Things are looking up.
I have had a sequence of exceptionally good days so far this week. Yesterday, I greeted the dawn with a shaken fist, in a general funk at the prospect of having to go to school that day. As I shifted my car into gear to exit the driveway, I remembered I had a voicemail on my cell. I figured I better check it, just in case I needed to bring something or whatnot. Lo and behold, my class was cancelled! On the only day of the week when I have just the one class, it was cancelled. Hallelujah and pass the biscuits! As it was my dad's day off, too, we had a celebratory father-daughter lunch (which was a real boon since we rarely get to spend time together just the two of us). I spent the rest of the day cleaning and reorganizing my room, and in the same manner, my life, until at last I felt completely uncluttered and prepared to face the week ahead. I even got to bed early.
Which was a good thing because I forgot to set my alarm. Nevertheless, I woke up on my own not 15 minutes after it would have gone off. I got myself ready and even managed to leave the house early, allowing me to arrive at my class BEFORE IT STARTED for the first time ALL SEMESTER. Today was the day that the ODU Film Festival was screening Whale Rider, the showing wedged squarely in the middle of my 2.5 hour layover between classes, and in the same building as my class following it. I decided to skip the meeting of our professional organization, and the free lunch that went with it, in favor of cultural enrichment. I made it over there in time to get one of the last seats, even though I had doubts as to my ability to find the room. The film was fantastic, and so worth missing lunch. Afterwards, I plopped down in one of the comfy chairs in the lobby to wait out the last 30 minutes or so before my class would start. Lining the hallway were tables of Pizza Hut pizza and a sign that said, "Pizza for Lecture Only." I watched as the unobservant among us walked up and asked, "Is that for anybody?" only to be turned away disappointed. After I had been there about 5 minutes, my good buddy Stacey showed up early for class, so I didn't have to wait alone. And not long after that, the pizza nazis were closing up shop and offered the leftover pizza to anyone who wanted it. I got my free lunch after all. :)
I saw Whale Rider while in Australia, excellent movie, not suprising that it has been growing in popularity in the US
Posted by: Derek on March 25, 2004 09:48 AM