I'm alive!

In keeping with tradition, the desire to update this blog came to me at nearly three in the morning...I'm just back from an amazing night: I went to the basketball game against Georgia Southern (we totally kicked butt) and then headed over to the TM house and had one last hurrah before Winter Term is officially over!

Let me explain Winter Term really quick: We basically have the option to take one class for three hours every day for the month of January...it's like fitting in a class in a month. There are finals and projects and everything just like normal, and we get a full four credit hours. It's just super condensed. And this normally would be a great thing, except my class is from 8:30 to 11:30 every day. Which means that, after lunch, I have an empty schedule--and I do absolutely nothing. I've been to the gym a couple of times...that was fun, I guess. I do some reading, catch up on TV shows. In all, it's extremely unproductive and I'm not quite sure I'm happy with it. But, it's almost over! And then I have fake break (a full week off between WT finals and second semester). My mom is coming, which is very exciting as I won't be home to see her until the summer! 

So, for those of you who read this and who might be even slightly curious as to what I've been up to since my last post (before Christmas, oh my gosh!), I'll give a quick recap: the new year came, I chilled at home, saw my grandparents in NC, and then hauled it back up here on the 3rd of January to get back into the swing of things! My WT class is called Animal Social Behavior in a Changing World...it's basically a lot of weird animal videos. I don't really need it for my major, but it will fulfill a much-needed science credit! TM doesn't meet during WT, so I haven't had that to fill up my time.

A lot of really amazing things have happened for me personally, though, and I'm so very thankful for that. I've gotten a lot closer to people on my hall (this is what happens when you spend hours on end with people!) and I've been able to take some time for me. I can do things that make me happy, see people that make me happy, and ultimately strive for happiness as much as possible. I was sick for one day, and then we had some snow (and a snow day!), but overall the break has been great in a personal sense. I've met some people who I predict will have a truly amazing impact on my life, and that's exhilarating to say the least! 

Musing: Parties are so much more fun when you're sober and you get to have fun with all the drunk people. It's also quite flattering to be asked, "Man, how drunk are you?" when, in reality, all that's in your cup is water.