I should probably take a shower. Come to think of it, I can’t remember the last shower. Yeah, definitely time for a shower.

Hey. It’s Monday again. Ugh.

Yesterday was frustrating. Well, the first half of it was. Let me explain. I was not built to do research. Not in that archival kind of way. I was built to generate archival data. Meaning that I was built to do research in the field. I am the one that is supposed to be collecting the data for archival purposes. I do the experiment and write down my findings. I dig up the dead people and brush off the dinosaur bones. That’s what I am built for. Sitting at a computer digging through journal after journal about depression or Hadrian’s wall is like personally waterboarding myself. For four hours.

It was at this point that I decided to make a grown-up decision. And I did. I chose to discuss these papers with my professors to suss out a bit more info on what they are looking for, before torturing myself with this mundane bullshit. I know, some of you out there take offense to me calling your bread-and-butter mundane bullshit, but I’m sure you consider running experiments and excavating pits tedious and unnecessarily strenuous. So, we’re even. What ever. Point is, I made a choice. And I chose to go watch the two most recent James Bond movies over at the FuriousMick Haus instead of sitting at my desk pulling what little hair I have left out. I’m a grown up.

Today it is back to our regularly scheduled programming. I’ve got class, then a break, then class again. Tonight we’re skipping the gym in order to learn how to make Chinese food. Maruberu Gaaru’s roommate is from China and she invited the Rev. Dark Wombat and I over for a cooking lesson. We gladly accepted. The Rev. has also been lining up a couple of his Saudi students to teach me to make Arabic food. Food Chemistry is about to get a lot more dangerous. How? You ask. Chinese/Arabic fusion ghetto burritos. That’s how. I’m going to give southwestern eggrolls a run for their money.

Oh, and in case you missed the glider photo yesterday:

Glidin’.

Alright, I have to go take a shower. Because I smell. And most people don’t appreciate that. So, enjoy your Monday. Make some grown-up decisions. More soon. ~SC