Vacation Over, Back to Work

So, I had an excellent vacation away from the stresses of school and Utah in general. The only stuff I had to worry about was what to get members of my family for Christmas. Granted, it was a bit harder than I originally thought, seeing as how I do not live with them and thus do not regularly interact with them. Oh well, that's just how life goes. I got all three CD sets I wanted (Britten, Prokofiev, and Hindemith), plus many more, and several things that were very pleasant surprises, such as a digital camera. Now I can actually take pictures...a lot. So yeah, in addition to all that, my mother and I ate at all our favorite places, such as Kirin House (a marvelous Japanese steak house) and Atlanta Bread Company (it's like Panera, but way better). But, now that all my shenanigens are over, I am back in Provo, where I have been greeted by awful amounts of snow...It makes me sad.

But, here we are back at BYU, and I already have 20% attendance for the first two days. In my defense, I have been sick since Thursday, so I am still getting over that. Besides, the first day of class is usually pointless anyway, so I don't feel overly guilty. I made a promise to myself to be better with attendance, even if I am not feeling overly well that day. I like school, really I do, but I let myself wear down to a point where I cannot function properly. So, we are identifying the factors that contribute to my less-than-ideal health, and eliminating them. So, all will be peachy keen now, right?

Anyway, so in other news, poor Tony has left us for greener (or whiter, since he's in the snowy Midwest) pastures, so I have decided to devote my whole week to acting out the 5 stages of grieving. I don't know where I come up with this crap, but it has been fun so far. Yesterday I was in denial that he was leaving, and today I am angry. Tomorrow is bargaining (either with him or with God), Thursday is depression (I'm an expert in *that* field already), and then acceptance comes Friday. Yay!

I have also decided to start posting random things I say that people react to on here. So, on Sunday, at Tony's/Andrew Snow's apt, I made the following statement:
"Syphilis is just a made-up disease that people use as an excuse for acting crazy after they have sex."
I don't know why I say things like that, but I am just weird, so it happens.

Well, that's all I can think of, so peace be with you, and an extra piece for *you*.