beginning.

A massive weight has just been lifted off my shoulders! I'm sitting here, smiling as I type, out of breath from running up the stairs, and overall feeling confident and joyous. I have now officially completed my first major University assignment. I printed off the final draft a record 26 minutes before it was due. Phew. Adding my twelve page case study to the large pile of papers in Professor Salter's office on the tenth floor of the very modern Desmerais building was definitely a triumphant moment. If there was music in to my life, that would have been the overwhelming loud climax of a very moody song! (On a side note, I think my next paper should be on the environmental impacts of these tedious university assignments. Mine took approximately 50 pages and 15 recipe cards to reach the finished project...and there are 200 people in our class! We should be required to plant a new forest by the end of the semester.)

While I realize that this is very mean, I very much enjoyed noticing at least seven other students running, paper in hand, towards Desmerais, fearful of the sharp 4:30 deadline. My assignment is definitely not the most amazing piece I have ever written, but considering two days ago I was sure that I wouldn't even have it completed on time, and was trying to prepare myself for a big fat zero, I'm satisfied with what I've accomplished. For now. When I get my grade back, it might be a different story.

The air here is extremely crisp, and I do not believe that it's as warm as the weather network keeps saying it is. Today I noticed being able to see my breath... at 1:00 in the afternoon. I also have come to the conclusion that I'm going to have to buy a Fall jacket. The lovely green jacket that I bought at the salvation army last year would be fine if I could wear two sweaters underneath it, but unfortunately our class rooms are really warm, and with only 10 minutes to get from one side of campus to the other, I don't have time to put on two sweaters, squeeze them underneath a jacket, and wrap a scarf around my neck. My friends have also told me that if I buy a jacket warm enough for winter, it'll be way to warm to wear for Fall...so two coats and two more sizable holes in my wallet it shall be. ARG.

You haven't missed anything from the days that I didn't blog. I've literally just been going to class and doing politics homework since Saturday night. Now it's time to get caught up in all my other classes.

To quote a very happy-go-lucky, bouncy, energetic character,

TTFN!

(That's ta-ta for now!)

boing, boing, boing...