It is12:42 AM and I'm typing somewhat noisily while my roommate is trying to sleep. Until now I was feeling bad that I may have made it difficult for him to sleep with a bright light (the computer screen), incessant clacking (computer keyboard), and a squeaking chair (my constant movement). But now I realize that we have much louder noises to sleep through. The realization came from the sudden blast of music two doors down (Nick and James: if you ever read this, I actually think putting surround sound in your room was an awesome idea). My roommate seems to have slept through it, however, and now I am reminded of last night (Halloween). I went to bed at 11, which is earlier than my usual bedtime, because I had Intro to Engineering at 8:00 today (blech). I thought, I thought, I would feel quite rested by 7:00. Oh yeah, duh, it's Halloween night and I live on a college campus in a freshman only residence hall. The most common sounds I woke up to frequently last night: hair-raising screams. The second most common: creepy, evil laughter. Well, what was I expecting?
This week is busy week for me. I've had one exam already, a project due tomorrow and another exam and a quiz on Thursday. I think I actually enjoy these weeks more than the lazy weeks, for two reasons: the week after, which usually involves less work and more recovery, and all of the things I do to "cope" with the mental strain from studying. I watch TED talks, TV shows and movies, and I write. Basically, I make my week EVEN more busy. I can't seem to take each week at a consistent pace, I prefer doing everything I can in one week then doing nothing the next. Slow and steady wins the race, but I haven't even entered the race yet. I'm still in the gym training for the race; I have to lift a lot of weight at once and then rest for a while.
This post is called "Compensation" because I didn't generate a single post during the month of October. Oops.
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