Dusting off the blogger

It's been about 7 months since I last posted--since then I've survived my first semester of grad school and sort of settled into a rhythm of life. It's fairly strange, living with undergrads and not on a closed campus (i.e. I can't bike to class at top speed the whole way). Sometimes it's fun times, other times it can be one trying experience after another. Behavioral norms I once took for granted (civility, grace, etc) are sometimes blurred in the intimacy of daily interaction, which can get on my nerves. But it's been a learning experience for me, and I hope it's been that way for the people around me as well.

Things I'm still doing: rowing, archery, violin with HSL, TXRG scoreboarding (to start March 2nd), CHOP hour-ing (on midterms hiatus, sadly enough), and working out. I've dropped any pretense of having time for IM sports, specifically volleyball, which is sad...to think I once won an intramural championship in it! Also, there's no table tennis going on in my life right now, but that may change if I ever get my butt off the ground and go buy Greg's old racket off of him.

I was going to talk about my living situation, but it turned into a long-winded vent, and it was not very kind. Let's just say that when I have to stand in the gap to do everyone else's chores for them at the expense of my schoolwork, I get cranky. Also, classless behavior causes me to lose respect for you (sad but true fact). In the sentiment of a fellow housemate, what kind of parents did you have anyway? :P

Well, off to study for a midterm. I would have started sooner, but people were playing Rock Band in my room.