And time just slips away...

I haven´t written a blog for a while...

So it´s late in the semester, what do you expect from me?

EVERYONE loses motivation about this time of year, ESPECIALLY me (see previous blogs about my lack of any sort of motivation).

My lack of motivation these days, though, is not any sort of the blues or foul weather but excitement and raring-to-go-ness. I knew I would quickly get over those blues and I have... they are officially kicked to the curb.

I always said I wanted to live somewhere where it rained a lot, but now I am sure that I would be sad all the time. I didn´t think I was that kind of person but I have discovered that I am. Ya he descubrido que soy el tipo de persona que necesita buen tiempo y gente amable.

And in case it wasn´t obvious, I have fallen in love with Spanish. I really want to write it right now, actually. I am composing these sentences in Spanish in my head.

Si no fuera obvio, ya he enamorado de español. Lo quiero escribir ahora misma en realidad. Estoy escribiendo estas frases en español en mi mente (y ahora en la pantalla también).

There, out of the system for the next five minutes.

As I do often when I write this, I am waiting for Lauren to get out of whatever class she has right now to head down to the Reina Sofía for a museum visit, our last, with our class. This semester is almost over, it´s strange. It was one of those semesters for me that seemed like it flashed by like lightening but now that I am in it my life before I came seems like a million years away, like it was another lifetime.

So, felicidades to Whits because she is a genius and wowed a super important visiting bug professor (he STUDIES bigs but is, in fact, a human) with her intelligence and charisma. I am very proud of her and excited that she has a bug up her ass now (pun intended) to pursue her PhD instead of going to med school. Oh, to be scientifically compatible... I would even settle for mathematically compatible. But unfortunately I am neither. I can write a mean character analysis, though, so I guess that´s something.

I also have planned out my costume for this Halloween. Some of you are undoubtedly suprised that I have started so early for this seemingly minor holiday, but you will be the ones with the crappy last-minute costumes while yours truly wows everyone.

That´s right, lady and gentleman who read this blog, I have it all planned out. I even discovered that I have my theme song on my iTunes last night (which is actually what got me stoked on the planning in the first place).

Plus, it´s my favorite holiday so "too early to plan for Halloween" does not compute.

We have our field trip deal to Salamanca tomorrow and I´m pretty excited about it. I have been itching to travel more since my return from Lisboa so it will be a nice day. The weather, which has been improving with every passing day, is supposed to be pretty good as well.

We also have our big Hard Rock Café Madrid night on Saturday that we planned over a month ago. Ever since we saw it in Plaza de Colón on our first trip to the Prado in January we have wanted to go and have a big fancy blowout dinner so I am really excited that the big night is finally here. It will just be a big group of kids (6-10 pero no estoy segura) havin a kick ass time at dinner together.

I also get to go to Valencia next weekend AND IT´S BIRTHDAY TIME AGAIN!!! Yay! I am super excited for my birthday, the best day of the year, but I am a little internally shocked at how the last year has just disappeared on me. It seems like only yesterday I was in the casinos turning the big 21. It´s funny to think that then I had no idea I would be spending my next birthday in Valencia, Spain.

Oh, how life takes us places!