Today was quite the eventful day.
My day started at 4am. The fire alarm in my building decided to have a full-on meltdown blaring for about an hour triggered by something that did not even happen in the building! It had something to do with the pizza smoke from the 7-11 next door. To make matters worse, the building super and the firemen who were called to the scene could not seem to find the kill switch. So the building residents and I stood in the lobby (since the threat wasn't from our building and it was just so ridiculously cold at -9°C outside) for a long while before the ear-splitting wailing finally stopped and we could return to our apartments.
Silver lining though- I managed to capture a pretty sweet night shot of my neighborhood and I found out that my neighborhood has a super cute corgi. Corgis bring me inordinate amounts of joy with their fluffy, stumpy legs and happy smiles. So adorable!
I managed to get a few hours of shut eye before I woke up and did errands- cleaned, washed dishes, organized stuff, retrieved mail, and prepared breakfast and lunch. I headed to the library before class to check out the amenities (I need internet in case my connection in the apartment goes down), then went off to attend my first class of the semester.
[breakfast of cheap, sleep-deprived champions:
Class was pretty great. There are 16 of us in my Organizational Communication course. The professor seems like the kind of lady who walks the talk and really emphasizes mixing theory with actual, real world application which I think is awesome. She facilitated healthy discussion in the class and tried to get students to voice their opinions and respond to other people's observations and contributions. My 15 other classmates come from diverse backgrounds- healthcare, politics, and education. I seem to be in the minority coming from a business background. Embarrassingly, I had a little bout with "stage fright" earlier in class today which has never happened to me before. I tried to contribute to the discussion but I flushed bright red and felt hot and completely uncomfortable. I'm just glad I didn't stutter or say anything silly (or get tourettes because that would suck).
After class I walked over to the grocery store to get some food for the weekend. The walk over was really cold because the sun was gone by then and the wind was really painful. Juggling my book bag, my handbag, and 3 grocery bags while wrestling with my keys and the weather was not the most ideal way to end the day. But as I'm sitting here on my couch, wrapped up in a blanket, watching Big Bang Theory reruns on TBS, and typing on my laptop, I'm struck by how quickly and how much things have changed, and how much I am strangely enjoying it. I'm attending class, doing homework, and preparing my own dinners (I'm giving myself some points for not having succumbed to take out/ delivery yet). It's somewhat surreal and yet really cool at the same time and for the first time in a really long time, I feel very mature and very grown up.
I also feel very, very cold. But I'll take my little victories wherever I can get them! :)
<3,
Tiffy
My day started at 4am. The fire alarm in my building decided to have a full-on meltdown blaring for about an hour triggered by something that did not even happen in the building! It had something to do with the pizza smoke from the 7-11 next door. To make matters worse, the building super and the firemen who were called to the scene could not seem to find the kill switch. So the building residents and I stood in the lobby (since the threat wasn't from our building and it was just so ridiculously cold at -9°C outside) for a long while before the ear-splitting wailing finally stopped and we could return to our apartments.
Silver lining though- I managed to capture a pretty sweet night shot of my neighborhood and I found out that my neighborhood has a super cute corgi. Corgis bring me inordinate amounts of joy with their fluffy, stumpy legs and happy smiles. So adorable!
[corgi butt and fire truck picture taken by me on instagram]
[top: view from my apartment window
bottom: view from the lobby]
I managed to get a few hours of shut eye before I woke up and did errands- cleaned, washed dishes, organized stuff, retrieved mail, and prepared breakfast and lunch. I headed to the library before class to check out the amenities (I need internet in case my connection in the apartment goes down), then went off to attend my first class of the semester.
peach yogurt w/ granola and raisins]
Class was pretty great. There are 16 of us in my Organizational Communication course. The professor seems like the kind of lady who walks the talk and really emphasizes mixing theory with actual, real world application which I think is awesome. She facilitated healthy discussion in the class and tried to get students to voice their opinions and respond to other people's observations and contributions. My 15 other classmates come from diverse backgrounds- healthcare, politics, and education. I seem to be in the minority coming from a business background. Embarrassingly, I had a little bout with "stage fright" earlier in class today which has never happened to me before. I tried to contribute to the discussion but I flushed bright red and felt hot and completely uncomfortable. I'm just glad I didn't stutter or say anything silly (or get tourettes because that would suck).
After class I walked over to the grocery store to get some food for the weekend. The walk over was really cold because the sun was gone by then and the wind was really painful. Juggling my book bag, my handbag, and 3 grocery bags while wrestling with my keys and the weather was not the most ideal way to end the day. But as I'm sitting here on my couch, wrapped up in a blanket, watching Big Bang Theory reruns on TBS, and typing on my laptop, I'm struck by how quickly and how much things have changed, and how much I am strangely enjoying it. I'm attending class, doing homework, and preparing my own dinners (I'm giving myself some points for not having succumbed to take out/ delivery yet). It's somewhat surreal and yet really cool at the same time and for the first time in a really long time, I feel very mature and very grown up.
I also feel very, very cold. But I'll take my little victories wherever I can get them! :)
[little victory case in point: my sweet phone case w/c just came in the mail.
I love it because it reminds me of storm troopers!]
<3,
Tiffy
Victorryyyyyyyy!!!! And yes, shopping for groceries in winter sucks. Just be glad you're not in Chicago. It's unbearable there in the winter.
ReplyDeletemy cousin was in chicago last week and said the wind chill was so, so painful. weather this week in DC is supposed to get warm for two days... then go back to normal super cold temperatures. *sad face*
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