Lonely Hours, Reckless nights...

It is Sunday night. I don't want to think about homework. I am on the couch alone just like last night.

The Patriot is on Tv, and I am watching that, so I am not JUST sitting at my computer.

I just now realized that this movie isn't about the Civil War. Oops.

So Jaqui DeVries. Was this what the Revolutionary war was really like? Was the "Don't Tread on Me" slogan from this war? I feel like it wasn't. Were all colonial Americans this good looking?

Well.

This weekend was a lot of fun, even though I spent my evenings alone. Yesterday I visited Codey in super hip Uptown. Other Cody had to go to work, but Codey and I went to the Coffee expo. It was exciting. Sara and her friend Mellissa showed up eventually, but about the same time I needed to get back on a bus to make band call. The concert went really well

(OH NO IT'S THE GUY WHO KILLED HEATH LEDGER! ARE YOU REALLY GOING TO STAB HIM WITH A FLAG?)

Afterward, I went out to eat with Marrta's family, and then we saw the First Year Honors plays. They were really good, but none of them were as good as ours. ;)

When that was all done, I got to moping because there was nothing to do. Of course there is always SOMETHING to do... but I wanted to hang out with people, and I couldn't find any. Maybe I wasn't trying hard enough.

Today I slept a lot.

For the Jazz concert, they made the Chapel look like a night club with big curtains, lights and a fog machine. We rocked.

Now I am by myself again. Yep. At least it's almost late enough to go to bed.

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and I get to go home!!!

"Sometimes it's good to have some time for yourself"

Friday.

My week of utter laziness comes full circle, but my what a week it has been. After I finished reading for History, and writing my book review ( I got a B on it...) My academic body shut down. Since then I've been taking naps, and having a good time.

Last Saturday, after working at the Stadium and being walked back back Beth and Louisa (love!) I went adventuring with Jenny. We went to the Walker, but it closed, so we explored the sculpture garden, and then we went to the Tea Garden to wait for Ben. I met Codey there too, and that was splendid. I had TWO Kiwi latte jasmine green teas with strawberry jellies. Yum Yum Yum.

After Tea Garden, we went back to Augsburg and prepared for the rest of the evening. Normally when I am asked if I want to go dancing at First Ave for Too Much Love, I say, "Yeah, well, thanks, but that really isn't my scene." Ha. Coincidentally, Visser wanted to go dancing too! So she met up with us before we went! It really was great. TML rocks. What better way to spend a dollar and wiggle out all your cares? That's what I did. The next time that opportunity comes up, I will probably have some excuse not to go... but I might not be so quick to turn it down. !!!

That Sunday I slept way too late, and then went to Three Sisters to see Kathleen. My main review is that it's difficult watching your friends perform and try to believe the story... when you know your friends. Otherwise the play was really good.

As far as the week in between then and now goes, I have been treading water. This week I have the 10 page history paper due, and I need to finish "Confronting the American Dream," which really means "read" because I am only on chapter two. I will work really hard this week, burn myself out, and then I will have another lazy week. Or not. I will find the motivation somewhere.

Last night after class I went to the Varsity Theater with a band friend to see another band friend perform with his band "The Blend." They were really good, and I was able to do some more wiggling. I didn't get home until late, and I wonder why I wanted to sleep in this morning...

Tomorrow I work at Dino's again bright and early. I look forward to it.

So. I feel like I have been living the Minneapolis experience. I've been having FUN, and my school work isn't suffering so bad. Last semester I had fun and worked hard and didn't sleep much, but I really enjoy sleeping.

Oh well. I am happy.

And I call myself a Blogger...

I am really sorry.

Ok, so now what should I blog about... I am in the honor's suite and it is loud, so I stopped reading about the Mexican revolution.

The Jazz band got back from tour late Sunday night and plunged me right back into the school week. It's already Tuesday. I loved the Jazz band tour. We left at 10:30 on Friday morning, and Performed at South St. Paul high school, from there we hit the road and headed to Black River Falls for another show. We stayed at a hotel there that night, and left in the morning for Green Bay. We had a show at Laura's church, and then went to her house to eat delicious pie, and play games. It was Halloween on Saturday, but I spent it hanging out by the hot tub. The next morning we played two shows at another church, and finally our last performance in a church in Ben's town.

We didn't get home until 10:30, and I didn't go to sleep until at least midnight. I was too fascinated by the fact that Hank and Dean Venture are going through puberty.

Anyway, Jazz tour was amazing. Coming back to band on Monday was really cool, seeing all the people that had bonded so well by traveling in close quarters, and playing 6 shows in three days together. Being part of the band has been such a great experience, and it keeps getting better.

I am really excited for Band tour.

Now this week I have to finish two books hopefully by tomorrow so I can write papers by Thursday, and then it will mellow out slightly. I decided not to go home for Deer opener this weekend, and instead I will be working at Dino's, reading, and hopefully meeting up with Visser.

I like school. I didn't last week. Now I do.