Yeah, You Really Got Me Now

So... classes start again on Wednesday, which is particularly unfortunate considering the fact that I was banking on the world ending over holiday break. Thanks a lot, Mayans. Don't get me wrong, I'm glad the world didn't end and all. Really, it's like we all got a second chance that we weren't supposed to get, SO I GUESS I'll take it and run with it. As a matter of fact, I think I'll use this second chance to work out a few kinks from last semester (you notice how I just managed to avoid using the term "New Year's Resolution"? Haha, cliche thwarted! Better luck next time.)

The kinks needing worked out can be summarized with two comments made to me in the last week:

1. "Emily, do you ever relax?"
2. "...and I mean this in the nicest way possible - she's nerdy like you - but that's a GOOD thing!"

Somehow I need to find a way to marry the nerd inside me to a concept that is very foreign to her: relaxation. The nerd's not going anywhere; don't you fear! I like her - she's quirky, she's quick-witted, she gets stuff done. However, the nerd needs to take a break every now and then. If I can get her to calm down about readings and grades and her unrealistic expectations for just a moment, I think we can have a little fun this semester (and now I sound like I have dissociative personality disorder - great - add that to the list).

The goal, then, is to get the nerd to relax. If you have any suggestions, I am enthusiastically accepting 3x5 notecards (unlined, white) with your recommendations written in blue or black ink at my North Carolina address. Please avoid cursive writing, and double-space. Also, any recommendations containing grammatical and/or spelling errors will be immediately discarded, as I do not take suggestions of this kind; how can I trust someone who doesn't even have a handle on the English language? I mean, really. I will review your suggestions every Wednesday evening, so plan to postmark by the Friday before. Ready? Set? Go!

Peace, love, and idiosyncrasies--

Emily