Sometimes Mundane Is All I've Got

I love my bus driver. This morning when I got on the bus, he smiled and said, "Haven't seen you for a while." I nodded, "Yup, been pretty busy." He laughed, "How is school going?" I shrugged, "Kind of stressful. I had two midterms last week and three next week." And then, proving that he is cool for once and for all, my driver responded with, "Hmm, sucks to be you." But school isn't so bad, truth be told. I didn't do quite as well on my Sociology midterm as I would have liked - it wasn't a bad mark, per say, just not as good as I expect of myself - and we haven't gotten the marks back for Poli Sci yet. Next week is English on Monday, Religion on Friday and a take-home Persian exam all week. I'm working really hard at not letting myself get freaked out but I'll admit that I do feel the beginnings of a panic attack sitting quietly in my chest. Eeek!

Rehersals for Gypsy are finally starting regularily for the chorus. I have six lines! I feel so special. In Oliver the only thing I got to say was, "They're stale!" Really when you add to this the fact that I have a solo song, it's a hell of a step up. The people in the cast are really cool too and I'm having fun hanging out with them. All in all, I think it'll be a good time.

And in other news, my feet hurt. I've been going to Capoeira once a week for the past while and I'm not exaggerating when I say that large chunks of the soles of my feet are missing. It's remarkably painful, shockingly. Who knew... But I'm having an awesome time, in a completely masochistic way. And apparently Reni even said I was doing 'good' the other day. A compliment! From Reni! I'm in shock.

Last thought of the day - really, I plan to go back to work after this and I truly don't need my brain for that - I've been listening to a lot of CBC Radio One these days and have found that I quite enjoy it. 'Dead Dog in the City' and 'The Vinyl Cafe' are my favourite programs, to be sure, but with the exception of 'Wild Rose Country' there isn't anything that really bugs me enough to change stations. Maybe I'm just becoming my mother but I really do enjoy it a lot more than the general FM stations currently. Yes they're boppy and dance-able but this way I actually feel like my brain is being used.

So remember, "Stay Calm, Be Brave, and Wait for the Signs."