Valentine's Day!

Ahh, the day of love...and, more importantly, chocolate. I woke up not necessarily in the best mood, seeing as I was up very late finishing a paper (the ironic motif of animals in "King Lear" that increases as Lear comes closer to discovering/defining himself as a man rather than a king). Not only was I absolutely exhausted, but I experienced firsthand the downside to having a wonderfully old building...the windows can be shut, but that really means nothing, seeing as the numerous cracks allow for cold wind to seep in. Not pleasant. So, I decide to brave the day and get up to shower...only to find that, for like the sixth time this year, we do not have ANY hot water. So...for like the sixth time this year, I brave an ice cold shower, crying the whole time, cursing the residence hall employees...even though they have nothing to do with it...I suppose I have to blame someone. I step outside to make the four block trek to my 9:30 class...and...SNOW. LEGITIMATE SNOW. I guess it's nice to experience something of a real winter, but this would've been appreciated back when I romantized the idea of a city winter...in DECEMBER. The precipitaton from the sky was something like freezing ice pellets that were PAINFUL. But, I lived. I did my afternoon pick-up-girls-at-school-and-take-to-gymnastics-and-home. THEY loved the idea of snow. A LOT. A.k.a. they were picking up chunks of snow and eating it. That hardcore grossed me out. I told them, "If it were raining, would you drink the puddles in the street? Because eating that snow is the same thing..." but they didn't seem to understand. Not really my issue, I guess.

Day three of my diet. Yeah, I slipped a little bit. But that's because it's VALENTINE'S DAY, and I could've been a lot worse...I avoided the dorm when my roommates made vanilla frosting sandwiches. Instead, I went to the gym. That's right, ladies and gentlemen, Emily is working out! Three days in a row! Thirty minutes a day! Three miles on the elliptical! I'm very proud of myself, it definitely feels good. Besides, NYU has really nice gym facilities, and I get to use them for free...so I might as well!

I spent last weekend in the wonderful town of Carrboro (and Chapel Hill, I guess), North Carolina for the Dirty South Improv Festival. I drove down Friday morning with part of my improv troupe, performed, did some workshops, and then drove back on Sunday. That's a total of 20 hours in a car in one weekend. That's a lot. It was a positive experience, though...our show went well and we got some good feedback. Plus, we got to see some of the absolute worst improv groups I've ever seen. Yep, worse than the Christian improv at the Minnesota State Fair...which I NEVER thought I'd say. Haha. This weekend? I'm heading four hours north to the Skidmore campus near Saratoga Springs, NY for the National College Comedy Fest. I'm only staying until Sunday morning, because my friend Alex is coming down from Boston University to spend some quality time in NYC. No school on Monday! Yay presidents!

I need to stop avoiding an essay. It's time to write it. :)