I REALLY tried to study today... I promise!

After going to Renee's swim meet this morning and grabbing a quick bite for lunch, I met up with a friend and we hit the library together. We had reserved a room in the library (and quickly realized it was way too small for two people to be able to spread out stuff), and so ended up taking over a table in the library by the window so we could people-watch while we studied (it was shockingly cold and rainy out and it was funny to see people scrambling around outside wearing shorts b/c it hasn't been cold in so long). We disabled facebook and turned off our phones, and would study for an hour before allowing ourself a 5 minute break to respond to text messages. It was a REALLY good system, and we both kept each other focused. Then. All of a sudden.


ERRR ERRR ERRR!! "Please evacuate the building. There is a fire. Do not use the elevators. All fire-exits are able to be used. Please evacuate the building...."

WHAT?! Our 6 floor library was on fire? Great. We were on such a roll too! So we packed up all of our stuff and left Evans into the freezing cold and misty disgusting College Station weather. Gross. We waited around about an hour in another building, and when the fire-trucks still hadn't left and the alarms were still going off, we said screw it. We had gotten a lot done in the 2 hours we were there!

I came back to my dorm and decided that hot chocolate was in order, and maybe even a nap. Genny and I were talking, and I was flipping through my DVDs trying to find one to watch, when we realized Genny had never seen Elf. WHAT? Unacceptable. So we took an hour and a half and watched Elf together and laughed more than we have in a while. It was so nice to just spend time with her because we are both so busy we never get to just hang out.

After Elf, Genny left to go to a sorority meeting, and I buckled down on some polisci homework. And I actually got a bunch accomplished! I took a break to go get some dinner, and then came back to work some more. I had thrown my phone on my bed so that I wouldn't be distracted, and when I had gotten on facebook to check something I had 3 messages from my best friend "why is your phone off? Your phone never dies and you only turn it off when you are really upset at something... is everything ok?" and a message from Laura "way to ignore my phone call and our weekly phone date... love you too!" I was so confused. I went up and didn't have a missed call, missed text, facebook notification or email. Weird. I tried texting a friend, but NOPE! My phone had decided that it didn't want to be able to send/receive text messages, or emails, or phone calls, or get internet... perfect! Guess this is a way of making sure I don't get distracted... if I don't have a phone, what else am I supposed to do during my LAST polisci lecture tomorrow? Oh yeah.. pay attention!

Genny didn't have phone service for a few minutes tonight, so I'm thinking maybe it's the crazy wind or something? I dunno. I really don't care, after spending 10 weeks without a phone for the most part, it really doesn't bother me too much!

Random thought: maybe this is also God's way of showing me how much my generation depends on materialistic goods?

Anyways, here is the plan for tomorrow.
8 AM: class
9-11: laundry and write postcards to campers
11-12: go pick up labs from TA
12-12:30: lunch
12:40-1:30: LAST POLISCI LECTURE!!!!
2-4: Library with Emily
4:15: Coffee with my old youth minister (although I'll probably get hot chocolate instead...)
4:45: Walmart run to get a ruler for my final on Tuesday
5-7: Study
7-8: Geography SI
8-9: REC :) [to run and watch Supernanny at the same time]
9:30-11: Study
Then SLEEEEEEP :)
That's the plan anyways... we shall see what tomorrow brings though!