So, I hope everyone had a fun and equally restful break as I did, because I knew we all needed one after getting back into school life and adjusting to new second semester assignments ahead. Now that we're back, I really can't keep a good focus, and I didn't expect that I would put everything off since I obviously didn't dwell on school or any assignments all week. I had a chance to catch up on sleep and just relax over break, and I really wanted to see parades, but I went to the beach for a solid week with family and friends. We did actually stay in Baton Rouge until Sunday and headed for Florida midday, so we got there in late afternoon and unpacked. We met up with friends in the next couple of days, but we didn't get the chance to see any parades since we were a way from home, but I'm sure they were as free and wild as always. The beach was relatively windy, so we got to go there for some time, but did spend time doing outside activities like bowling. It was a fun experience to get to talk with people you love spending time with, and I cherish this because it's not a big family get-together, but rather a time to spend with close friends and relatives (not that I don't love spending time with my family or anything!).
Another part of the Mardi Gras holiday is the beginning of the religious season of Lent, which started on Ash Wednesday. I don't know if any of you gave up anything for the seven weeks of fasting, but I decided to challenge myself and give up Facebook. This gives up opportunities to connect with friends who I talk to for anything, whether it's for help or just to talk to them on the chat option. For the first couple of days, it was extremely difficult to resist even logging on, but I've gotten used to not being online and I haven't gotten on since. Now I'm sure I can last for forty days into the Easter season, and just in time for Spring Break! Otherwise, I was glad to spend all this time over break relaxing and not caring about school (honestly), but reality set in: I had to read and annotate two chapters of Nervous Conditions, which, as I anticipated, wouldn't take long, but I'm actually still in the process. I want to understand all that I can of this story to piece it together, and I'm doing pretty well on my own. Although it takes long, I'm pretty used to working under pressure or a time limit, even if it means no sleep. But I am still adjusting to not becoming too comfortable and discipline myself to do work. I'll admit, I'm pretty sad that the break's over, but there's still Spring Break and eventually summer to look forward to, so I'll be okay right now.
Austin, I really enjoyed this you did a great job keeping this post interesting even though you wrote a lot. Good luck with giving up Facebook.
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