The first hiccup came when I sat in my car and suddenly noticed on the back of my brand spanking new parking pass that it's valid from August 17, 2014. Epic facepalm.
So I get myself back into the apartment, haul out my bike, and set off. Halfway across the parking lot I realized my back tire was almost entirely flat.
I turned around and went back, pumped up the back tire and filled up a water bottle, and set off again. Managed to get to campus this time without any further issues.
I get into my office, flushed and panting (it was 93 degrees Farenheit without the heat index and it rarely got over 80F when I was in Croatia), flop down in my chair...and my computer won't turn on. Ten frustrating minutes later I finally got the accursed thing working, it booted up normally and then I realize my ethernet has been disconnected! I disconnected the ethernet (which had been strung to the other desk in the office), and reconnected it to my computer. I didn't feel one bit guilty because A) the ethernet port is right next to my desk, and right next to my computer, and B) I'm the only one in the office now and C) I'm pretty sure there's another ethernet port on the other side of the room. Also, it was my office first!
I stayed there for four hours, but I only recorded 3 because I spent an hour talking to my photography professor about the upcoming semester and some of the photography he's been doing. If I do four hours a day (weekdays...) I'll have a nice stock of hours by the time the semester starts so doing the necessary hours for December early won't be a problem. I love having a nice long Christmas!
My plan was to come home and work on my thesis, but after having some chickpea salad and developing a headache I went to lie down for an hour. Didn't get much rest, but it did ease my head a bit. I tried to get some work done after that, but couldn't focus, and finally gave up and went to the dollar store to get some ziploc bags (they're cheaper there than anywhere else), then came home and made barbecue pineapple pork with asparagus and peas.
It was very yummy...but I need to start marinating the pork again. Oh well, now I know.
I've gotten almost all my household chores done, just need to vacuum and wipe down some counters, but between my head and the advanced hour of the night I don't think I should vacuum now. I must make myself do that in the morning. The most frustrating part is that I KNOW there's something I wanted to do, but now I simply can't remember what it was!
Time to go clean. Maybe it'll ease my head some, or even remind me what the heck it is I'm forgetting. Oh the many splendored life of a graduate student!
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