Weekend Update

I'm up to my knees in readings and discussions for school, so I took this weekend to step out and dry off for a minute. It's interesting trying to get into a new rhythm of things.

This weekend I:

• Went to Library Game Night and played Apples to Apples and Scattergories.


• Saw the bioluminescent red tide. It was so amazing! I've lived in/around San Diego forever, but I'd never seen it before. Click here to see a video or here to read about how it works.


• Had a visit from my mom and watched my cousin play basketball.


• Did a little thrift shopping. Here's one of my finds:

(No, I didn't buy it. Too creepy!)

Sunday night I got back into my readings and school work. Definitely ready for week two!

Is the weekend your time to work or your time for play? I find I'm able to do schoolwork during the week, so I like to take the weekend off.

Weekend Update--Seattle Edition

Seattle was a success! I had such a good time meeting everyone, and I feel very informed and ready to start classes on Wednesday. On the meeting everyone front--I want to create a link repository for other UW MLIS blogs. If you have one, please leave a link in the comments!

So, in short, here are a few highlights. While in Seattle, I

• Met a ton of awesome, like-minded people.


• Had good Mexican food. Yeah. In Seattle. I live in San Diego. This is a big deal.


• Drank. Every. Single. Day.


• Stayed with family I'd never met who were so kind and very fun (Hi, David & Eva!).


• Rode the city bus for the first time.


• Rode the wrong city bus, got lost, and had to call for help.


• Ate falafel for lunch every day.


• Visited the Burke Museum and saw some cool taxidermy & dino bones.


• Flew alone for the first time since I was 13.


• Bought this really cute ceramic origami crane for my office:

Classes start Wednesday, and I couldn't be more excited! This is gonna be great.

Weekend Update

This weekend, I

• Tried to get a jump on reading for class. I've finished 2/8 of the articles.


• Had breakfast at a really cute little diner in Mission Hills called The Huddle. BEST strawberry-rhubarb jam EVER.


• Borrowed luggage from a friend for my trip.


• Cleaned my apartment so I don't come home to a mess when I get back.


• Baked pumpkin cupcakes (my student employees are now reaping the benefits).


• Started packing.


• And therefore sent my boyfriend about a billion outfit photos so I could get some input on what to bring. Case in point:

I leave for Seattle tomorrow. Can't believe it. Super nervous, but also excited! Lots to do before then.

P.S. If you want to keep up with my weekends in real time, follow me on Twitter! I'll be tweeting a lot when I'm in Seattle too.

Weekend Update

Once again, my Monday was a little crazy. And so, a day late, I give you the weekend update.

This weekend I

• Ate dinner at Whole Foods. (We parked on the roof! Urban living is fun!)


• Drove up to Santa Barbara with my best friend for a lovely wedding and realized that the drive isn't half as bad as I expected.


• Got a hotel room on my own for the first time.


• Watched football (of course).

It was quite fun to get out of town and take a little road trip with my best friend. We were roommates our sophomore year of college, but no longer see each other very often, despite living in the same city!

This week will be spent mostly getting ready for grad school orientation next week up in Seattle. I'll do a post on that later. I'm very excited!

Weekend Update

Yesterday was crazy busy; I didn't have a chance to post.

But this Labor Day weekend, I

• Went to bed early


• Had dinner with girlfriends


• Picked my very first homegrown tomato!


• Visited my boyfriend at work (i.e. rode the shuttle with freshmen)


• Slept in late


• Listened to rain at 4am


• Made eggless cinnamon pancakes

It was a nice, relaxing, generally uneventful weekend. I like those every once in a while.

Weekend Update

Over the weekend, I

• Bought Christmas lights at an estate sale.


• Worked the Library booth at New Student Orientation and talked to a TON of new students. So fun!


• Had my car broken into overnight. Luckily the thieves didn't steal anything important.


• Got added to the UW MLIS listservs. Already getting emails from fellow students. Getting excited for my trip to Seattle and for starting classes.


• Played Nintendo 64.


• Saw Breakfast at Tiffany's at the outdoor movie theater.

It was a great last weekend before school starts.

Classes actually start tomorrow, but the library is crawling with students today getting everything squared away for the new semester. Yay!