Roommate: Emily
Favorite shared moment with her: quiet moments on study nights, after the pyjamas are on and the tea's in hand. We take turns picking the music, we share things that make us giggle or think. It's so peaceful and so conducive to good studying.
Busiest day of the week so far: looks to be Mondays from here on out, but so far it's been Tuesdays. I have classes back-to-back from 8:30 till 1, then from 2:30 to 4. Luckily part of that time's yoga and part is choir. :)
Favorite meal served: tonight's wasn't bad. Black bean quesadilla and lentils and rice.
Least favorite meal served: last night's stringy meat and worse-than-Velveeta mac n cheese. I went for the sandwich option!
Favorite non-honors class: Spanish! It's a conversation and composition course, heavy on the composition. I will be writing a research paper in Spanish this semester. Which sounds awesome to me. In addition, it's fabulous because it is basically like any English lit class in high school (that I loved so much) but with Spanish texts and discussed in Spanish. Ecstasy. :)
Best reading for any class: the Gospel of Matthew.
Hardest reading for any class: St. Anselm's Proslogium--rhetorical, dense and logic-speech. But interesting discussion ensued, so that's a plus.
Best advice so far: have and take care of young kids before you have to take care of your parents. Keep a sabbath. Go to sleep. ;)
Favorite day of weather: well, night, actually; Friday night when the snow came, fast and fluffy. Beautiful!
Newest pop culture thing experienced: Pitch Perfect. What a blend of hilarity and despair at humanity. Aca-awkward.
Number of coincidental connections between classes: we're up to like four or five. Reading the New Testament makes that easy, but it's wonderful to trace threads.
Last thing I lost: a glove.
Last thing I found: two completely different gloves.
Dregs of the tea most recently in my mug: Jasmine dragon loose leaf. A gift from a friend whose roommate worked at Teavana.
Best music for study/reading/writing yet this semester: Sense and Sensibility soundtrack. Hands down.
Laundry loads: just one, actually.
Latest I have stayed awake any night so far: up until 2:30ish on Friday, just for the halibut.
Best laptop sticker I've seen: "mischief managed"
My most recent laptop sticker: it's one I took from a bulletin board at a local coffeeshop: "life is good <3 especially when we are good to others"
Best sound I've heard: the worship team at the center city site of the church I go to, Liberti. They were fantastic! Very Mumford-esque, with a sax, trumpet, oboe, violin, acoustic guitar, and piano. And great harmonies.
Best choir song so far: Water Night by Eric Whitacre. Some stunning chords in that, and the lyrics were originally a Spanish poem!
Best hymn sung in church: Be Thou My Vision. Always gets me.
Best package received: a care package from Hannah! It included a teddy bear. 'Nuff said.
Best thing I'm learning, allbeit painfully: to trust in God in all things, and actually accept his peace as he offers it to me.
