Immaculata University: Sarah McClean

Today was fun!! I was a little tired this morning when I woke up this morning to go to Mass with Mary, but it always makes me feel good and awake once I'm there, so I got up anyway. We went to Mass, had breakfast, and then I came back to my room. My first class wasn't until 11:35, and it was only 9 or so, so I thought I would rest for a bit, but I slept until 11! Haha! Then the roomie woke me up and we went to breakfast, class, which was awesome by the way, Mr. Mooney is the coolest teacher, and then bummed around cause I felt awful. But when I had Irish, Becca and Andrew were there, and we were saying hilarious things in our limited vocabulary for conversation time, like, "How are you?" "I am angry." "Excuse me, I don't care, goodbye." Except everything is ten times more hilarious in another language. And then we went to the lounge and did our homework and spoke together, and then we ordered pizza and Andrew bought it for us, and we were just having fun. Now I realize that I was supposed to do a bunch of homework for tomorrow, which I can hopefully fit in between classes and work, but it's sort of exhilarating, having all these things to do and figuring out how to get them done. A challenge, at any rate. I do love a good challenge!

Posted by Sarah McClean at 12:33 AM | Permalink

This weekend is the Family Picnic: I can't wait for them to come up here! Every time I talk to my little two-year old brother on the phone, he has a bigger vocabulary and more ideas-I miss him! I miss everyone else, too, of course, :P, but they're not growing up at this alarming rate! It looks like it's going to be fun, too- there were all these inflatable jumping things getting set up outside on our way across back campus. And there's a meeting for people nominated for office tonight-I'm running for president!!

Posted by Sarah McClean at 3:01 PM | Permalink

Haha-funny PS to my roommate sleeping-she had class at 2:25 and all of a sudden woke up and jumped out of bed and went running out the door because it's like 2:50. Better late than never!

Posted by Sarah McClean at 2:45 PM | Permalink

I stepped out of my room for a minute yesterday morning around 11:00 without my books, pocketbook, or anything. I didn't say anything to my roommate, but when I came back about 2 minutes later, I was locked out and she was at lunch. I had, quite naturally, to be in high heels and stockings for a run across back campus to get her key so that I could get my books for class at 11:35, run back to the caf, inhale some food item, and run to class. And she had been upset because she thought I left without telling her. Jeez louise!
Mary and I have started going to morning Mass-it's great! The campus is so quiet, there's that cold morning feel to the air, and I'm awake and ready for my day. It's also encouraging me to get to bed sooner, which is very good, because I am intrinsically an early to bed, early to rise type person, and all these late nights were making me sick.
Well, I'm spending literally all day tomorrow in the language lab-I need to record and practice some things for my French Conversation and Phonetics class, and I need to work on the new Irish phrases we were given last night. Then, at some point, I need to think of a topic for that Psychology paper. And do all that History. I should be working on it now, but the construction going on in the building across the courtyard from me is sensationally loud-that's my alarm clock every morning-grrrr..... But it's good in the long run, the new rooms will be really nice and have air conditioning.
I think I'll run over to the library-I have no idea how my roommate is sleeping through all of this!! Oh, probably because she's silly and stayed up till 2 in the morning studying for a Bio test when she had an 8:45 this morning. Never sacrifice your sleep-start studying earlier, if you must, but get to bed at a decent time. Ha. This is me who's been staying up till all hours of the morning most nights-oh well!

Posted by Sarah McClean at 2:33 PM | Permalink

Boy, do I have homework this weekend-mountains of the stuff! Roomie's at a volleyball tourney all day, so it should be perfect for getting it all done, but I just can't concentrate. I'll get it all done, eventually, and before class, but I feel a headache coming on and I think I just have to be satisfied with what I've done so far today. I really need to return that movie to the library-I have no money, so it would kind of be bad if I got a fine for it. I think I"ll drive down to the Barnes and Noble and get that Attilla book I need for history. Sigh. This is what we're here for, but it seems like it doesn't have to be this much work.

Posted by Sarah McClean at 5:09 PM | Permalink

I checked my mailbox on my way over to work today. Empty, again. I wish someone would just send me a letter. Or even a piece of paper asking me to try their new BBQ smoked chicken-I'm to the point where I almost wish for junk mail! Emails are nice, and so is a little instant message-don't get me wrong, I like them too. But the physicality of having a letter is just so lovely and comforting. I reall shouldn't be complaining-my little two-year old brother painted me a picture and mailed it to me the other day-what skill that child has! ;)
Last night we watched a pool battle-stripes wiped the floor with solids. We were going to watch a movie down in the lounge when we suddenly realized that it was Sunday night and we had class tomorrow! You can have so much fun just hanging out that you forget what time it is, and that your 8:45 class comes terribly early the next morning.
Here's a quote from my World Lit teacher, who is one of my favorites this semester: "Follow the rules until breaking the rules is better." Sounds terribly insubordinate, but he meant just to save your rule-breaking for really important things that mean a lot to you.
Well, I probably can find some homework or something to do instead of writing in here, so I"ll be off-Cheerio!

Posted by Sarah McClean at 1:57 PM | Permalink

Went home for this weekend-good for sleeping! I missed breakfast today-meh. At least I have some snacks to hold me over till lunch, the World Lit class, work, dinner and homework, Irish. Why is Irish in the middle of the night? And two and a half hours long-brutal. I am just not a night person.
So, our first Cue and Curtain meeting is tomorrow-yay!! I can't wait. And then this weekend I think one of my friends is coming to visit me, which will be mad crazy fun. I can do this college thing-come on, throw some more homework at me! Actually, no, don't, because that would probably, no, definitely, hurt.

Posted by Sarah McClean at 10:44 AM | Permalink

Ugh-I felt so sick and congested this morning, definitely a direct result of staying up way later than I'm used to and forgetting to take my vitamins. I had to get up because I had class and then work. It was terribly tempting, though, to just stay in bed-but I know that would be just the first time, and then the next time I'd think, I didn't do my homework, I'm not going, and then I would end up just not going to class, and that would be stupid, since I'm here to learn, right?
The cast list went up today-I got in-hooray!!! The play's "The Mouse that Roared," and it's really hilarious. It's about this tiny little country in Europe that is struggling economically and so decides to wage war on America and lose, because they know that America will then pour all kinds of money into the country (rather a social commentary, no?). At any rate, they somehow actually WIN. It's craziness, and hilarity results. I'm a tourist named Mary, so this will be fun!
I'll post more later, I need to go eat! Peace.

Posted by Sarah McClean at 3:34 PM | Permalink