-2 more days until NY! UMMMMMMMMMMMM. HELLLLLLLLLLLLLLL YEAHHHHHHHH!

-My sore throat/cough thing has gotten exponentially worse. I sound like an old person when I cough. Like that wheezy/borderline bronchitis kind of cough —- yeah, that’s me right now. So gross. Today was my last day of being on the Z-Pack. Hopefully I feel better by tomorrow.

-I’m obsessed with Pinback at the moment. It reminds me of S.D. so much. I miss S.D. I miss my old apartment. I miss riding the UCSD Nobel Shuttle. I miss walking across campus with my headphones on. I miss Geisel. I miss the gym at my old apartment. I miss the concerts. I miss my friends. I miss being free and having basically no responsibilities (except for school).

-Slowly but surely I’m figuring out how to keep my sanity at work. Rolling with the punches and being optimistic are at the top of the list, for sure. Sometimes I get so wound up about being the “perfect teacher” that I kind of get paralyzed by the shock of something going awry. I am used to having everything planned out and the truth of the matter is that in the real world having everything planned out isn’t always helpful. In order to be truly successful, you just have to think on your feet and deal with different situations as they arise. A lesson I have learned the hard way.