Tonight's dinner: I made the rest of the chicken I had, then sliced it up and put it in a wrap with lettuce, cheese, tomatoes, and salsa. Tasty.

Despite my lack of energy, I am forcing myself to move and go to taiko in while. Must not fall into habit of slacking off... Bad... Exercise good...

I goofed today at work. In the gov docs sections, some documents are flagged, including ones that have recently been shelved and need to have their location double-checked. I was sent down to check these, not realizing that these were only the green and yellow flags, not the orange, blue, or white ones. So yeah. I "checked" all of the flags, removing them when I was done. Whoops. Orange is in need of bar codes/catalouging, blue and white need are possible removals, or something like that. *sigh* So the rest of the afternoon I spent going through redoing the orange flags. Luckily, I didn't get through all the shelves my first time through...

Note to self: in the organized world of the library, anything to do with letters, numbers, colors, etc. probably means something and should not be ignored.

I also managed to kill one side of my headphones, and couldn't handle just listening through one ear, so I was deprived of music for much of the afternoon. Whee.

Today, I (finally!) got Robert's birthday present. Even Target failed me -- I had to go to Best Buy. I also procured my electric skillet, which I just broke in. I made some chicken, which I then sliced up and put on a salad. This meal was made without me hurting myself/anything else or starting a fire. I'm so proud.

I went to the tail end of graduation... I missed the speeches (fine with missing Al Bloom's, kinda wished I had heard Jonathan Franzen's speech after he got his honorary degree), and missed about half of the names being read. I did, however, accidently position myself in an ideal spot. I was right next to the aisle that they marched down, so I managed to catch just about everyone and congratulate them as they were leaving.

I'll undoubtedly go to graduation next year, no matter what I do with the rest of my summer. Most of my friends will be graduating... It'll be really weird. I'll probably cry. This year was just a prelude to that -- there were a few people I really care about, but most were just people I had seen around campus. Next year, though, many of the people will be people I know and will miss. And then the year after that, it'll be my turn, which is a really scary thought.

In other news, hung out with some people this afternoon, going to Star Wars tonight... People have begun to suggest things to do during the rest of the summer (hanging out every Saturday night, going to the beach, going to 6 Flags, etc), and it seems like it'll be a good summer.

Now for a nap, because I'm a lazy bum and I can.

Tonight was fun. I met up with a group of people at The House (as it is labeled in my cell), and we headed over to Peace a Pizza, the Borders, and then Coldstone Creamery. Tasty goodness was had. We then went back to campus, where there was a rather impressive fireworks display. Then it was back to The House for hanging out and a viewing of the Empire Strikes Back. I'm hopefully going to see the new Star Wars movie on Sunday, but we'll see what happens.

Graduation is tomorrow (today? in 9 hours). I'm trying to decide if I really want to go. I kind of do, since I want to see my senior friends before they leave, but I also don't really want to sit through it all. Most of the seniors I know are more acquaintances than close friends, and the one that I really consider a very close friend will be around the month of June, so I'll have many more chances to see her before she leaves. But it's graduation, so maybe I'll go anyway... I don't know. I'll set my alarm and figure it out then.

I have received 2 wrong number calls on my cell today. Way to get my hopes up and then crush them, phone.

I went for a short run today (about 10 min), and was frustrated by how out of shape I am. Endurance while running has never been my strong point, but it's really bad at the moment. Instead of going home, I decided to walk for awhile. As I passed the road by the fieldhouse, I decided to head into the Crum Woods. I ended up walking/hiking for a good half hour. I went down a few paths I've never seen before, and ended up on a hill full of blooming bushes and gorgeous blue and purple flowers. I walked by the creek, then climbed a hill to sit on a big craggy rock. I was reminded of the woods behind the house in Pittsburgh -- the foliage was sort of similar, of course, but there was something else about it that I can't place. It was a nice feeling.

So, assuming I didn't catch poison ivy from my off-path trek (after climbing to the rock, I decided to climb the rest of the hill -- but the path ended at the rock) and the weather is decent, I think I'll try and make this a regular Saturday afternoon thing.

Finally got around to seeing Sin City. It's violent, of course, but most of the gore is stylized away. Not like in Kill Bill, where it's ridiculously fake -- here it's done in a way that's true to the story's graphic novel roots. Not sure how to explain that, but it makes sense when you see it. The plot(s) of the movie are okay, but what really makes it is the style. Amazingly done -- mostly black and white, but with hints of color here and there... Though only one instance of red blood that I can remember off hand, and that was only a drop. If you can deal with violence, watch it.

I checked my mail today, and I was quite surprised to discover a package slip. I went and retrieved the package, and lo and behold -- it was a copy of the book that I helped edit during my externship. It's kind of odd to see it in the finished form, but it's also very cool. I have a sense of accomplishment, even if I only worked there for a week.

My arms are sore, but not as bad as they could have been. I'm very thankful for that -- I can deal with mild twinges of pain, but I like to avoid the all-out stabbing pain sensation.

It seems that the house is finally being sold, assuming no last minute details cause the deal to fall through. Move in date for the new house is July 15th... I'll probably be in Quincy for about a week before that, and then be at the new place for a week after -- nothing is settled yet, though.

I am not thinking about how much I am going to hurt tomorrow. I am also not thinking about how moving my right arm over to the mouse causes a twinge of pain. No, I am going to ignore all of that.

