This past week was actually moderately laid back for once, and I definitely appreciated the break. I did have one large paper due in Religion in America, a book review, but with that out of the way I feel like I have a big part of my grade in that class behind me, which is always a good feeling to have. On the same note, though, I have another church observation paper due in that class next week, so this Sunday one of my friends and I are going to attend a Serbian Orthodox church in the nearby town of Carmichaels for another new experience. Just like the Catholic service a few weekends ago, I have never attended anything Orthodox before, so I am excited to see just what it has in store for me.
This coming week is going to be full of new experiences, actually, with that service on Sunday, and then I am going to be attending a Jewish synagogue for World Religions on Wednesday - yet another service that I have never experienced, even in the smallest way. I'm not really certain what to expect, but whatever it is, I am certain it will be eye-opening, and I am really excited to attend.
Last night was Waynesburg Idol right here on campus, a competition that any student can enter where they sing a song based on a certain theme that is set for the night, and then half of them are voted off by the student body for the following week, and from those remaining one more is chosen. For the third year in a row, I managed to miss the first night of the competition, even though I promised myself last year that I would make it this year - but low and behold, when I got to campus this morning everyone was talking about it and I had missed it yet again. I am hoping to go to the second round next week if all goes well, though, because its always a lot of fun - and considering I have absolutely zero talent when it comes to singing, I have a lot of respect for people that actually CAN sing.
The weather around here really has been cracking down hard on us this week, almost punishing us for how nice it had been all semester up to this point. There was nothing better than laying around in one of the many grassy areas on campus between classes, either studying or playing video games or just hanging out with friends. Although the activities hardly changed this week, our general location has sadly been relocated to inside Stover Student Center - I mean, it is a nice place, with sofas and pillows and all that sort of thing (and a heater most importantly) but its not quite the same as sitting outside.
However, I am at least moderately prepared for the cold weather this year, because I bought winter snow boots in June! Last year I had a grand fiasco trying to find them in the dead of winter because apparently they were out of season and all I could find were flip-flops, so I prepared ahead this year, and when it snows...I will be ready for it. The snow cannot vanquish me nor soak my pants through this year!
On the other hand, what I am NOT prepared for is tomorrow. Somehow along the lines of getting ready for the convention in Pittsburgh tomorrow, I became the coordinator, and as absent-minded and disorganized as I am that might not have been the best plan on the part of my friends. Even now, with the events 18 hours or so away, I still do not even know who all is coming with us. I suppose tomorrow will be a pleasant surprise in many ways. Or something to that effect, at least. Either way, my best friend is spending the night with me tonight so we can get ready together in the morning and meet up with whoever else is actually going. We have full intentions on having another really great time in Pittsburgh. Pictures will follow, of course.
On that slightly nerdy tangent, I may not have been studying as hard as I could have been this week simply because a brand-new video game was released on Tuesday that I have been waiting for for over a year and had pre-ordered months ago before it even had a release date - and that has been taking up a lot of my free time, I will admit. However, Nicole and I had a good time going to pick them up, wearing matching t-shirts themed after the game that we bought in Baltimore this summer, and have certainly been enjoying the multi-player mode on these rainy past few days whenever we have been cooped up inside.
You know, I actually think having time like that is just as important a part of the college experience as studying is. I mean, yes, classes should and do always come first, and studying is a huge part of what I do to make it through the year. However, there comes a point whenever one realizes that being with friends and kicking back doing something fun now and again is what keeps one actually sane through the year, and is a great stress reliever - and believe me, I can tell you from personal experience that being completely stressed out does NOT make you do any better on exams, and I appreciate every moment I get the chance to relax. Whoever said college was not going to be fun obviously did not go themselves - or at least, did not go somewhere like WU.
So it looks like the week ahead of me will be quite busy if nothing else! Orthodox churches, synagogues, French essays, midterms, and one crazy anime convention - well, at least things are never dull, and that is what is most important in the end...right? 'till next week!
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