I just received my itinerary for my flights to and from NYC in May. Kind of exciting. Except for some reason they thought we all wanted to fly out of O'Hare when I'm pretty sure NO ONE put that as their first choice, so add two hours plus for getting to/from O'Hare. Suck.
O'Hare (Chicago) to JFK (NYC)
Tuesday May 13
Take-off 9:35am (gross)
Landing 12:45pm
JFK (NYC) to O'Hare (Chicago)
Sunday May 18
Take-off 8:30 pm
Landing 10:21 pm (gross)
I'm pretty fucking excited. Except for the part where I have to get to and from O'Hare from campus. That will be no fun.
Saturday, March 22, 2008
Friday, March 21, 2008
Second Day of Spring
I just wanted to take a moment to comment on how great it is that it is finally spring. Birds chirping, trees are budding with leaves, the sun feels warms again, and school is almost over!
Oh wait...
Six plus inches of snow and still going strong. Might as well spend Spring Break sledding.
Oh wait...
Six plus inches of snow and still going strong. Might as well spend Spring Break sledding.
BIG DANCE BIG DAY
I've spent the last 24 hours more or less watching basketball (or sleeping). I kind of love it. My bracket has gone to shit already, but I don't even care because the first weekend of March Madness is one of the best weekends of the year. Seriously.
And Wisconsin won their first game. Props. I thought I was going to shit myself for awhile there, but they managed to turn it around and put together a pretty convincing victory. They play again tomorrow at 3:30, which sucks because I have a shift at the libo. Which might actually be ok, because no one will be there, and I will probably watch the game on one of the little TVs in the back and get paid for it. I guess that's ok.
I love March Madness though. Pizza, hot wings, soda, and basketball. That's how you do it.
And Wisconsin won their first game. Props. I thought I was going to shit myself for awhile there, but they managed to turn it around and put together a pretty convincing victory. They play again tomorrow at 3:30, which sucks because I have a shift at the libo. Which might actually be ok, because no one will be there, and I will probably watch the game on one of the little TVs in the back and get paid for it. I guess that's ok.
I love March Madness though. Pizza, hot wings, soda, and basketball. That's how you do it.
Thursday, March 20, 2008
#1 City in America
I forgot what it was like to live in a small town. Not that Madison is that small, but compared to Chicago it feels like the sticks.
Today I was waiting in line at Chipotle on the west side, and behind me I heard "Hey Nora! How's Chicago?" I turn around and its my old neighbor of more than 10 years. She's like 60 years old or something, and I remember her yelling at me for eating her raspberries many a summer. It felt really good to know that a) she recognized me, and b) she knew what I was doing with my life. Not that I'm conceited or anything, but after spending so much time in the anonymity that is Chicago, it was nice to feel like part of a community again.
I don't think I want to live in a small town when I grow up. I kind of like the fastpaced big city life where there is more than a Denny's open after 8 (not that Hyde Park can provide that, but still). But having my childhood in a place like Middleton was pretty special and if my parents continue to live there it will be a great place to go home to for the holidays or whatever.
That said Spring Break has been pretty chill. Just watching Basketball and shopping. My brother seems to think he's going to Montreal for Spring Break which is funny because a) he has no money, b) he doesn't have a passport, and c) is failing 3 classes. There will be many fights about this one, I can assure you. And, my parents think he is a "flight risk" and is going to try running away again.
Glory Glory Hallelujah.
Today I was waiting in line at Chipotle on the west side, and behind me I heard "Hey Nora! How's Chicago?" I turn around and its my old neighbor of more than 10 years. She's like 60 years old or something, and I remember her yelling at me for eating her raspberries many a summer. It felt really good to know that a) she recognized me, and b) she knew what I was doing with my life. Not that I'm conceited or anything, but after spending so much time in the anonymity that is Chicago, it was nice to feel like part of a community again.
I don't think I want to live in a small town when I grow up. I kind of like the fastpaced big city life where there is more than a Denny's open after 8 (not that Hyde Park can provide that, but still). But having my childhood in a place like Middleton was pretty special and if my parents continue to live there it will be a great place to go home to for the holidays or whatever.
That said Spring Break has been pretty chill. Just watching Basketball and shopping. My brother seems to think he's going to Montreal for Spring Break which is funny because a) he has no money, b) he doesn't have a passport, and c) is failing 3 classes. There will be many fights about this one, I can assure you. And, my parents think he is a "flight risk" and is going to try running away again.
Glory Glory Hallelujah.
Monday, March 17, 2008
Spring Break 08
I'm cleaning up good ole 409B for the Spring Interim Period. It kind of feels like moving out, because I've spent the better part of 5 hours doing laundry, going through books and papers, vacuuming, etc...
With finals done, I'm free to head out of town as soon as I want. This basically means first thing tomorrow morning. I'm heading back to Wisconsin (the MOTHERLAND) for almost two whole weeks of R&R. I'm actually really excited to get away for a little bit. This place is DRAINING.
But yeah, finals were fine. I overstudied (by a lot) for my Mearsheimer class, and I understudied (by a lot) for my french exam. Kind of anxious to see grades there.
But anyways--happy break!
With finals done, I'm free to head out of town as soon as I want. This basically means first thing tomorrow morning. I'm heading back to Wisconsin (the MOTHERLAND) for almost two whole weeks of R&R. I'm actually really excited to get away for a little bit. This place is DRAINING.
But yeah, finals were fine. I overstudied (by a lot) for my Mearsheimer class, and I understudied (by a lot) for my french exam. Kind of anxious to see grades there.
But anyways--happy break!
Sunday, March 16, 2008
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