Ah November!

Why can I never come up with creative titles...and have to rely on the season or the weather? Oh well. Things are going well. It kind of needs to be the end of the semester already. I'm still not enjoying Latin, and now I'm not enjoying Greek either...I can't get myself to do my work...but of course I can't get away with not doing it in Greek as I can in Latin. Where did the good little Leah who'd never dream of not doing or not enjoying her homework go? Isn't it sad how kids grow up, and strange to know that you're the kid you're thinking about! My how we change! Yet, it's also comforting how we tend to also stay the same quite a bit. Last year was kind of a break from my own life, but this year I feel like the Leah I've always known...besides hating my homework.

BUT: I've figured out my classes for next semester...and I am NOT taking any language classes...this will be my first semester since seventh grade when I was not in a language class!!! I'm so excited!!!! You cannot imagine! I wanted to take more Astronomy...but it conflicts with one of my other classes. AND...the Choir Director here says I should have no problem getting into the choir if I've been in the Smith choirs!!!! YAY!!!!!! So...my classes: Chorus, Greek Archeology, Medieval Works in Performance...instead of History of the English Language which I couldn't get into I'll take this English class with the Prof I have now who has to be my most favorite prof I've had in college...isn't that sad if I haven't had one after all this time whom I like as much? Anyway...And Reading Theories...a class on various political and social theories...I may have War in Greco-Roman Society too...but probably not if I have chorus. Next semester should be amazing if I only have three academic classes, and they are all reading based...no translation required!!!

I'm a happy Leah!!!

Things I'm Thinking When Really I Should Just Do My Homework

What a marvelous surprise to wake up this morning and to see that I actually learned most of my Greek Vocab for today's quiz last night. I'd been cramming it into my brain mostly in the half an hour before class. As times goes on I get more and more last minute. The problem is that when you worry about everything at once your brain explodes. So I try not to do that. I think day to day. But then when I do that I have to ignore the long term things...so they never get done, except as short term things right before they are due!!! : )

I had a great dream the other day...so I woke up yesterday feeling so happy and safe and at peace. It was wonderful...just me hanging out with friends, not much of a plot. Whenever I wasn't doing much I'd find the dream waiting there, in the wings of my mind, waiting to get to go out on stage and dance...and so I had this happiness floating above me all day.

Today I'm driving to Trinity College for a Lecture. I really want to go to it, but I also wish I weren't...yay Hartford rush hour traffic!!!!! I also have a lecture which corresponds to my Latin class this afternoon. So it's homework, class, homework, lecture, dinner, drive into the city, lecture, drive home, do more homework...the homework due tomorrow...get distracted a lot...go to bed. At some point study for my Greek test I have Friday and do the million quizzes I have to do for it. Also, study for my Astronomy test which is Tuesday...and I'd really wanted to study the whole week before...really try to do well...or at least, to better than last time. It would be fun to pass without the curve!!!!

It's cold out. Some days it still feels like fall, but it's beginning to feel more and more like winter. I wonder when it usually snows this far south?

BTW: I'm not sure of my blog password and I only have it saved on one login screen so it's a pain to login...but I will fix that eventually and then comment on other people's posts more!!

Ah Fall!!!

That's about all I have to say....leaves, sun, wind, homework, observing sessions at the Observatory, new friends to meet, late nights spent working (or successfully pretending to work!)

We all seem to be bi-polar...we're happy, we're stressed, we're happy, we're unhappy. But through it all we're mostly happy. We love our school, and our classes (some of the time.)

I think I may go to bed at a decent time (aka by 1am) and will do my homework tomorrow, time permitting!

I hope everyone else is doing well too!!!!!!