A Day in the Life

There are those days when one feels so busy and yet accomplishes very little. Today was one of those days for me. I stayed up too late last night to wake up early this morning, and my classes run late on Mondays. Anyways, I thought I would list what I did today in the hopes it would make me feel like I did not waste a day. Besides, if I do not start pushing myself to blog, I am afraid this poor blog would die away:

Woke up. Decided to rest 5 minutes more. Woke up an hour later. Hurried to get ready for school. Ate a quick breakfast. Walked about 20 minutes to the bus stop. Spent about 30 minutes reading the material for my first class. Spent the other 20 or so minutes on the bus working on my Beowulf translation. Walked about 7 minutes to class. Arrived a little early. Sat down on bench and continued translating. Was startled by linguistics teacher and tried to explain why I looked tired. Went to first class. Had an interesting discussion regarding metaphors in languages. Got out of class. Translated some more. And a little more. Laughed at Wealhtheow's speech: "The retainers flushed with drink do as I bid." Finished translating a total of 80 lines for the day. Went to Beowulf class. Teacher brought pizza to accompany the post-Grendel victory banquet scene. Wished we had wine like the Danes and Geats at the feast. It was an interesting class though. Went home. Checked Etsy and left feedback for orders. Hung out in forums for a little while even though I knew better. Did math homework. Replied to an email from a friend at another university. Checked school email address and read teachers' emails. Researched flights for summer trip. Nearly cried at the prices and the euro-to-dollar exchange rate. Ate cookies, a banana, and tea to make me feel better. Worked on linguistics homework. Checked business email address. Posted in blog. Added picture of my university. Put away clean laundry. Went to bed.