Well, I had a great break, which involved going home and eating good food, playing with my cat, seeing lots of my family, and spending time with old friends from out of town. This last week has been pretty crazy though. It was only three days, but it seemed like the usual amount of stress I have in a five day week was all crammed into those three days. Wednesday I became violently sick, with what must have been food poisoning, so that took up most of my evening, and Thursday was consumed by studying for the West Civ midterm I had on Friday. I think the test went ok- right now I’m avoiding writing the take-home essay part. Anyways, I didn’t get much work done last week, so I’m a little behind in some of my classes. I need to catch up on my Psych reading, write a critical response to some readings for my writing seminar, and write this take-home essay on Beowulf and Grendel…

At least I have Apple Cranberry Cake for breakfast. My mom went on a baking spree, and brought cake, brownies, and of course fresh veggies over on Friday. This is one of the perks of going to college in your hometown, along with going home for dinner on Sundays and already knowing your way around town.

Alright, enough procrastinating. Time to get to work.

I’m finally done with prelims, which is a big relief. I did decently on both Arabic and Psych, and I got an A on my Western Civ paper on Lysistrata, which I’m very pleased with. Fall Break is just around the corner, so we all get a much needed rest and a chance to catch up on lost sleep. A few of my friends from out of town will be visiting, which is great because I haven’t seen them in what feels like forever, and I should also get to spend a lot of time at the barn with my horse, who I’ve been neglecting recently. Even my family will be in town, including my sister who goes to NYU and my dad who is on sabbatical in Pasadena, so there should be plenty to keep me busy over the weekend, even with Cornell emptying out.

Bed calls. And I miss sleeping.

It’s prelim season, and my life is getting hectic. I had my first Arabic test recently, which was scary, and I have my psych 101 prelim on monday, so I’ve pretty much been holed up in my room studying. My freshman writing seminar is also giving a lot of work these days, so I haven’t had much free time to post. Sorry! I will hopefully get a chance to post again this weekend, depending on how the psych studying goes.

Cornell is hard!