Scheduling Conflicts

As Google Calendar and Microsoft Word have been my tools for scheduling my time, I have been busily trying to set time for all of my commitments. Listing ever commitment this semester: 5 3-credit classes, a 3 credit (10 hr/wk) research team, go club president, and a Verse|One dance crew member. After plotting everything, it seems that I can fit all in EXCEPT homework for FOUR of my classes (note: I have five classes).

What a bummer. That means I will have to sacrifice my weekends: No, I'm not going to neither the Catholic Students retreat, nor the Cantonese Club's trip to NY, nor any Asian Organization meetings, nor participating in the Barrio Fiesta play (even though I really wanted to).

Let's not spread ourselves too thin.

Son of a bitch.

Light and Day

Five hours of each and every Monday this semester is spent doing research, and it becomes a transition between the light of day and the darkness of night. I feel slightly fearful by the fact that at 1:00, I see a beautiful day with the sun up high in the sky, and then quickly ending with the sun falling into the sixth hour as I walk home seeing mud just rimming my loafers. It's a transition between two phases; it's a question to think about: Did I get enough done during the daytime? that I'm allowed to progress into the next phase of the day? Am I allowed this privilege?

Maybe I'm too worried about wasting time spending the five hours in one place, but then again, it could rather be five hours staring at a computer screen doing nothing instead.

A Recovered Breakdown

Today, I came to believe that I once again suffered an inability. I was not working hard enough to satisfy the needs of the e-board and budget for the Rutgers Go Club. I was bothered by the fact that sometimes I would find myself having trouble communicating with my e-board, often associating to my acts of stubbornness and inconsideration. A small thing I'm trying to resolve is trying to become more willing to follow ups with my e-board at important times and to keep pushing on even if the e-board doesn't facilitate so willingly at their end.

I was able to cool my mind during a Verse|One dance practice session. Even though the meeting was held at the same time as the Super Bowl, I didn't feel like it was a waste of time. I felt welcomed and I learned a lot. Though, to be slightly technical, I felt socially awkward at times. These are moments I usually remember much more that the general good feeling I would have most of the time.

It was definitely a fun time, and also, I was surprised to find out that I got such quick replies from my e-board after I got back from Verse|One. Someone's definitely on my side, and I'm definitely trying to take the time to evaluate these matters thoroughly. It's helped me become more open minded and insightful.