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elvendollthat's the sound of time, flying. i can't believe it's Thursday already.
this weekend was the DC trip.
in some ways, it wasn't all that i hoped it would be, but that's what happens when you set high expectations. i think another issue is that i expected this trip to be like the NYC getaways![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
sol3 and i have done, and DC is just not as big/fun as NYC and i don't know it at all.
that said, it was good.
good to get away withsol3, good to meet some of his family, good to see high school friends, good to see the monuments at night and museums during the day, good to do lots of walking and good to be nothome for a few days.
boston greeted us with bad weather. in fact, the pilot told us while still in DC that it would be clear and smooth sailing right up until we get to boston.
in some ways, getting back to the office was like coming back from bm - i really needed the time away, but the amount of work backlogged made a part of me regret it. i still haven't felt caught up since getting back from bm : /
Tuesday night, i went home, spent longer then i planned watching the idiot box because i couldn't figure out what to eat (a sure sign of feeling off for me), and eventually dug into some homework. unfortunately, i didn't do enough to make me feel really caught up.
yesterday, i went to yoga after work, and decided to be a bad kid after that and went to MR. it's almost pathetic, but i really need my dose of blinky lights and loud music to maintain sanity. overall, i had a very good night, and am very grateful tospike for punting sol3 my way.
the sound i'm associating with today is that of screeching brakes. i'm not sure how much of it is reactionary and how much is me being off, but there it is.
tonight, i go to school to do an in-person meetup with my sociology classmates and prof. and prolly eat dinner while there. after that, i get home and do research for my psych class in time for a group project chat a little after 10. odds are, after that, i'll be doing the sociology light reading before bed.
i feel like i'm really knee deep in schoolwork with no light at the end of the tunnel.
or, there is a light at the end of the tunnel - thanksgiving - but i have a 10 page paper that should probably be turned in before i fly off for the holiday and it's making me anxious enough to not be able to see beyond it.
with all this schoolwork, i'm not quite sure how to handle the desire to be social. Wednesday nights are good, because i don't expect to get lots of work done after yoga, but beyond that, i feel like i should be going home and doing homework every night. which kind of sucks.
yoga has been different the past couple of weeks.
it seems like there's more focus on getting basic things right, vs. moving through the class and while it does feel like a bit less of a workout, i'm also not going into child's pose 2-3 times per class, which makes it less intimidating.
it also feels like i'm finally developing some 'correct' back muscles - i've had awful posture since i was a kid, but being hunched over, vs. straight, never felt like a choice to me - having my back straight felt very awkward and took a lot of concentration (aside from making me feel like i stand out)
now, it feels like more of a choice - every once in a while, i feel my back, and realize i should probably straighten it. i'll be really happy if i end up correcting my posture over the next few months.
i also noticed that my posture affects my tolerance for cold. when walking around dc, i noticed that if i dropped my shoulders and made an effort to relax and breathe deeply, i felt less cold. it took concentration to maintain that, but it was the first time i was able to walk around with the air as cold as it was without shivering. sadly, this is harder to apply to just sitting.
this weekend was the DC trip.
in some ways, it wasn't all that i hoped it would be, but that's what happens when you set high expectations. i think another issue is that i expected this trip to be like the NYC getaways
sol3 and i have done, and DC is just not as big/fun as NYC and i don't know it at all.that said, it was good.
good to get away with
sol3, good to meet some of his family, good to see high school friends, good to see the monuments at night and museums during the day, good to do lots of walking and good to be nothome for a few days. boston greeted us with bad weather. in fact, the pilot told us while still in DC that it would be clear and smooth sailing right up until we get to boston.
in some ways, getting back to the office was like coming back from bm - i really needed the time away, but the amount of work backlogged made a part of me regret it. i still haven't felt caught up since getting back from bm : /
Tuesday night, i went home, spent longer then i planned watching the idiot box because i couldn't figure out what to eat (a sure sign of feeling off for me), and eventually dug into some homework. unfortunately, i didn't do enough to make me feel really caught up.
yesterday, i went to yoga after work, and decided to be a bad kid after that and went to MR. it's almost pathetic, but i really need my dose of blinky lights and loud music to maintain sanity. overall, i had a very good night, and am very grateful to
spike for punting sol3 my way.the sound i'm associating with today is that of screeching brakes. i'm not sure how much of it is reactionary and how much is me being off, but there it is.
tonight, i go to school to do an in-person meetup with my sociology classmates and prof. and prolly eat dinner while there. after that, i get home and do research for my psych class in time for a group project chat a little after 10. odds are, after that, i'll be doing the sociology light reading before bed.
i feel like i'm really knee deep in schoolwork with no light at the end of the tunnel.
or, there is a light at the end of the tunnel - thanksgiving - but i have a 10 page paper that should probably be turned in before i fly off for the holiday and it's making me anxious enough to not be able to see beyond it.
with all this schoolwork, i'm not quite sure how to handle the desire to be social. Wednesday nights are good, because i don't expect to get lots of work done after yoga, but beyond that, i feel like i should be going home and doing homework every night. which kind of sucks.
yoga has been different the past couple of weeks.
it seems like there's more focus on getting basic things right, vs. moving through the class and while it does feel like a bit less of a workout, i'm also not going into child's pose 2-3 times per class, which makes it less intimidating.
it also feels like i'm finally developing some 'correct' back muscles - i've had awful posture since i was a kid, but being hunched over, vs. straight, never felt like a choice to me - having my back straight felt very awkward and took a lot of concentration (aside from making me feel like i stand out)
now, it feels like more of a choice - every once in a while, i feel my back, and realize i should probably straighten it. i'll be really happy if i end up correcting my posture over the next few months.
i also noticed that my posture affects my tolerance for cold. when walking around dc, i noticed that if i dropped my shoulders and made an effort to relax and breathe deeply, i felt less cold. it took concentration to maintain that, but it was the first time i was able to walk around with the air as cold as it was without shivering. sadly, this is harder to apply to just sitting.
