at the library ignoring him from afar. See how generous and thoughtful I am?

I know that everything will work out okay in terms of tests and grades, but my main source of stress is just trying to get all of my homework done. I don’t have time to stress over my tests because I have too much other daily work to deal with. For example, I just spent the last three hours writing and editing my component of a team paper as well as integrating all of the other parts into a cohesive flow of ideas. I really like this kind of work, but it is taking its toll on my body. When I get stressed, my neck aches. I get these terrible knots in my neck and shoulders and exercising and massage are the only things that help. I’ve continued to exercise twice a week, but my workouts are brief and they can’t really diminish the tightness in my neck. Maybe I can do some yoga while I’m waiting for my bus.

I am enjoying school a lot though. The work schedule is hellish but at least the people are cool. As for me, I’m the coolest of them all. Well, except for the movie maker and the crab fisherman. I can’t top those, at least not yet.

Yesterday, I had a very nice birthday. Class was good, I got done with school by 12:30, and the weather was perfect.

Instead of going out for dinner last night, I asked Danny to accompany me to an MBA happy hour at the business school. I knew that a lot of my friends would be there and I wanted him to meet them. I had a great time drinking, eating, and just joking around with my new friends. Danny had a good time too.

Today, he took me out for Indian food and then we ran some errands. Oh yeah, and we slept in very late today. It was great.

Oh yeah, and he got me some nice presents too. Being 29 isn’t so bad.

Danny is asleep. He said he was going to get up but he passed out immediately. I don’t know why I find that so satisfying. Just sleep! What can it hurt?

I have some more accounting and IT homework, but I can work on it while he’s snoozing. I just hate when people force themselves to stay awake when they really just need to nap.

Lisa and I just chatted a minute ago. This is how my side of the conversation went.

Sarah: I had a really nice weekend. It was relaxing and I got a lot done. I had ten hours of homework, but it wasn’t too stressful because I spread the work out over two days. I also got to clean, cook, do laundry, and exercise. I feel like I got a lot accomplished. Danny? Oh he’s fine. We watched two TV shows together this weekend. That was our together time. That and the trip to the laundromat.

………..

It isn’t quite that bad. Danny and I do talk and hang out together when we eat or run to the store. We are around each other a lot. Even though I might get my studying done faster at the library, it is so nice to be able to sit at home in my PJs, do my reading, pet the cats, and know that Danny is just in the next room. It would be very lonely otherwise.

After listening to the activities taking place in the parking lot by our apartment, I wonder if my gut reactions mean that I’m “old” or just “wiser and more mature.”

Example A: There is a party at one of the apartments nearby. The drunk yelling lasted until 2am.

My gut reaction: go to bed so we can sleep!

If I were 22: I love Saturday night, whoohoo!

Example B: The car stereo is thumping and buzzing.

My gut reaction: *sigh* Jesus Christ shut UP!

If I were 22: Cool. I guess more people are here.

Example 3: Someone is violently puking somewhere nearby.

My gut reaction: I hope they are not puking on my car and that I hope they leave soon.

If I were 22: Wow, sounds like someone had a fun night.

I’m beat. School was long but today was the most fun day of the week. I had a group presentation due and MAN am I glad it’s over. It went well but, yeah, I’m glad it’s finished.

Not much else is going on. I’m going to catch up on laundry, cleaning, sleeping, and homework this weekend. I’m not behind in my homework, but I do have a lot to accomplish over the weekend since I spent most of my time during the week working on the presentation.

Speaking of laundry, we don’t have a washer or dryer in our apartment and there is no laundry room for our apartment. We found a nice little quiet laundromat not far from our house, but I don’t have the time or energy to go over there and do laundry after school. I think we’ll go this weekend. How bad has it gotten? I wore two different colored socks to school yesterday and I didn’t care. They were clean and they weren’t really that different. Still, no time for laundry during the week.

In other news, I feel very loved when I come home. Danny is happy to see me after missing me all day. I got home at 9 on wednesday night and at 8 yesterday. Today, I got home early at 6pm. Whoohoo!

The cats seem happy to see me too. They like to sleep at the end of the bed while I’m studying. I’m on the sofa right now and they’re both sprawled out around my knees and ankles. The worthless little fur-bags are pretty cute sometimes.

Next week, I’ll be 29. Yep, the big 2 9. I’m cool with it though. I mean, it’s not 30 or anything.

How could I forget? Battlestar Galactica Season 3 premiered on Friday. This was the holy grail Danny and I have been waiting for since March.

I think the SciFi network is genius: wait 7 months for us to find out the outcome of the cliffhanger and we’ll go for anything.

Trust me, I LOVE love LOVE this show, but this season’s premier just can’t compare to the Cain Mutiny of last year. That two-parter was cringe, gasp, and squeal-worthy.

Still, I salivate for for new BSG. Bring it on Ron Moore!

I’m back from the dead. I’ve gotten lots of sleep this weekend and I’ve managed to be somewhat productive.

Even though I did a lot of homework and reading, I still somehow managed to find time to watch the season premiers of my favorite TV shows (shocking!).

So far:

Heroes - good story with bad acting

The Office - yeah, I love it

Smallville - fun to make fun of

ANTM - so cheesy, so dumb, and so addicting

Veronica Mars - TBD. Our DVR crapped out halfway through the recording so I DON’T FREAKING KNOW THANK YOU COMCAST FOR NOTHING!!!!

*breathe deeply*

Other than that, I’m fine.

This is part of the yelling match that just went down in the parking lot outside of our apartment. Just for fun, we’ll call them GB (gangbanger) and SB (stupid bitch).

GB: I didn’t f*cking do nothing!

SB: Yes you f*cking did! You hit me in the eye and then you spit on me.

That’s all I could hear and really, isn’t that enough?

After sleeping in super late, Danny and I went down to the central Seattle library. Someone in school told me about it and how interesting it was. The building is weird, but in a good way. I would choose to hang out there or meet a friend for coffee. Yes, they have a coffee shop. Anyway, we got there, wandered around for about 20 minutes, and then I settled down to do some homework while Danny went outside to make some phone calls.

There are eleven floors to the library and an underground parking garage. I camped out on the tenth floor. It was really cool. The ceiling is made of glass so obviously there is tons of natural light. It was overcast today so it didn’t heat up. I’m sure they have a great ventilation system, but I prefer the gray sky anyway.

I got most of my accounting homework done before they announced that the library was closing in half an hour. I met up with Danny and we went over to Pike Place Market. The plan was to wander around for a while and find somewhere to eat. I didn’t realize that the market shut down at 6pm, so we got there just as all of the vendors were packing up. I want to go back when everything is in full swing, but at least I got to show Danny the layout of the place before we headed home to order a pizza.

Tomorrow will be a day of studying, laundry, and housework. I might even do a crockpot recipe. I know, I’m wild. Still, cleaning can be therapeutic if there are no time constraints. It can also be a veiled form of procrastination. At least I got a lot of homework done today so I don’t have to totally stress about school stuff tomorrow.

Here’s a pic and a link to the Central Library. I’ll have to go back there again soon.