Great day

The first thing I had to do this morning was get a cavity filled, so I assumed that today would suck. That part did, in fact, suck. I hadn't been to the dentist in 6 years, as that's how long I've been without dental insurance. I'm still without it, but decided this year I needed to go. As the dentist was drilling my tooth, I thought to myself, "Oh, yeah! This is one of the reasons I haven't been to the dentist in 6 years." I came home and went to sleep until the Novocain wore off, which was 12:45. 12:45! Now, maybe some people would say, "Yeah, you slept until 12:45, what of it?" but waking up at 5am for years does something to your brain. It makes you a morning person, and it's quite unsettling to sleep past 9. I've been sleeping in for 6 or 7 weeks at this point, and I'm still not comfortable with it.

So, anyway, I get up at 12:45, all groggy and off because the day's more than half over, and accomplished next to nothing. The only thing I did was call the business office of my school to inquire about my TAP grant, where I faced the same ridiculous cunt-baggery that I experience every time I talk to someone in the business office. Sorry that you are sitting on a $600 grant that belongs to me and I, a full-time student who works only twice a week, want it. I can't believe how crazy I am!

Ugh. Bad day, just like I expected. Then this amazing thing happened. My day suddenly started to turn around. I made chicken, acorn squash, and quinoa for dinner, which was exciting on it's own because I generally don't have the time/energy/motivation to make a truly nutritious meal anymore. While that was cooking, I checked my email and found this in my inbox from my public speaking professor:

Lindsay,    I just wanted to send you a note congratulating you on a wonderful speech.  I saw such improvement in  your delivery (and after reading your self-eval,  I know  you worked  consciously  on that). It was a solid speech  all around --in terms of research, argumentation,  organization, and delivery. You should feel proud  of yourself!    Laura A.

Holy crap. I was just like the Grinch when his heart grows three sizes and breaks the measuring device. I was stoked after giving the speech because it went a lot better than my previous speech, and it felt really good to have my teacher email me about it. Eeee!

I then went to my college health class, which is never boring because the professor is a riot. I got the highest score of the class on last week's test, which was awesome. The class was good, as hilarious as usual, and we even got out early.

My days are generally better now that my focus is on school instead of work, but today was like a bonus good day. Now I'm going to have some tea, relax, and pretend that I don't have tons of homework to to tomorrow for the rest of the night :).