Begin week two

So,
School has started, which means classes and homework and two of my three jobs have started. I will be only working 19 hours, but am taking 4.5 classes so it averages to a full time job... minus about half the pay and plus homework.

For the brief synopsis, my week typically will look like this.
Monday: Work (MMWR) 10:30 to noon-thirty. 2-4pm Ceramics, 4:30-6:30 Work (webdev).
Tuesday: 9:40-11:10 Politics of Environmental Ethics, 12:50-2:20 Rites of Passage in Chinese Societies, 2:30-4 Senior Sem (first half), 4:30-6:30 Work (Art Bldg).
Wednesday: 10:30-12:30 Work (MMWR), 2-4pm Ceramics, 6:30-9:30 Archaeology, and every other Wed. there is a meeting at 5:30 for NAEA.
Thursday: 9:40-11:10 Politics of Environmental Ethics, 12:50-2:20 Rites of Passage in Chinese Societies, 2:30-4:30 Work (MMWR), 4:30-6:30 work (art bldg).
Friday: 10:30-12:30 Work (MMWR), 1-3pm Work (Art bldg), 3:30-6:30 work (Webdev).

So I am rather busy, Lunch is in the first break of the day, and then there is homework in between things.

Last weekend I went camping in the Cascades with Alexis, Annie, Alex, and Josh. It was a lot of fun despite being rained on. And the tent leaking due to things being shoved against the sides on accident.

Alexis took a lot of amazing pictures. We took a hike to this ridge overlooking a gorgeous lake. Funny thing, the coloring of the lake, according to a prominent artist, should not look like that and no lake naturally exists in those colors. Well, we found it.

We didn't get to pick berries, which made me sad. Annie, Alex and Josh went fishing. Josh caught a fish right off the bat then they spent three hours catching nothing in the pouring rain. Alexis and I played a card game with Josh's family and relaxed in the hut by the fire. It was a lot of fun. We heard stories, as well.

We stopped at a family friend's house on the way back and were gifted with bags and bags of fresh veggies picked from the garden. We got to pick them ourselves, so I now have a gobton of tomatoes and zuccini, as well as some carrots and squash and green beans. They also fed us a delicious lunch of burgers with veggies from the garden.

We made it back safe. And then went out with friends for a promised dinner and hang-out before Labor Day. Since we didn't have class Labor Day we just had fun, some people had a drink or two, and generally enjoyed ourselves.

I realized I missed my friends and hanging out more than I thought, and that I really craved group social interaction. I also realized that I hate classes and homework. Okay, I like the information that comes with them, but homework tends to get tedious and classes on occassion boring and time-consuming.

Speaking of class, today I made enemies in the Poli class (hereafter referred to as "environmental ethics"), and it is time for me to dash off and learn about rites and religion.

Much love,
~N

P.S. Today is my day for making enemies. I promptly made on in my Rites of Passage in Chinese Societies class. (Not to be confused with Rites of Passage in Japan and the US.)