Tornado

I know that one went through my room this weekend, because it's a disaster! I have so much to do today that it's not funny: laundry, cleaning, homework (lots of this), library run, and then Mass. Someone asked me yesterday how many papers I have had to write this semester and it's 4 so far with another 4-5 after spring break. I have also had a lot of exams as compared to last semester. I think it's at about 3-4 with another 5 during mid-term week. Ok, I should be getting busy.

Noon

I hate coming up with a title for a post, and my schedule is thoroughly messed up! I slept until noon today which is something I never do. What is school doing to me? I think tomorrow I am going to force myself to get up early in hopes of correcting this. I am excited about this evening though, because I'm going to Macy's for a makeover! This is the treat I'm giving myself with my tax return. As well as the little getaway that Ruth and I are going on. Sometimes in life you have to treat yourself, because if you don't you will go overboard on something else. Last year my tax return bought my baby (Mac Laptop) and this year it's going to bills and savings! I'm still trying to figure out the best place to put my savings so that I can make the most on interest. If anyone has ideas I will gladly accept them :-) Ok, time to savor this cup of coffee.

Figuring Out Your Professor.

This is not an east task sometimes. Usually you can go into a classroom, assess the situation, and have it all figured out within a few days or weeks. Well this was not the case with my sociology professor. I thought I understood the information relatively well and that I was prepared for our first test. We got them back and it turned out that maybe I didn't understand because I did terribly on it! I had an hour long meeting with him this morning and he told me that I understand the material, had great participation in class, wrote a great paper, and that it was really just trivial wording throughout my exam that hurt me. Ahhhh! So hopefully we can get it cleared up because I told him I can't afford for my GPA to drop. Right now it's at a 3.5 and my goal this semester was actually to bring it up even more. Ok, time to study for his class!

No Title.

Because I am too tired to think of one. I have had a very strong desire to get my hair highlighted again like I used to in high school. Then tonight the thought to get a perm came to mind. I wonder what I would look like? I don't want to be mistaken as being a poodle :-) I get tired of my hair but then hate to try new things with it, so I feel like I am at a loss. I know I am growing it out which I am very excited about. It's been a long time since I have had long hair. I actually last week talked to my best friend about having a makeover done. I think that would be soo much fun, but only if I had someone else to do it with me. I wonder if she will catch my subtle hint while reading this post :-)

Stupid People

I am usually pretty alert and have my guard up when I am out and about in the city, and tonight was no exception. When I came back to the dorm I parked out back and decided to use the back entrance. Keep in mind it's 11:00 p.m. and the wind chill is 15 degrees. I noticed 3 people sitting towards the back of the building wearing all black with their hoods up. Just sitting there. I hurried into the building and called the campus police to come and check them out. Why on earth would anyone want to sit out there like that? Stupid people...

Amusing

While I was reading an article about the upcoming election I happened to notice that Hillary Clinton and I have the same body shape. Lol. I thought that was funny.

St. John of the Cross

Feeling particularly low tonight I thought about how maybe I am experiencing my dark night of the soul; something similar to that of St. John of the Cross. Below you will find some quotes that I found very encouraging tonight. I really really needed it!

"The Lord measures our perfection neither by the multitude nor the magnitude of our deeds, but by the manner in which we perform them."

"I wish I could persuade spiritual persons that the way of perfection does not consist in many devices, nor in much cogitation, but in denying themselves completely and yielding themselves to suffer everything for the love of Christ. And if there is failure in this exercise, all other methods of walking in the spiritual way are merely a beating about the bush, and profitless trifling, although a person should have very high contemplation and communication with God."

"Live in the world as if only God and your soul were in it; then your heart will never be made captive by any earthly thing."

"O you souls who wish to go on with so much safety and consolation, if you knew how pleasing to God is suffering, and how much it helps in acquiring other good things, you would never seek consolation in anything; but you would rather look upon it as a great happiness to bear the Cross of the Lord."

"Though holy doctors have uncovered many mysteries and wonders, and devout souls have understood them in this earthly condition of ours, yet the greater part still remains to be unfolded by them, and even to be understood by them.
We must then dig deeply in Christ. He is like a rich mine with many pockets containing treasures: however deep we dig, we will never find their end or their limit. Indeed, in every pocket new seams of fresh riches are discovered on all sides.
For this reason the apostle Paul said of Christ, "In him are hidden all the treasures of the wisdom and knowledge of God." The soul cannot enter into these treasures, nor attain them, unless it first crosses into and enters the thicket of suffering, enduring interior and exterior labors, and unless it first receives from God very many blessings in the intellect and in the senses, and has undergone long spiritual training.
The gate that gives entry into these riches of his wisdom is the cross; because it is a narrow gate, while many seek the joys that can be gained through it, it is given to few to desire to pass through it."

Dating

I am not ashamed to say that I would like to go out on a date. It's been a year and a month since the last time that I was out and that's way too long. Even if you form a friendship and nothing more happens then it was still worth it, but I am tired of only having a relationship with the paint on my walls. John, who happens to be my ex, was telling me earlier how he needs to start asking women out, and I told him he needs to talk to all the men in this country. None of them ask you out anymore! There is a problem with this so what is a girl to do?

Catching My Breath

This week has been more crazy than normal for some reason. I feel like I have been running a marathon since Monday morning. I am so looking forward to doing nothing all weekend but homework and possibly driving home on Sunday. I have been trying to get ahead but it's starting to not work. Arg. I will write more later when I am fully awake, and have all my coffee in me.