Why Am I Awake!?

I was dreaming so peacefully last night, until some Russian pervert started chasing me through a hotel.  Needless to say, I woke up at 6 a.m. and couldn't go back to sleep!  I tried a few things: listening to my sleepy time playlist, a few games of Sudoku, and snuggling with Owlbert and Owlivia (Sara's stuffed owls).  None of these strategies worked, though, so at 7:30 I decided to go to Sara's government class with her.  Thus I began my day earlier than most.

After government, we went to breakfast in our dining hall.  It was the first time I have had breakfast in the dining hall.  I eat breakfast everyday, but I just don't see the point in paying for something I could make just as easily (I usually have bagels, cereal, granola bars for breakfast).  However, I am out of fruit and breakfast in the dining hall just sounded nice, maybe since it was so earlyish.  Anyway, they had really good breakfast tacos and there were strawberries in the fruit (usually it's just cantaloupe, honeydew melon and grapes)!  I really like to read the newspaper everyday, but I usually don't get to read it until after class.  But, since I was up so early, I got to read it with breakfast and coffee like an old man (quick shoutout to Madlin Mekelburg and Elly Dearman, who write for The Daily Texan- Sara and I always read their articles, because they are fantastic!).  After breakfast, I was charged with the task of keeping Sara awake so she wouldn't miss her chemistry class.

After dinner, Sara and I went to Rita's with Elly.  They had Swedish fish Italian ice today, and it was really yummy!  Afterwards, Sara altered my red pants for me (they were too long #shortprobs).  She's the best roommate ever!  If you ever need alterations, just email me and she will do them for a small fee!

As for my goals, Elly and I decided last week that since we were tired of all of the food in the dining hall, we would only eat fruits and vegetables- why eat unhealthy and get fat if you don't even like the food.  This week, in my pursuit to "know a little bit about everything," I am going to try to work on my Spanish.  I think I might also try to learn a little bit about bird watching.  Elly agreed to teach me to play the cello.  I'm really excited, because it's my favorite instrument, and I've been wanting to learn to play for a while now.  I don't think we will start this week, though.