Had a long day. Stayed on campus after class to study for a little bit then went to Pump. Now I'm just tired...time for bed for sure.

I miss my boy; it's beginning to sound like a broken record, but it's all I got.

So far, life with the flatties has been good. One week in and it feels like family...not too surprised because I know A&S so well, but Jason has made a really good addition to the bunch...maybe only because he's so good natured when we make fun of his ADD but damn, it is funny. It took him 3 hours to make scrambled eggs for dinner the other night; it's one of those riotous situations where you can't really watch because it's just a train wreck, but you can't stop because it's just too funny. From trying to position the toaster, to having the burner on the lowest setting possible for over 40 minutes before realizing things weren't cooking...the antics never seemed to stop. Good fun.

The rest of the week should be pretty quiet. I want to keep trying to get on top of the school work, but the focus is kinda lacking. I miss my boy.

First day of the second week of school and things are clipping along with the same intensity.

We had a long horse lab today which just reinforced how little I know...my brain is still reeling from last week's sheep lab and my first time wielding the captive bolt. Sigh. I haven't thought of it too much...it's probably a good thing.

At Elly's now watching the Prince of Egypt. It feels like study week all over again; minus the studying.

Still haven't started my assignment yet. Ugh.

So distracted. Not sure why. Just can't and I'm not sure it'll do any good to resist. Maybe it's one of those cases where motivation will follow action, but I can't even be bothered to try. Ironic, eh?

Gonna mull out the rest of the evening and see where things take me.

It's been a while, I know.

I spent the last few weeks in the States, 2/3 in LA and 1 week on the east coast. Vacation was wonderful. I didn't do a lick of school work, and I didn't feel guilty about it. It was a true vacation; I needed life to stop for a little while, and it did.

But now I'm faced with getting back into the swing of things after a number of weeks of being pampered with all the time in the world to do what I wanted. I ate, I slept, I played, I cooked, I shopped, and best of all, I spent days on end with Mark. The east coast trip was great and I came away thinking and feeling like a part of the gang; I get the warm fuzzies thinking about it. The rest of my time in LA was mostly spent playing video games. Life doesn't get much better than that.

I couldn't have planned a better schedule for our first week back. Quite a number of lectures and labs were canceled which left me with lots of time in the middle of the day to run errands or to just come back for a much needed nap. I'm not sure why but the exhaustion of it all is taking its toll and though I sleep 8-9 hours a night, I still get tired through the day. Maybe I just need this weekend to recover...after all, it's only my 5th day back.

Now what? Time to get back on track with school. I have an assignment due on Monday, and another before we head off for calving in August. I just want to keep on top of things...I need to pass 4th year. I don't want to be apart any longer.

Other things that's been brewing - Mark's supposed to be down for a visit in September, new approach to money and finances, adjusting to life with flatties, on a diet and exercise regime because I have a race to win, and in general just trying to balance responsibilities with my needs.

Life's good...not easy, but good.

First night in the new place and so far so good. I'm still trying to get things settled, but the important stuff like setting up the Xbox and putting away the booze is all done.

I have a little bit to clean up at the old place, but aside from that, today should be smooth sailing. We're going out tonight so I'm sure I'll have a lovely hangover to nurse tomorrow morning while embarking on my 20 hour journey back to LA. Joy.

Feeling good...feeling...hungry. =)

Moved Out/In. Good times. Tomorrow should be fun - got a big date! Then it's time to trudge my way home.

Done. =)

I feel great.

It is truly a lucky day - wore my lucky greens - so it has to be true! I didn't completely bomb the test, I found out that I passed the last of my farm reports, my program passed testing, AND I was lucky enough to get to Andrew first so we may have a bitch to spay for our prac in October!!!!  AWESOME.

Now, just watching Enchanted and gonna clean/pack etc. etc.

Go lucky greens. =)

I am soooooooo fucked for this test. Oh well.

Finally got some sleep but had intense dreams all night. One with me, my sister, and my dad being frustrated with something my mom did...one where I watched a strange arena game involving hockey sticks and roller skates...which lead to trying to climb out of some hole or pit while hiking - chouchou was at the top, she hasn't shown up in a dream in at least a year...I think that was it. But damn it was enough. I was in a cold sweat all night, it was pretty bad.

I think the stress is finally getting to me. After my sleepless night, and my 3 hour nap, I woke up in the morning to find that I couldn't open my mouth more than an inch. My jaw, is really sore and it was hard to eat yesterday. I think I clenched my jaw all day on Sunday and probably all night as well. Stress.

I have to be productive today. I can't wait for this all to be over. Almost there.

Last night was super weird, I couldn't sleep. My brain kept racing, and I ended up staying up til 6am. I only slept 3 hours and have been up and about ever since. I got a lot of stuff packed up and carted over it over to Abby's, but study whatsoever.

I'm glad the move is going so quickly. Heather was really nice, and I thought I'd have to pay for another week since it's a 3 week notice policy, but nope! I also canceled the phone, internet, and notified the power company so I just need to move my crap and clean this place up and we're straight! All up, moving now instead of after the break is going to save me $375. I'd say it's worth the scramble - as long as I don't do piss poor on the sheep test. Over the next year and a half, moving will save me about 300NZD a month from what I was shelling out before. Possibly even more since I won't pay full utilities when I'm not there. So yay. Good to know that I'm doing what I can to dig my ass outta debt. I can't wait to get a real paycheck again.

Gonna have a quick dinner and call it an early night. Real early since it's only 545 right now. I have a lot of ground to cover for the exam tomorrow. All I can hope is that everyone else is in the same boat I am.

4.5 days til takeoff.