6pm curfew???

The last few days, I have to admit, have been kind of a blur due to excessive West Wing watching and now that it's over (for now) I feel a little... lost? I've been so wrapped up in all that is West Wing that when I finally get out of it I have to steady myself a bit. But that's not just with West Wing but any TV series DVD I get hooked on.

Anyways, it's good it's over because I seriously have a lot to do in this last week of break -- I can't afford to let it go to waste, no matter how much I want to. The downsides of being a "responsible" student.

This past Thursday Kirsty and I had a pre-birthday celebration for my turning 20 next week. A little early to some, but it has kind of become a family tradition -- it's fun that way! She took me out shopping for the day, we went out to lunch and then later that night to The Royal New Zealand Ballet's "Swan Lake" which was, no kidding, the best ballet I've ever been to. The leads were amazing, and the rest of the company, especially the other swans, were brilliant. It's funny how the only reason I've been to so many ballets is because of Kirsty's life-long love for it, but now it seems I'm getting hooked myself. The last two acts in particular gave me chills as everything came together -- the music, the lighting, the costumes, the dancing... brilliant.

Although... why do people have to do things at night?? I've always been a morning person, which implies I'm not so much of a night owl so it's always hard to fully enjoy shows or movies or dinners late at night. During Act II of the ballet, there was a period where I had to struggle to keep my mind alert (it was my threshold -- the point when it's the hardest, and then after I get past it, I'm wide awake for the rest of the night) and last night at church the same thing happened. I was joking with Kirsty that my problem would be solved if "they" impose a curfew on the city/country. Hahaha... not possible, I know, but not impossible?


To-do this week:

Movies to watch: Starter for 10, Ocean's 13 (maybe), Transformers, Blades of Glory... and to watch again: Becoming Jane, Lives of Others.

Things to study: embryology, organogenesis, reproductive anatomy

Licenses to get: driver's learners license

Cleaning to do: room

Books to read: 1984, Becoming A Doctor (the latter which I have to review for NZMSJ)