In the past few days, I have been a bad, slack grad student. Unfortunately, since I don't have a mountain of work to tackle, it's hard to feel too bad about it.
Friday was my teaching day. Lead my first discussion list, worked on the blackboard site, did grades. And that was it for productive, other than making deviled eggs for Fives. And waiting for the phone guy.
Fives was a bit smaller than usual, since all of the actors and playwrights were at auditions, and some of the upperclassmen were MIA. Which just meant more beer and brats and burgers for the rest of us. It was fun to have a dog at the party who wasn't so much a beggar as just really eager to see people. But the party quickly devolved into a YouTube viewing, which is apparently not that unusual for this crowd. There were some real gems, and lots of telling details. I couldn't compete with the "Emo Merman" opera singer, or Dr. Tran, but I was able to contribute "The Badger Song", complete with a dance. Made beer floats with A., and generally plotted weekend adventures. Like my crashing a costumer BBQ the next day. It's good to be friends with PD&T.
Got the last ticket to Madness, and lead the post-Madness charge to Blue Gator. Which involved an espresso martini and some very wise advice/challenge from an openly drunk 2nd year. She and I are personally challenging ourselves to say at least 3 things in Absurdism, to buck the female perfectionism/fear.
Yesterday I did make it to the gym for a class that threatened to kick my ass. But I think it may be something I will try to do regularly, because I liked the objectives and pace.
Loafed around and did NOT do dishes. But I had a nice walk around town looking for essential oils and hitting the library for free videos. And I spent about 2 hours on the phone with the Domestic God before driving out to the BBQ.
The BBQ, besides being tasty, was just so cool. When I got there around 9, everyone was hanging out on the back deck with an incredible spread and tiki torches (always a good thing), warmed by blankets and tequila. After pulling some meat of the grill, we headed inside to play Apples to Apples, which is always special, especially with about 12 people playing.
Left the party early to catch Knocked Up which was the free midnight movie at Baker Center. It was good to see the other SOT grads there to balance out the freshman vibe. And while the movie was funny, it was a little weird since so many of my friends have had kids at this point. Still like 40 Year Old Virgin better.
Today, I am determined to dig out the list. I have started doing dishes (it's gonna go in rounds, since I can't fit them all on the rack at the same time), gonna do some reading and hopefully writing. Or I might end up watching My So-Called Life.
on Pandora: "Midnight Show" - the Killers
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