I Just Need a Little More Time

Well, I guess every day I can't pull an essay out like magic. After quite a lot of consideration for my topic, and a great amount of time spent in some attempt at writing....I had to get an extension on my essay for tomorrow. For some reason the ideas just weren't working out. I guess it happens...writers block...or just pure exhaustion of thought. I stopped at the hour it was due...with 1000 words left to go and went to visit Dr. Hadaway for a little chat on special obligations to compatriots....philosophy is a funny thing. It just keeps going really. I appreciated having someone there to sound my arguments off to and recieve a little insight on ways to further explore my objections I was trying to prove..

....it took me back to my freshmen year at Georgetown when he taught me ethics...its funny that philosophy of ethics was my first official class as a college student- and now I'm writing about many of the same issues each week here in Oxford. While philosophy can take you into endless arguments of thought...at least the fundamental issues never really change, or at least they haven't since my freshman year. It's nice now when I'm reading my political theory books and I actually recognize an author I read for class 3 years ago....it makes me feel at least a bit more well read than I know I really am :)

Tonight at dinner I sat next to 3 adults I hadn't seen before. One of them was an older gentlemen who was once the principle here at Regents, he now seems to be experiencing early stages of dimensia...Ienjoyed listening in on his discussion as he brought back warm memories of my grandfather. He carried on about how his parents would have been 100 by now, and kept asking 'and then what'? when being filled in on the activities of his birthday last month. I wonder if I will ever be that excited about my birthday...of course he couldn't believe that they had the people at the restarant sing happy birthday to him..

.(and as a former waitress, I understand how that situation is...I hated these dilemmas... what do you do when the person who is having the birthday doesn't want you to sing, and the person who is paying for the meal requests that you bring everyone out to do it anyway? i tend to think the birthday person should have special rights on their birthday....but I had to weigh this in consideration with who would be tipping me- and I assume it wouldn't be the birthdayee)

anyway, the gentlemen seemed very nice and did not mind asking all the questions one requires when they can't remember yesterday...it really is amazing though how even when my grandfather was going through this he would draw up memories from years and years ago- though many of them were made up, i'm sure some were pretty legitimate- he was just great to listen to.

so on days like today, when my tasks just seem a little to large to conquer...I am reminded that life reaches far beyond these books, and scary theories, and even the memories that I 'm counting on making (hopefully in the next few weeks on my break to spain, and greece)......

This week has been pretty low key. I had a rowing session on Tuesday...but sadly the Torpids competition has been cancelled due to all the rain.

That night was the launch party for the Regent's final fling....launch as in they reveal the theme of the party for next term-which is Into the Orient....sounds pretty.
The party was at this place called Angels which had the perfect little classy cosmo setting. Complete with red couches!


Break is only one week away! I cannot believe it, but I guess I better get to work on those travel plans if I intend to do anything for it!