Another "I'm Happy It's The Weekend" Post

I'm happy it's the weekend.  Very happy.  

And so I posted a picture that makes me happy, and it will probably make claire send me a very stern text message.  I love her!

I have a feature due sunday. I'm doing it on the field hockey goalie, because I really had nothing to write about, and I decided, "I like goalies!"  Also, the players straight up asked me not to do an article about the coach.  Really.  So the goalie it is.  I did my interview with her today, and she was a tough one.  Getting info was a bit like pulling teeth, but I kind of enjoyed the challenge.  It was good for me.  I really had to dig for any, well, emotion I guess.  

Anyway, tonight is "Urban Cowboy" night at IC AfterDark, which essentially means there is a lot of free food and a mechanical bull to ride.  It is nasty outside tonight, so we shall see whether we venture out into the disgustingess that is the weather and go to it.  By we, I mean my dormmates and I.  

Apple Fest.  Caramel apples in dorm kitchen.  Cheez-Its from my parents (and a Darrell Green jersey!)

I think it's going to be a nice one.  

Let's Try Some Vloging!

So with the MacBook it's very easy to take videos.  I showed a little bit of my room and talked about my day.  I was inspired by Aida and now I just want to do it all the time.  Let's see how this works!

So yeah.  Exciting, right?  It's only about 5 minutes.  

Short Update

I'm sorry I haven't been able to update lately, usually I'm so good about it. 

Work has been out of control right now, but it's all right because I don't have a field hockey game to cover this week.  So that worked out.  Update:

1. Yesterday I officially colonized the Ithaca College library for myself.  I have taken over, and I will probably never leave.  Except when I sleep, or in the morning, like now.  

2. I discovered I really miss cheeseburgers.  I called my mother to inform her of this fact.  

3. Dormmates have confirmed that yes, the meat products provided by the Ithaca College dining services are a little suspicious looking/tasting.  Enter my consumption of hummus. 

4. The weather? Still fabulous.

5. Yesterday, The Ithacan Inquirer had field-shooting at IC Feminists meeting.  Let's say I probably can't join now.  I don't think they really understood what we were about.  Think Colbert's interviews. Hilarious.

6. Didn't watch the Jets game. Tragic, I know.

7.  It's Wednesday!  This weekend is AppleFest!!!!!!  Which means, Ithaca gets taken over by apples and all sorts of apple products, and people go crazy for it. 

8. Breakfast time, more later perhaps.  

A Good Day

What a great, great day in football.  So many good games.  I got to watch some, which boosted my mood crazily.  I got to watch some of the Bills game, with the amazing ending and all.  I finished a very satisfying game, chucked my Easy-Mac cup in the trash, and headed upstairs to get ready for water polo.  It felt strangely good to pull on my swim suit, because it had been quite a while since I'd been in the water.  I stuffed all my belongings in the Speedo bag we bought, what, 8 years ago? and I headed out into the mildly chilly temperatures. 

Today was one of those days that looks like it could really snow all day, but the temperature is just hovering around 57 degrees.  So no chance of that.  Anyway, water polo was a work out like none other.  It was really fun, but waaayyy harder than I expected.  It's pretty much a bunch of senior guys, two senior girls from the swim team who started it, and a freshman girl who played in high school, and me.  I'm a bit behind, but they don't mind because they had no idea what they were doing at the start either.  Oh yes, we have the awesome looking caps to wear and everything.  I have not yet gazed in a mirror while wearing it, but I assure you it looks fabulous on me.  Really.  

Then, it was off to Gridiron where I went on pizza duty with director Dave, helped with some tech a little, and then we all sat on the ground waiting for Newswatch to get out of the studio so we could plunk down and get everything going.  What's interesting is watching each show come out of their studio after finishing live.  Today, for instance, the Newswatchers come out slowly.  "How'd it go?" asked Griddo producer Becky.  "I don't want to talk about it," says about every single person.  Our show was flawless, if I do say so myself.  

Then I came back, and much to my happiness, there was a miniature dance party going on in friend A's room, and I joined in and happily as we all started singing to the Lion King soundtrack.  That's one thing about college: five-ten minute dance/karaoke parties happen frequently.  Like, at least twice a day.  

