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In Defense of Sweats

I’m a sweats person. I’m sorry if you vehemently oppose my outfit but truth be told I’d much rather sit around in running tights (like I’m doing now) and sip on some tea and catch up on my Hulu Queue than dress up and pretend to be having fun while wearing some ridiculous get-up in the freezing cold.

Anyways, it’s been a lazy week and I’m very much dreading going back to school on Monday. It really isn’t the learning that is discouraging me from crawling out from my warm covers, rather the fact that I’ve been out of a routine and it’s really crampin’ my style (and also the fact that its been 34 degrees outside). I know that sounds weird, but trust me – once you get used to something and then all of a sudden stop it’s really difficult to get back on the bike and start pedaling again.

Life has been chaotic. I was finally able to return to my dorm after nearly a week spent cooped up inside random hotels/wandering the streets (okay so I didn’t really wander the streets – that was more for dramatic effect). After our game against Brandeis (don’t feel like talking about it), I was welcomed back to the lovely Carlyle Court with a piece of paper telling me how to clean my room after a week of inactivity. Luckily for my roommate Cami and I, we threw most of our spoiled food away on Day One and were just left smaller amounts of gross yucky nasty food. The worst thing I think about the hurricane knocking the power, however, is not the fact that all the food went bad (although that is a tragedy) rather that I still have to do about 9 loads of laundry. I was about to begin my laundry when the Sandy blew into the area, and now I’m stuck with even less to wear and a growing pile in my closet. To make matters worse the laundromat in our dorm is not functioning… So if you see me outside wearing Nike shorts and a blouse you know why 🙂IMG_5326

‘Twas the night before my sophomore year

‘Twas the night before  NYU, and all through the college,

Not a person was sleeping, ‘cuz they had no parents to acknowledge.

Most were quite tired, but no one went to bed,

For visions of clubbing and Electric Zoo were still in their head.

In my room, I was cooking and digesting,

While my poor tired legs yearned to be resting.

‘Twas the night before my second year, and all through the hall,

Not a kid was found excited for the academic fall.

For New York is a city, too diverse to describe,

And the city is a place that gives off a pretty cool vibe.

Yep – that is/was my only attempt at publishing poetry. Take it for what it is but you can probably tell I’m really excited for school since I only have one class, which is pretty nice.

Anyways back to business… Besides the Yankees (76-58) falling deeper into a slump and the Padres (62-73) recovering from their less than impressive first half of the season, the past couple of days have been pretty normal. My days have lulled away with soccer, reuniting with old pals and taking naps without fear of sleeping through class. Our team has transitioned from the two sessions a day to just one and have already competed in one game against Stevens. Although we lost, it was a very useful game because it really helps us analyze what we did wrong and what we can work on as a group and as individuals.

It’s 11:30 I have to catch the subway to class early tomorrow (hello 8AMs on 42nd St! Say What?) so I’m off to bed!

Until next time! And Happy first day of school everybody 🙂