The pain that does not exist is the result of taiko - about 2 hours of it. For those who know what taiko is, you may understand why I hurt. For those that don't... Well, taiko is Japanese drumming. Doesn't sound like it should be physically painful, right? Imagine standing in a lunge-like position, with both arms raised straight above your head. Hold this position for about 2 hours. That's roughly what I did, only with arm movement.

It was really cool, though. Very neat, though there was a huge period of frustration in the middle when I couldn't get the rhythms down at all. Grr to my lack of coordination and all. I stayed after with Victoria for a bit, though, and she helped me with some stuff, and I feel a bit better about it. So hopefully I'll get the hang of it and all will be well.

The plan is to meet on Thursdays at 8 pm this summer. Based on the soreness I already feel, I can tell that I will not be going to the gym tomorrow... Or any other Friday. So now I need to figure out what I'm going to do. My original workout plan was to go to the gym and lift weights on M, W, F, and go running and do yoga on Tuesday, and go running and do taiko on Thursday. Now, however...

I know I can't lift weights on Friday, but I also feel like lifting on Wednesday would be bad -- I'd be sore before I ever made it to taiko. The gym isn't open on weekends, so I can't do anything then as far as weights go. So maybe I'll limit myself to weight lifting on Tuesdays and taiko on Thursdays, with running, crunches, and maybe yoga on the other weekdays? Since I'm not as concerned with getting ripped as I am with just general health, etc., this may be my best bet. We'll see.

Now, however, I am going to stretch out my sore muscles and then take a nice shower, then crash. Crashing is good...

Second grade in for the semester: Existentialism, with a B+, which is about what I expected. Whee.

Ben stopped by to check out the room, and he ended up staying and chatting for a pretty long time. It was nice -- I had a class with him this past semester, so I got to know him somewhat, but this was the longest I've ever talked to him. I'm glad he'll (probably) be living on my hall next year. It should be a good hall.

The 3 hour nap was nice, the talk was nice, learning that taiko is happening tomorrow was nice, and food will be nice.

Yay for naps. I feel much better now.

Oh, I forgot to mention this before -- apparently my parents have actually trained Katie, the dog, to retrieve the newspaper. I didn't think it would actually work, but apparently she's doing quite well with it. And in other animal-related news, one of my bosses at the library has 8 cats and a dog. She defies the cat lady/librarian stereotype by being married and having a son, though. But still -- 8 cats is a lot. And I may eventually catsit them, if need be.

The govdocs section of the library is going to be the bane of my time at the library, I think. It makes my brain go all numb, even if the stuff I do there (labeling, shelving, etc) is no different than the stuff I do in any other section of the library. But just being surrounded by all the government stuff kills off brain cells, it seems.

It's grey, cool, and damp out. I'm tired and have a headache. I think I'm going to forgo the gym and sleep instead; it'll be better for me.

Work was fine today... I did some shelving in the afternoon, which involved a lot of reshelving things that were in the wrong place. Some mistakes are relatively easy to make. But putting a QK in the RA area is pretty sad. I also found a book from Haverford, which I returned to the circulation desk. I was rewarded with Twizzlers, yay.

Other than that, not much. I plan on going running tonight, maybe followed by some yoga. But first I need to pacify my stomach with some food. Yay food.

So, today was an interesting day. Hung out today, went out to dinner, broke up with my boyfriend. On some level, it was unexpected but at the same time not. Things have changed, and I'm glad that we were able to recognize that and figure out where we stood with each other. We're going to stay friends, and that'll be good. It'll just be a bit weird for now.

I'm doing okay after talking with Kyle himself, my mom, and Robert. Yay for family and friends.

Now to watch a movie that is light on thinking and romance... I'm thinking Ocean's 12.

I went to the mall today. I finally got jeans to replace the ones that are falling apart, which is very good. I also got assorted random clothes, 2 CDs (new NIN and Autolux), and books (Poe's complete works for $8! A drink book for fun, and a simple cook book for practical use). I saw cute kids playing with their newly built bears from Build-a-Bear and decided I'll have kids eventually. I saw bratty kids in the Gap and decided to think it over again.

The one thing that I really needed to get today was Robert's birthday present. One place had one, but I need two. Grr. I think I'll try Target, but I'm not sure when -- it's not a quick walk. Maybe I'll do it sometime later this week instead of going to the gym or going running.

I'm starting the gym on Monday. I'm planning on going to the gym on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, and then running on Tuesdays and Thursdays. We'll see if this actually happens.

Oh, and taking the prize for silliest thing I've done lately: reading the entirety of Boy Meets Boy in one night. I went to bed at 5 am. I am silly, but this once again proves how I can stay wide awake for some things (reading a good book, web comics) but not for others (paper writing, reading certain things for school).

Many thanks to Robert for introducing me to Boy Meets Boy, an older web comic by the same person who does Friendly Hostility. I've been going through the archives for awhile now, and there is a definite chance that I'll finish reading it before I go to bed. Thank goodness I slept all day and therefore don't really feel the need to sleep now...

First grade of the semester in: my mythology/classic epic class, with a surprising A-. I was expecting a B+ at best, so this is nice.

Also discovered: the showers on this side of the basement are larger than the ones on the other side, so shaving my legs is much, much easier. This seems like a silly thing to be happy about, but really, it's very nice.