Fall Quarter 2010: Life is.....good?

It's been awhile since my last blog post, though, I'm not entirely convinced that anyone reads it. If you do read, though, enjoy my fall update. :)

Southeast Ohio, October 2010

What a fall quarter!  Good thing it's the last one I'll actually have to take classes.  I don't know how much more of this college life I can handle.  I think I'm more than ready to be done. Classes are going very well--as are my observations.  I spend about 9 hours a week in a middle school teaching, tutoring, grading papers and laughing at the crazy things kids think they can get away with.  I love it!  But with that said, I'm incredibly busy.  I really don't have time for a social life. 

I've also taken up piano this quarter.  That was not as easy as I thought it would be.  First of all, it's a class for non-majors.  As a non-music-major, I figured taking the beginner level class would be a piece of cake, right?  Wow. Serious understatement. 

I straight-up stink at piano.  Evidence: the playing quiz that I butchered today.  James Bond--I was not meant to play your theme song. Sorry.

It's probably one of the hardest classes I've ever taken.  Some of that may be because I can't get my fingers to do what I need them to do, but, needless to say, I will not be performing anytime soon.  So please, don't ask me to play.  I won't do it. Really.  It's bad.

One of my favorite things to do is take random drives with Tim through the country roads down here.  I always take more pictures than I could ever need (Tim tries some, too), but the process is so relaxing. Most of these pictures come from Southeast Ohio--country roads all over the counties surrounding Athens.  We've done a lot of exploring, recently, to watch the beautiful leaves change colors.

 What I'm trying to say is that Tim and I are officially old.

Jackson, Ohio

 

 

 

Since it's my last year living with my roommate, we've really tried to maximize our hang-out times. She's adventurous, and I have to be peer-pressured into it. This next photo describes our personalities perfectly.

Photo courtesy of Stephanie Day  :)

Dana is poking at bear poo.  Yeah, you read that correctly.  Bear. Poo.  Seeds and all.

Sick. Not only sick, but, if there is a bear that poo's in the general vicinity that I'm hiking in, shouldn't I leave? Granted, it was small, so it may have  been a baby.  BUT STILL.  A bear is a bear, people.

I love SE Ohio.....