So today I’m writing in an attempt to amuse myself from the boredom that is finishing my essay about International Security following the Cold War. It turns out, that as much as you want to add humor to a paper about energy insecurity and environmental problems, it’s just not proper or l-e-g-i-t-i-m-a-t-e to end a paragraph with “between Iraq and a hard place.” Normally I’d just be facebook-ing, but because I’ve cut myself off from the Internet, I’m writing from an Internet-less caf�. I’ve had to avoid going to this caf� lately, because there have been days that they start making my drink (a black Americano) before I even walk in. While I usually love this at Saints, since I don’t actually know them, it just makes me feel lame.
In other news, I’ve enrolled in this 30-day Bikram yoga challenge, and I’m on Day Five. Bikram yoga is sort of like traditional Iyengar yoga, only it’s done in a room that’s 105 degrees, 40% humidity and 50 other half naked people. It’s awesome. I have to go every day so that I get a free 30 days at the end of the challenge. I don’t think I’ve ever ached (or sweated) so much in my entire life, including the horrid days that ensued with the Tennessee marathon (still less bad than for Ains!). But it’s really becoming addicting, and it gets me to wake up at 6:00 in the morning during the week, so I don’t have to go at 5:00 pm with the model population of London. After the Saturday morning class, I decided to have an organic weekend, so I had a bowl of steel cut oats, pulled on some leg warmers, ballet flats and an oversized sweater, braided my hair, and wandered through Borough Market, buying local, fresh produce for the week. (And fudge… As gifts!) It felt super hippie, which I usually avoid at all costs, but it was fun to walk around without make-up on and feel like I was giving back to the environment, by… well… doing nothing.
On a super exciting note, all of my classes are cancelled for the week. They call it a week to study and get caught-up and whatnot, but it seems to really just be a pre-Spring break week. Yet we also get all of April off. There is either something very wrong or very right with the education system in this country. I do plan on taking full advantage of it by getting all of my essays out of the way this week, as David and Rachel are visiting this weekend, followed by Johnny’s friends next weekend, and then a whole WEEK with my wonderful friend squad! But if the monotony of this essay proves anything, there will be a LOT of blogs to come before then.
Location: Borough Market