My Anduraru

Today, as some of you may know, is Lake Day, a day of theoretical fun and relaxation. Theoretical because we're all supposed to skip class and go eat lunch on Severance green and play games etc etc, except that no one skips class and lunch is generally pretty bad. Lake Day is always a secret, but it is usually (I thought always) on a Wednesday, so imagine my surprise and dismay when I woke up this morning and found the Lake Day slip under my door. Thursdays are my leave in the morning and not come back until it's dark day. Aka no Lake Day for me.
Oh well. So I pack up my stuff and head over to religion where approximatly ten people out of my fifty person class hand in papers (this is ok- I guess the rest of us are going to be handing in 10 page papers at the end of the semester) and Prof. Bernat starts lecturing about slavery and Andurarus.
Slavery wasn't a big part of the ancient Mesopotamian economy, although it figured prominantly in religion. Their creation myth says that people were greated to be slaves to the great gods (because the lesser gods got tired of being slaves.) Even though slavery wasn't a big part of the economy, the idea of an anduraru, literally a free and unhindered run, was an important idea. Andrurarus could be granted to free one from debt, a prisoner from prison or even to equalize the economy. And today, Prof. Bernat says, in honor of Lake Day, I am granting you an anduraru from class. Go out and have fun. DON'T go to the library and study. Go eat some gross fried dough.
And so we left.
I think I'm still in shock. I've never had a professor let us go for Lake Day before. This makes my week.
I have an 11:10 class, so there was no point in going back to my dorm. So I'm now in the Science Center, smiling and sharing the news of my Anduraru with the world. And yes, I'm not taking advantage of this to go to Lake Day, but the food really IS pretty bad, and I've been neglecting my poor blog lately.


For some reason yesterday was an awful day. I don't know why. It just sucked. (Well, except for fencing practice. I actually got something that I've never been able to do before - not that I remember what I did anymore- and Gamil was so happy he hugged me. For some reason he reminds me of my grandfather. Random.)
But anyway, I decided yesterday that I don't need a plan for my life and that I can do whatever the hell I want in the future because I'm that smart and talented and just cool in general. Plus, I went down to the lake and climbed over a fence and stood on a tree that had fallen into the lake and just stood there for a good half hour and it was wonderful. Then I walked back over Severence green and didn't use the foot paths and I realized that I'd never actually completely circumvented the foot paths before, so I was glad that I was finally doing it.
Anywho, the moral of the story is that I've been really stressed lately, but I've decided that that is no good. And that I can do well without being stressed and freaking out about my future and grad school and what I'm going to do. So I guess I gave myself an anduraru from stress yesterday. Hm- this week must be anduraru week.

My first visitor of the year!

This week was midterm week from the nineth hell. My English paper was due on Wednesday, then there was my Bio midterm on Thursday and my Chem midterm on Friday. And it was also the first real week of practice. Yay!
We have a new assistant coach this year and he knows some lovely and exceedingly painful footwork drills. We did a Russian one that involved deep knee bends between each advance. I'm actually still sore from it- but randomly only my left leg. Which, incidentially, was NOT the leg I was lunging on. So I have no idea why its still sore.
Anywho, I left early from practice on Friday so I could go pick up Pete from the airport! And I took the Silver Line, which was much faster and less confusing than taking the shuttle from the Blue Line. (This is exciting information, I know.) Anywho, Pete and I met up with no problems and then went to go eat crepes at the amazing creperie in Harvard Square. I think that when my mom comes to visit for Family and Friends weekend I'm going to take her there. Actually, I plan to take anyone who comes to visit me there, so come visit me so I have an excuse to wantonly by crepes.
By the time we were done eating amazing French food it was rather late. We caught the 10:40 Sentate Bus back to campus and went right to bed.
Saturday dawned rainy and cold. Sara left early because she, and just about everyone else on campus, was going home for the weekend. Pete and I took the Senate bus in to Cambridge and then took the T to Quincy Market so we could eat lunch/breakfast at Cheers. Afterwards we hung out in some stores in the hopes that it would stop raining, but it didn't, so we walked to the aquarium, then followed the Freedom Trail backwards to Boston Common. We caught the T there and took it back to Harvard Square. We debated seeing a movie in the Harvard Square movie theater, but apparently it has a policy of never showing anything that I actually want to see. So we spent the rest of the afternoon in the Coop and this other bookstore across the street from the Coop. I started reading this book in the Coop called The Egyptologist that was really interesting.
Oh man- this is for Danana- Tamora Peirce has like, 70 million new books out. It's crazy! You know the Circle quartets? Well, she's written this new book where the four of them are "adults" aka 18 (which is NOT adult! I'm 19 and I'm not an adult!) and they've gone their separate ways. The parts that I read werent's so bad, which is good, I guess. And she's written another one about Alanna's daughter which I didn't look at because I feel that it will not be good and it upsets me. Oh well.
After the afternoon of books, we went back to Wellesley for dinner and ate in the student center which had the amazing rissoto back! Yay! I was beginning to think I'd never eat it again. Then we went back to Beebe and watched The Complete Works of Shakespeare (Abridged).
Today we had breakfast in Caz and then I put Pete on the Senate bus with directions how to get to Alewife (not difficult) so he can meet up with his film camp compadres. After he left I walked to the library and borrowed the new version of a Midsummer Night's Dream and Tootsie. Then I spent the rest of the day playing computer games and watching movies. As a result I'm kind of bored and not very hungry. I wish I had chloroplasts.
I beleive I shall go wash my hair and then maybe go to the campus center for some food, as I think all the dining halls are closed. Or maybe I'll just eat Ramen. Hm.

