from ger:

"we learned an important lesson today... to never have a shave in london."

heeheee. (guess what movie we just saw.)

i'm home!

in san jose until january 4. the next two weeks will be a mishmash of seeing friends, working, spending time with family, exercising (hopefully), and RESTING. one thing that will not be happening (anymore): consumption of alcoholic drinks of any kind. i've had quite enough of that. more than enough. UGG.

the last few months have been really discouraging in terms of research. lots of disappointments, one after another, and of course we can't forget the endlessly frustrating paper-submitting process. it's been tough not to let it get my spirits down, and i've really had to learn how to detach my sense of self-worth (so to speak) from how things are going at work. nevertheless, i'm still here, still chugging along, and every little step is still a step closer to the goal.

bust it

2.5 weeks until i go home for christmas break! lots to do before then. gotta bust it. does this mean i actually have to get to school before 10am every day?? dangit...

i've been dragging myself through my days in a zombie-like state lately... i don't know if it's lack of sleep or lack of motivation. either way, it's ssoo tempting to just auto-pilot the next couple of weeks. but no. i must live in the present. i must be productive.

i fell asleep in savasana (the last resting pose in yoga where you're lying on the ground) on monday. they say savasana is supposed to be better than sleep, but i gotta say, that little nap was feeling prettty good...right up until the moment when i was jolted awake by the instructor's voice. but yeah...i can just see myself falling asleep and staying there while the rest of the class starts rolling up their mats and getting up to leave...not good.

time for bed.

currently listening to: gravity by sara bareilles (loving this song, thanks mon!)