The Remedy

So, this week has been pretty hellish. On top of the normal workload , my 211 project on file compression algorithms was due. I guess as far as it goes, it was a pretty cool topic but the coding was a major pain...by that I mean that between Sunday and Thursday I slept a maximum of 3 hours a night. Not nearly all of it was because of that project; but Tuesday and Wednesday nights that was a lot of it. We finally got it finished up today and handed in. I'm really glad we got to work with partners...I think it's the first time I've really had any satisfatction doing pair programming with anyone.

Anyways, the week was pretty intense, so Laura and I headed out this afternoon and had some fun.....shopping! Normally I'm not a big fan (too impatient) but I needed clothes and she needed clothes, so we headed down to Shadyside which is one of the cutest, most quaint neighborhoods I've seen! I wish that I'd bothered to get out more last year becasue I had no idea that there were so many neat places so close to campus...(that sounds like a commercial, doesn't it?) We ran around from store to store and I got an outfit to wear for Easter Mass and some super cute PJ's, and a couple shirts. She got some skirts and tops! We both kinda decided to splurge a bit and do something nice for ourselves...it was really good stress relief and I really like treating myself to nice things occasionally. I bought a skirt from Banana Republic (only one of the best stores EVER) and a sweater to go with it from the GAP. There was actually a super pretty blue/green dress they had a Banana Republic but they didn't have my size *cries*.

I think my favorite part of the evening was the music, though! There was a man wandering around Walnut Street playing the clarinet for tips, and he was really good. The first time we walked by him he was playing "Amazing Grace" and I got goosebumps. He was putting so much heart into it - it really sounded like something more than a guy with an instrument. Then we ran into him again and he was serenading a couple kids in a stroller with the Winnie the Pooh theme song!!! Then when Laura and I were walking back we sang Disney songs...I'm pretty sure that some people probably thought we were crazy but that's their problem.

Finally, we got back and watched The Little Mermaid. We agreed that the world needs more men like Eric.... Except the part where he's being stupid about kissing her and then where he thinks he loves Ursula just becasuse of "her" voice. I want a man like Eric. Not necessarily in appearance but definitely the personality. At least as much as a cartoon character can imitate a real person's personality.

All in all, a wonderful end to a stressful week. I've gotten kinda sick from the not sleeping and having a strange food schedule, but I came back tonight feeling more rested and refreshed than I did after my nap this afternoon. :-)