August 31, 2015

Man oh man.
I woke up at 5:30 AM and went on my first run with Caitlyn and it was pretty intense. 
When I get home, I took a shower and then ate breakfast. Next, I practiced cello from 8-9 AM, did laundry and finished up some chores as well as began reading Naked Lunch by William S. Burroughs between 9-10 AM, had my French lesson 10-11 AM, and ate lunch and collected my things for the day before leaving.
My first class was English at 1:45, where we just had our final chapter discussions and then given our creative response assignment guidelines.
Next came Government at 3:10, where we met in the library and were to begin our research for our court cases but Heather and I weren't as focused as we probably should be. Oh well, it's not due until next Wednesday, I just need space to research and study on my own.
Anyway, next I went to ballet which was from 5:00-6:30 and ohhhh myyyy. It was rough. Margaret (our instructor) was not playing around today. So that was interesting and painful. 
Ben dropped by after class and we hung out until my mom came to pick me up and we went to Alexander's football practice (since it ends at 8 PM) and waited for him before going home. For dinner we are wheat pasta, which was delicious. 
Overall, it was a lovely and productive day. 


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