Lovely

A few days ago, Nikki wanted to take her dog for a walk (we had a cat and a dog here for a few days. Pets aren't allowed in the dorm. We're rebels). We were going to go walk him Downtown, but as soon as we got in the truck it started raining. We, instead, drove to the [Mississippi] river where the storm was coming in. It was scary windy and there was lightning and the sky was super black (the sky does not get black at night in Memphis... it gets orange. Gross). Dillon, Nikki, and I hung out there for awhile. When we got back in the truck to head back to the dorm, the sirens started going off. Tornadoes! I'm terrified of tornadoes and bad weather... If I had written this the day after it happened, I'd go into much more detail, but everything turned out well. We went to Dillon's apartment and hung out there until the sirens quit. Then we stayed way after that. Nikki fell asleep, and Dillon drove me back to the dorm at 2am. (I would have definitely said more about that had I not waited til now, but I'm just leaving it at that).

Uh... my week has been okay I guess. I'm stressed with the amount of homework I've had and will have the entire semester. I don't really know what to say. I don't remember what happened throughout the week. I am, however, very proud of myself for actually being productive this week and actually doing homework and actually not staying up past midnight to finish it. Feels good, man. I'm gonna try to keep it up.

Today was pretty good. Drawing class went well. I actually like what I made in there today. After class (which was all day 9am-3:30pm) we randomly hung out with Eric and JT and went to Subway. Eric showed us a movie theater that is SO CLOSE BY, like within walking distance. Damn place is tucked away in a corner in an alley almost. We decided we're all going to go see a movie soon! (: We were going to go to Trolly Night tonight, but it was short notice for everyone and everyone had already pre-made plans. Nikki left to help Dillon move. JT had an appointment somewhere. Eric and I watched half of Gangs of New York, then he had to go meet up with some people. And, I've been sitting here on the internet since then.

I'm sick. ): The other night I was Skyping Nate and he was saying that he was sick. I said, "I'm probably jinxing myself, but I haven't been sick since that time I got laryngitis [in May last year]." I'm not superstitious at all, but I'll be damned: I woke up sick the next day. It's just a cold, but it's the annoying kind. Sore throat, coughing, and today: runny nose. The nose is the worst. I am in need of soft tissues and Benadryl...

Right now I'm waiting for Nate to get back from smoking to Skype me.

One last thing, I used the word "exuberant" today, and just to double-check that I was using it correctly (spoiler alert: I was), I looked up the definition of it. I'm quite fond of these definitions and use of nice words:

1. effusively and almost uninhibitedly enthusiastic; lavishly abundant: an exuberant welcome for the hero.
2. abounding in vitality; extremely joyful and vigorous.

Isn't that lovely?