Hoedown Throwdown

Zig Zag 'cross the floor,
Shuffle in diagonal!
When the drum hits hands on your hips,
One-footed 180 twist.

And then a zig-zag, step, slide,
Lean in left, clap three times,
Shake it out, head to toe,
Throw it all together that's how we roll!

How is my week going?

It's been intensely stressful with the end of classes. Cramming in last-minute chapter studies and trying to breathe at the same time is difficult! My parents' anniversary was this past weekend, so I found myself reciting sociological perspectives while baking a cake and making dinner--definitely not my idea of a relaxing preparation for an exam. Today was my last one, though, and my grades are already coming in! B+ in music (it would have been higher if I hadn't taken an exam sick as a sea creature), and an A+ on my final essay in Greek Mythology (worth 30% of my mark, so it's a huge deal!). I also got a B+ on my final essay in Greek Lit. Overall, it's been going well.

As for my "stalker" (I liked how Hit 40 put that! :P), we're getting along....for now. After the intense freakout that I had earlier this week, she was very, very angry. We had an exam together today and she really gave me the stink eye the entire time! She owed me $25, so she had our Prof clip a post-dated check onto my essay which I was to pick up after class, and we texted civilly about it afterwards. She even told me to "care care of [my]self". I'm not saying that this is the beginning of our newfound friendship--it isn't. But we're being civil, and that's all I'm asking for. I just don't want to be her friend, it doesn't mean we have to be outwardly rude to one another. It just means we can't be close...ever. I'm glad that the civility has picked up so that we can both move on with our lives.

Today was just a weird day, and I was done my exam early so I stopped into work and worked today last-minute. We're short-staffed, so me being there is always welcome. I was in with the grade sixes today, which was fun (as usual). Usually the kids play Connect 4 at lunch, but I decided against it today. Some kids are getting left out and it's causing more of a ruckus than it's worth, so the teacher is going to work out a schedule for the game and until then, it stays away. The kids protested a bit, but when they found out their teacher was condoning this decision they were pretty quiet about it. I suspect he's talked to them about this (and straightened them out!)already, because when he mentioned it they were as good as gold on the topic, and this is something they've been arguing for over a week now. Recess was quiet, but kind of cold. It looks beautiful outside, so nobody dressed for the weather and we ended up with a lot of little kids with their arms pulled inside of their shirts and huddling against each other for warmth. Tomorrow's supposed to be worse, so I'm kind of glad I'm not working! It was just an awesome day overall. I worked in the library, helped out with the kids, and definitely forgot to hand in my time sheets...again. That's a really huge problem. I haven't handed any in in awhile. A long while. But I should...so I get paid. :P

Life's been boring in the past couple of days, really. I'm just exhausted! I'll have something more interesting to post later. Promise. C:

PS: PLEASE forgive the Miley Cyrus song in the title, I watched the movie on youtube out of curiosity and gained some sort of crazy addiction to about three lines in it. I'm going to go crazy, but at least I'll enjoy the ride. :D Anyways, it kind of describes my mood right now--a little crazy, a little relaxed.

<3 Love, Caitlin