I like Dana's list thing better than that other one

1. Last thing you burned while attempting to cook?
I don't remember. I haven't cooked in a while. :o(

2. Describe yourself in three words :
quiet, quirky and equiniminous (generally)

3. How long does it take you to get ready for your day?
Depends. Usually about 20 minutes.

4. Favorite place to blow $50?
Any bookstore anywhere

5. How many people have you thought were "the one"?
None, yet.

6. What is something that turns you off from the opposite sex?
Any sort of chauvinism. And talking down to me (although that's not limited to males.)

7. What kind of car do you drive?
A bright red Mini Cooper...I wish.

8. What's in your CD player right now?
Bach sonatas transcribed for guitar.

9. What celebrity would you have coffee with?
Johnny Depp. Then he could introduce me to Orlando Bloom.

10. What celebrity would you NOT have coffee with?
Julia Roberts.

11. What kind of toothpaste do you use?
The minty kind. I don't know!

12. What time do you go to bed?
Between midnight and two. This past week it's been after two. :o(


13. Last movie you saw?
Romeo and Juliet! Whoo Leo Dicaprio!

14. Last TV show you watched?
I don't remember.

15. Who is/are your best friend(s)?
Oh, la.

16. Who in your family do you best get along with?
My mom.

17. Who do you have a crush on?
Wouldn't you like to know!

18. What time is it right now?
5:26. I should go to dinner.

19. Are you planning a vacation/travel?
My little bro is coming to visit!!! I'm so excited!

20. When/Where was the last time you traveled?
Early September, to school.

21. How many times have you been in love?
None, yet.

22. How old will you be in 10 years?
29

23. Where do you see yourself in 10 years?
Hopefully having a job. A husband or boyfriend would be nice too.

24. Sinful snacking weakness?
Everything. I like eating.

25. Rollercoasters?
They're ok. I don't scream, though, and I think they're more fun if you scream.

26. Ever run out of gas?
Nope.

27. Ever been on a train?
Yes! I even tried to finish my Anthro paper on the train on the way home last year. It didn't work.

28. Ever been on a blind date?
No, and I hope I never will be.

29. Ever been to Europe?
Yes! One year ago I was in la belle France!

30. What would you do if you could be the opposite sex for one day?
I would pee standing up.

31. Would you tell anyone it was really you?
Yeah, probably.

32. Ever been arrested??
Not yet.

33. Have a crush on anyone you work with?
No- I worked with all women this summer. And 40 year old men. Eeeeewwwww.

34. What is something you believe in?
Freedom of speech.

35. What is something you fear?
Dying alone and childless.

36. Big or small?
Big helping of ice cream? Why, yes, I like those.

37. What is the worst physical or emotional pain you have ever experienced?
Physical- either the day after my first Kung Fu class or the day after that one Kung Fu retreat Chelsea and I went to. Oh man- it hurt to breath.
Emotional pain- nothing too bad yet.

38. What is your favorite television show?
The Simpsons!

39. Ever photoshopped yourself to look better in a picture?
No- I have no skill.

40. Tell us something about your childhood.
I read a lot.

41. What would it cost for you to flash the person next to you?
A lot of money.

42. Best time to catch you in a good mood?
After you've given me cake.

43. If you could be anything for one day, what would it be?
Presidant of the US- it would be crazy times.

44. Most prized possesion?
My mind. (This is like, the third answer of Dana's that I've stolen.)

45. Would you ever sell it/how much?
No

46. What is one of your pet peeves?
Bad grammer.

47. Favorite kind of ice cream?
Black Raspberry.

48. Coolest thing that happened today?
I went to bio lab and looked at the digestive systems of a shark and a mink and it was AWESOME! I love the digestive system!