Summer

Guilty Pleasures:
-ice cream (I've been told I eat "missionary-sized portions," and it's true.)
-CATS the musical
-French music (especially Tony Parker)
-private dance parties in my room
-giggling at jokes in my head and not explaining them to others
-chips and salsa (I have no self-control when it comes to this delightful nosh)
-watching "Good Eats" on DVD (yes, I do have it on DVD)

Accomplishments of the week:
-those extra five minutes on the stairclimber at the gym (twice this week)
-dancing with Jose Luis (maybe not an accomplishment, per se, but fun nonetheless)
-going to the hiphop class at 24
-knowing what Cinqo de Mayo is (although I do kind of sympathize with the other side... Who DOESN'T love Napoleon????)
-running 3 miles in ~35 minutes
-working (seriously.. it's hard to motivate myself here)
-writing in my journal twice (and I plan on doing it again soon here)
-reading the scriptures every day
-watching LOST (I almost forgot about it... and it was a REALLY good episode)

self-evaluation, pt II

Things I'm Good At, and By Good I Mean Average:
-Overeating on holidays
-Dancing
-Empathizing
-Cooking
-TXTMSGing
-The internets
-Reading

Things I'm Bad At:
-Arithmetic
-The Alphabet
-German
-Poetry
-Interior decoration
-Relating to others in a visible way
-Getting excited about things, especially if it's not in my own life
-Research
-Pointing my toes
-Being competitive (I kind of like being ridiculous instead)

Things I'm Good At, Legitimately:
-The silent treatment (often not on purpose)
-Avoiding eye contact with people
-Making stories up that people take as true
-Inside Jokes
-Being the best-kept secret at Campus Plaza (haha, in reality this one is making fun of myself... and others too, actually)
-Staring at others without shame. Especially if I'm not wearing my glasses.
-Wasting time

Goals for the summer:
-Read books for fun
-Read books off of the MA reading list
-Work
-Weigh less than Travis (it's an old goal, but it's a fun one, and near impossible since he is constantly losing weight himself)
-Run 3 miles in a half hour
-Go to the gym at least 3x a week
-Finish ORCA grant (by June, actually)
-Write the musical with Tasch and Bobby
-Finally write a breadbox story
-At least one road trip, even if it's just to St George for a day or two

Issues to overcome to accomplish these goals:
-laziness
-forgetting about them
-finding motivation
-apathy
-creating new goals in the moment
-not taking them seriously
-giving up
-Writer's block
-falling into a coma
-relapsing into an analphabet stage of life
-sudden amnesia

Books on my Summer Reading List (So Far):
-The Handmaid's Tale (done)
-He's Just Not That Into You (done)
-Love in the Time of Cholera (a little over a 1/3 of the way through this already)
-Les Lettres Persanes
-Bonheur d'Occasion
-Le Rouge et le Noir
-Lots of cookbooks (Julia Child, Martha Stewart, etc)

FINALS

Things To Do This Week:
-Film paper/scene presentation
-Latin final
-GRADUATE!
-General commencement
-FHSS convocation
-CATS party
-Figure out what to do with the next four months of my life
-Start the process of finding a place to live for next year

Things I Have Yet To Learn:
-Not procrastinate papers (especially term papers)
-Not procrastinate pretty much any homework
-How to play the guitar
-Self-control (especially with sugar/desserts involved)
-How to be nice to people
-How to run properly
-Nutrition
-How to talk to other people
-When staring is appropriate in public
-Girly things

last week

Current Obsessions:
-Rahm Emanuel
-Joe Biden
-Cupcakes
-Martha Stewart
-Good Eats
-Spices
-Argentine Tango
-J Crew
-Home blogs/magazines

Good News of the Week:
-Acceptance to grad school
-Acceptance to internship to Lille
-Realizing my grades won't suck this semester
-Finishing up classes
-Graduation in two weeks!
-Actually doing over half my to-do lists daily
-Good weather!!! (kind of)

j'aurais voulu

Birthday Presents:
-Yogurt Maker
-Lots of candy bars I found in my bed by sitting on them....
-Necklace
-Bracelet
-Money
-A decorative "L"
-Birthday poems from my roommates +Aaron + Dave
-Good Eats DVD (which I bought for myself)
-Really good cake made by my roommate
-Flowers
-Balloons
-Cupcakes made by friends
-Birthday Donut at 7 am

early morning procrastination

Consequences of Living in Utah:
-Dry skin
-Forgetting what it's like outside of "the bubble"
-Excessive judging
-Dressing in layers (who knows what the weather will REALLY be like any given day?)
-Dressing modestly

Things to Be Excited About This Week:
-Lauren coming to visit
-Watching Pleine Soleil in film class
-Finishing the midterm for French class
-St Patrick's Day (actually it's one of my least favorite holidays...)
-Watching Le Doulos

Jean-Pierre Melville Films I Have Seen:
-Le Samourai
-Bob le Flambeur
-Les Enfants Terribles
-Le Cercle Rouge
-L'armee des Ombres