I was prepared for worse
Yesterday was much better than Monday. I woke up to a phone call from Kyle and a dozen facebook gifts of roses. He said he was going to wait until Valentine’s Day, but decided I sounded like I needed them sooner. It made me smile and started out my day on a good note. After I got myself out of bed, I went down and did a 20-minute erg. I did better than before, got 4050 meters, and they say to aim for at least 4000. So I e-mailed Hannah my distances and stuff. Then I was in a good mood, I guess from the endorphins. Because that’s always what I give credit for my good moods. I came back to a light on in my room after my shower. I still don’t know if it was the bulb or the fuse. I had a big breakfast of an egg and toast and juice. Then I went to my lecture at 11, and came back and read Taylor’s essay to prepare for the tutorial.
When we got to the tutorial, I told our tutor that I didn’t feel very confident in my essay, and he was actually in a really good mood or something. He said that he thought this tutorial we would come out with a clearer idea of what we were supposed to know instead of just coming out with more questions, which is often what tutorials do to you. So he talked a lot, but I think I did pretty well at participating too. He picked out a quote from my paper and based a lot of the tutorial on that. Then we got the readings for next week, but I told him I wasn’t going to be doing the essay, which makes me very happy. I’ll still have to read and take notes, but no pressure for a good essay. I think it will be interesting, though, about the “clash of civilizations” between east and west, etc.
So then I came back to my room intending to read econ, but I watched movie trailers online and then just read a couple pages before going to a lecture at 5. My last evening lecture. Now I only have 7 lectures a week, which is crazy for me. After the lecture, I went to the SSL to read until I went to circuit training. I walked there in the rain, and stood in line and one person before me they said that circuits was full. So Hannah was waiting for us, so I went and told her. It sort of sucked because I walked all the way down there, and it would have been good for me. But I didn’t have to spend 3 pounds, and I got to come back and have some dinner. Hannah said we would be having another erg session and another tank session probably, and we would be switching people around in the boat, which pretty much means that I’m not at stroke anymore. There’s no one else who I can think of her changing. I know I have’t been doing as well as the other girls. I don’t know if it’s just that I’m weak or what, but I’m just not good on the ergs. I was good as a novice, but I think I hit a plateau and just haven’t improved from that level. Oh well, less pressure, and now I don’t have to worry about keeping my place.
So I came back to my room and made some dinner, and then Jennifer (G-town girl) came by to say hi and chat. It was nice to talk to her about stuff. We have a lot in common. She’s good friends with Ashley, and Ashley was always saying that we would get along. So we talked for a while, and then I watched an episode of Law and Order SVU before going to bed. I talked to my mom and wished her Happy Birthday, gave Kyle some encouragement on a paper he was writing and then fell asleep.
This morning, Hannah had sent an e-mail for the tank and erg sessions, and said if we hadn’t been able to do circuits, it would be good if we did a 2k erg. So I went down and did that this morning. 9:40 time, which is better than last time, still not good, but I’m improving against myself at least. She also said we are registered for this race on Sunday, though the river is still red flag, so I don’t know if it will happen. Had some peanut butter toast for breakfast, and now I’m going to try to write an e-mail about my thesis topic before my lectures. Another thing I keep putting off, but it would be better if I just did it. At G-town I conquered my procrastination for the most part, mainly because of my friends being overachievers, but here I’ve fallen back into my old habits.