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Well, the last couple of days have been interesting...
I finished watching Trigun with the CD (Catholic Disciples) group, making it possibly the first anime I've actually seen beginning to end. There is talk of starting Inu-Yasha next, and I wouldn't object.
I got myself hooked on my first computer game. Again, I blame the CD. Chris insisted that I must check out "Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic," and lent me his copy to that effect. I decided I'd give it a shot--but it crashed my poor pathetic slug of a computer, so I thought I was off the hook. But no--Chris and Gordy decided that it was _so_ important that I experience the wonders of this game that Gordy has lent me his laptop for the express purpose of playing it. And it _is_ addictive. Very fun. It's very much a role-playing game--there's even a function that tells you all of your 'dice rolls' in case you're interested, though the battles are in realtime (it's amazing how short they are, after hour-long 'thirty-second' D&D battles). And the characters are cool--lots of personality. Fortunately, Gordy's laptop overheats easily, so I have a built-in imperative to limit sessions to an hour or two...
And then there are the late-night 'fun-walks'--again, with the CD (noticing a trend here?)--which, though fun, have been keeping me out well past my bedtime. I was late to every single one of my classes yesterday--including the one I was teaching! Fortunately, Rei covered for me. I need to get more sleep. Badly. I think the stress and sleep-dep are telling on me. Or else I just ate something bad at food service yesterday. My digestive system seems to be disgruntled. I think I'll just stay here tonight and feed myself cereal or something else safe, lest my stomach lead an all-out rebellion against the rest of me... I've already missed Aikido once because of feeling icky, and I'd like to be able to go tomorrow.
I also think I'm officially dropping fencing. My Wednesdays are chock-full as it is, and with Geoclub and (official) CD meetings both taking place on Wednesday evenings (and both overlapping with Sabre Club), I don't think I'm willing to cram an unfulfilling hour of sabre into the time I could be eating supper with the Geo boys. The food at the Golden Q is lousy, but it's good to chat with the guys. I'm learning a lot from the more experienced grad students, and anyway, geologists seem to preferentially hang out at bars--I probably ought to get used to them. Part of 'maintaining professional relationships,' I guess.
On the up side, I got my first paycheck today, and tomorrow Bill's going to start teaching me prep technique at the museum. I'm eventually going to have a museum ID, passcard and key. Woo! Then I'll be all official! I can't believe I actually get to work at a museum--finally!
Oh, and my Thursday class wasn't _nearly_ as clueless as my Tuesday and Wednesday classes. Yay! They were more enthusiastic and more attentive as well. Also, teaching class gets easier with each passing day. I feel bad for the Tuesday lab--they're sort of the guinea pigs. It doesn't help that they're the largest and most apathetic class as well, though. I'm beginning to feel the deepest sympathy for middle-school teachers everywhere.
I finished watching Trigun with the CD (Catholic Disciples) group, making it possibly the first anime I've actually seen beginning to end. There is talk of starting Inu-Yasha next, and I wouldn't object.
I got myself hooked on my first computer game. Again, I blame the CD. Chris insisted that I must check out "Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic," and lent me his copy to that effect. I decided I'd give it a shot--but it crashed my poor pathetic slug of a computer, so I thought I was off the hook. But no--Chris and Gordy decided that it was _so_ important that I experience the wonders of this game that Gordy has lent me his laptop for the express purpose of playing it. And it _is_ addictive. Very fun. It's very much a role-playing game--there's even a function that tells you all of your 'dice rolls' in case you're interested, though the battles are in realtime (it's amazing how short they are, after hour-long 'thirty-second' D&D battles). And the characters are cool--lots of personality. Fortunately, Gordy's laptop overheats easily, so I have a built-in imperative to limit sessions to an hour or two...
And then there are the late-night 'fun-walks'--again, with the CD (noticing a trend here?)--which, though fun, have been keeping me out well past my bedtime. I was late to every single one of my classes yesterday--including the one I was teaching! Fortunately, Rei covered for me. I need to get more sleep. Badly. I think the stress and sleep-dep are telling on me. Or else I just ate something bad at food service yesterday. My digestive system seems to be disgruntled. I think I'll just stay here tonight and feed myself cereal or something else safe, lest my stomach lead an all-out rebellion against the rest of me... I've already missed Aikido once because of feeling icky, and I'd like to be able to go tomorrow.
I also think I'm officially dropping fencing. My Wednesdays are chock-full as it is, and with Geoclub and (official) CD meetings both taking place on Wednesday evenings (and both overlapping with Sabre Club), I don't think I'm willing to cram an unfulfilling hour of sabre into the time I could be eating supper with the Geo boys. The food at the Golden Q is lousy, but it's good to chat with the guys. I'm learning a lot from the more experienced grad students, and anyway, geologists seem to preferentially hang out at bars--I probably ought to get used to them. Part of 'maintaining professional relationships,' I guess.
On the up side, I got my first paycheck today, and tomorrow Bill's going to start teaching me prep technique at the museum. I'm eventually going to have a museum ID, passcard and key. Woo! Then I'll be all official! I can't believe I actually get to work at a museum--finally!
Oh, and my Thursday class wasn't _nearly_ as clueless as my Tuesday and Wednesday classes. Yay! They were more enthusiastic and more attentive as well. Also, teaching class gets easier with each passing day. I feel bad for the Tuesday lab--they're sort of the guinea pigs. It doesn't help that they're the largest and most apathetic class as well, though. I'm beginning to feel the deepest sympathy for middle-school teachers everywhere.
