Today today today

My title says "today" 3 times because I feel like I've been through about 72 hours worth of stuff today.

Good news:

I finally got a job! Hooray! I've been desperately looking for a job with more hours this semester, and I finally snagged one. I started today. The job hours are 4:30 AM to 8:00 AM. I clean the basement of a building on campus. GLAMOROUSSSS!!!!! Seriously though, I am so grateful for this job. I need it, like baaaaadddd do I need the money from this job. Work was a little tough today, since starting a new job is always hard, as is vacuuming at 4:30 AM.

Bad news:

My research grant was declined. :( Sad, sad, sad, sad, sad, sad, sad, and more sad. I applied for this research grant last year in hopes that I would get the grant and be able to work in a certain lab within my major. The grant was unfortunately my only chance of getting into this lab, so now that the grant is a no-no, I might not be able to work with the lab or the professor that I wanted to work with. Muy triste. I'm quite disappointed. I'm trying to look on the bright side though. I'm sure there's a good reason why I didn't get the grant. Maybe this will be a chance to search out other opportunities that will be awesome and amazing beyond my wildest dreams.

Other stuff:

I have had student consultations ALL day today and yesterday. I have never had this many students come to me for help on their papers! I'm actually loving it. I like getting the chance to help people find the solutions they need. The great thing is, they usually know the right answer--they just need someone to bounce their ideas off until the answer becomes clear. I feel like I'm doing mini therapy sessions with these students as they write their papers. :) NERD ALERT, JCroft. NERD ALERT.

Oh Jackson Emery....

Why is Jackson Emery married? WHY?!?


*le sigh*

At least I will get to gaze upon him at the BYU vs. SDSU game tomorrow!! Yeah babyyyy!! I stood in the freezing snow for an hour and a half this morning to get a wristband for entry into tomorrow's game, and I plan on standing in line for at least three more hours tomorrow to get into the Marriot Center. Worth it? YESSSSSSSS. WORTH IT.

Awkward and Awesome Thursday

I read this great blog called The Daybook, where every Thursday is a day of awkwardness and awesomeness as lived by the author. Today I'm being a copycat and writing my own awkward and awesome moments from today. Enjoy!

AWKWARD:

• Running up the hill to class with a backpack on. Running uphill with a backpack=awkward lunging forward like a pre-humanoid with scoliosis. Running with a backpack in general=looking like a freshman. Oh the shame. I swear, I've been here for three years!
  
• Singing passionately to a song playing in the car while sitting in an empty parking lot, and then suddenly realizing that the parking lot is not, in fact, empty. Why helloooooooo, mustachioed man getting out of his car. Welcome to my private vocal concert of Taylor Swift songs.
• Eating free popcorn you scored at the housing fair on campus, and getting a huge piece stuck right between my front teeth. Like, a piece big enough that I could feel all of my orthodontic work being undone. Ouch.
• A relatively large pile of used *ahem* feminine hygiene products spilling out from a bag by the dumpster near my apartment complex. Eeeesh.
  
• Having nobody come to see me during my office hours. When nobody comes to see me, I feel suuuper awkward because it looks like I'm just a random student who decided to chill in a fancy office and read a book without permission. I'm supposed to be sitting in that office, I swear! Yeah, I'm talking to you, people who walk down the hall and give me disapproving looks.
• When someone forgets to flush. Seriously. Eeeeewwwww.
• People making incredibly racist comments in a class on cultural diversity. Ummmmm.... *everyone avoids making eye contact with others while the person rambles racistly on*

AWESOME:

• Getting free candy from my former apartment complex's booth at the housing fair. Why yes, I will take your candy, but I will never give you money ever again. Ha!
• Finishing homework with enough time left to blog.
• Banana + peanut butter. Love.
• Having a piano in my apartment. Every day = jam session!!!
• Waking up warm. I'm usually shivering in my little nightie when I wake up, but this morning was pleasantly cozy.
• Only having one class today. Booyah.
• A new job (possibly). Fingers crossed and crossed again on this one....

Overall, a decent Thursday. What were your awkwards and awesomes?