Oh yes, and the Redskins won!  I just can't believe the Patriots...ugh.

But other than that, it was a really, really, REALLY  good day.

Tomorrow: classes!  Jets on Monday night? Should make for interesting viewing.  

I am Currently Wearing Sweatpants!

My title is very true.  I am currently wearing sweatpants.  A bunch of us are staying in tonight because somehow, the weekends have become as busy as the weekdays, and we have some relaxing to catch up on.  So I am extremely comfortable right now.  

I guess I haven't updated lately.  I don't particularly have anything interesting to write, which I'm sure is exactly what you want to read in a blog post.  

The homecoming pep rally and following bonfire was a blast.  I didn't get to go to the football game today because of field hockey.  I WISH I could've.  Because seriously? The Bombers won 62-45.  That's worse than Dallas-Philly.  That's D-III football for you.  

Garrrr!!

Also "garrr" worthy is the fact that the field hockey team lost, which was spectacularly un-fun.  I don't know a better way to put that, and I guess I'm a little spoiled, but it is far easier to interview happy people.  I guess I should get used to it.  6-11 last season, remember?  

Tomorrow: water polo and Gridiron.  What perplexes me is that taping this show is keeping me from watching the Dallas-Green Bay showdown at 8.  I am not-so-patiently waiting for the Cowboys to lose.  Please!  

Speaking of winning: here's something for Claire.  

So Close to the Weekend

So I guess a lot of my entries, or entry titles refer to me wanting it to be the weekend.  Because I do.  Thursday is always a long day, but luckily I only have two classes on Friday.  So, when Thursday ends, I get very excited.  Today my classes were spectacularly dull, and I worked the salad bar in the dining hall. Again.  Which is not so bad, considering other jobs I could have.  

It's going to be a pretty full weekend.  Saturday morning I'll roll out of bed to the Inquirer, then right on down to Yavits field, where I will desperately hope the Bombers win.  Then, I'll head back and type up my article.  Speaking of which, I'm published again!  You can see it here.  The Ithacan publishes Thursdays.  It really brightens my day.  I've got a sports meeting tonight.  Yay! Sunday, I have water polo and Gridiron taping. 

It was another beautiful day here.  I also got a package full of food from my lovely parents.  I suppose I should let Claire know that it included Easy Mac, and I'm officially a convert.  That stuff is great.  I wish I had something funny and/or interesting to say, but it was a pretty tame day.  Which is nice, I guess.  Oh.  Well, I washed my towels and such.  Um, let's just say that somehow, even though I washed bright colors on cold all together, some how my light yellow towel is kind of...moldish colored now.  So that's pleasant.  I've also discovered the amazing wonder that is the handicap shower here.  Basically, with that shower, you can actually exhale without fearing that you will get some type of fungus from the shower by touching the sides.  We might as well start the tally now:

Items uglified: 1

Items lost: 0

Items broken: 0

Let's keep it that way, shall we?  

Happy Things

So I've officially joined the water polo club team, and I'm very very excited.  According to the president, none of them really played before joining as a freshman, and she said they mainly get together and just have a blast.  Which is something I totally need, because I miss being on a sports team.  I will just have to RUN from there to Gridiron taping, but it will be so worth it, I'm thinking.  So that makes me very happy right now. 

One not so happy thing is that I believe the field hockey team is UNABLE to win when I don't attend their games!  Seriously! They have lost every single away game.  Badly.  Granted, two of the losses were to nationally-ranked non-conference teams, but still.  They need me.  Or they just play better at home.  They need to stop this losing thing fast, because I don't want to interview the coach saturday about a three game losing skid, especially if it includes a conference loss.  I really don't.  Last year their record was 6-11.  PLEASE GOD NO.  That's all I'm saying.  

So classes were busy today, I had three in a row.  I had about a twenty minute break before one class, so I didn't have time to go back to the dorm.  So, I laid on the grass and read some of my political communications book (one of the FOUR).  I kind of felt like I was in a college pamphlet.  I really thought no one did that in real life when I saw those things.  They do, at least at Ithaca.  We're all over grassy areas.  People live for that stuff here.  Mainly because weather like today's is rare.  But it was fabulous anyway.  

I was in a rough mood earlier.  Now? Much better.