A Wasted Day
Today I felt like I did quite a bit, but none of it was academic-related so I feel unproductive. Last night, Ula asked if I could row this morning, and I can never say no to her, so I said I would. So I got up this morning at 5:45, after a terrible night’s sleep because I kept waking up every couple hours thinking I had slept through my alarm. I walked down to the river with Allison, and after everyone else got there, we rowed for about an hour. I haven’t rowed since the beginning of Michaelmas with all novice rowers, when we didn’t do long sets, so I’m in terrible shape. I have been doing yoga, but nothing cardio. And it was cold outside, so my asthma decided to act up. Usually I’m fine with regular outings on the river, just ergs and racing bothers my chest, so I didn’t think about my inhaler or any medicine or anything. But I guess the cold air and being out of shape made my chest tighten up. So that wasn’t fun. And now I’m sore and my butt really hurts from the seat of the boat.
We came back from that and had breakfast. Then I tried to go back to sleep, but even though I was dead tired, I couldn’t fall asleep. So I finally got up. I went to my bank to try to close a savings account that they made me open at the beginning of all my bank stuff. But before I can have just one account instead of the two I have now, I apparently have to put my request in writing. So nothing happened there. Then I went to the boat club bank. Ula had already told me the signatures weren’t changed yet, but I went and had them call to figure out why they weren’t. And on the way, a bird pooped on me. Luckily not my head. I saw it coming as I was stepping forward and tried to pull my foot back, but I wasn’t quick enough so it got my jeans and my shoe. When I got to the bank, I waited on hold for 25 minutes, during which time I started writing a formal letter of complaint to the bank. I won’t go into the details of why things hadn’t changed again because I don’t really understand it, but they said it should be changed in 5 business days, by which they mean next Monday. I asked if I could come in Friday and it would be changed, and he said well you better wait until Monday. It’s not like we’ve been waiting since October or anything. I really hate that bank.
So then I came back and went to lunch and complained about British banks. Then I went to my room and wrote a bunch of e-mails about revision tutorials and other Oxford stuff, and I typed my letter of complaint and my letter saying I want to close my savings account. I finally did a little work around 3 or so. But then I got bored, so I made some potato salad with some potatoes that I had that were going to go bad if I didn’t use them. And I chatted with Jeanne on skype for a bit and talked to my mom on skype. Then I did an hour of work before I had dinner. And now I’m writing in my blog and thinking about doing another hour of work. I should, but I just don’t know if I want to.