Curiously enough, weekends seem to go by really quickly here. Although, I do have to say that time does fly here in Ann Arbor. Perhaps it's because my days are jam-packed with so many things to do, crew practices, reading discussion material in preparation for class, writing papers, working out, trying to find enough time in between to sleep. But the weekends seem to fly by really fast! I know I shouldn't complain, because effectively I do have a 4-day school week since my Fridays are free of classes. But it's Sunday night already and I'm staring yet another school week in the face. Good thing that this approaching weekend is Fall Break weekend- and some of my friends and I are planning to drive to Chicago to spend Friday till Sunday. I'm pretty excited to return to urbanization after a prolonged period of time in a semi-rural environment. Bright lights! And Chinatown! We've been deprived for far too long. Okay, don't get me wrong, Ann Arbor isn't that bad! I do enjoy the college town experience. Just that we've just about exhausted every possible entertainment (not that there were very many to begin with, in the first place).

Went for my very first spinning (high-intensity stationary bike) session yesterday at One-on-One Athletic Club (I know, what sort of weird name is that) with my rowing coach, Vita, as well as two of my crew teammates, Michela and Hannah. Originally planned to stay for the first 75-min session only, but somehow Michela and I found ourselves staying for the subsequent 45-min session. It was fantastic. I must say it's definitely worth a shot, the music helps to distract you from the fact that you're doing cardio for 75 bloody minutes, and it is pretty intense. Nailed my cardio for the day by doing that. Hopefully we'll get to go back sometime (and get in free without paying again, heh heh).

Went for an hour-long run this morning, it was pretty cold out. I need more running gear! Stuff from underarmor.com would be perfect but unfortunately the prices are a bit steep, especially for the average poor college student. But the adidas and nike running gear from birch run was money pretty well spent, I felt, as it did keep me nice and toasty despite the 3deg Celsius weather outside.

Spent the bulk of my Sunday cooped up in my room working on my Odyssey paper (which I've finally finished!), as well as reading Agamemnon by Aeschylus (I'm striving towards becoming an authority on all things Ancient Greek), only breaking for lunch and dinner. Mealtimes are so good. But the food's getting quite unacceptable. Well, actually it's pretty subjective. If I were a fries and burger person I'd be quite happy, but since I'm not, I'm resigned to consuming tofu that seems like it's spent an eternity immersed in soy sauce, and various other similarly unappetising selections. Michela says that the food gets really bad towards the end of the semester, because the dorm kitchens have to clear out the food they have before the holidays- and so the menu everyday reads "Chef's Special". Which kind of leaves just about everything to your imagination.

Oh dear I've still got my German Language Learning Journal to complete, which requires me to write a paragraph about anything under the sun in halting German. And I'm far too tired to do that now. Shall painstakingly work it out tomorrow morning after my run, over a steaming bowlful of Irish steel-cut oats. Aaahhh oatmeal rocks. It's total comfort food, and oh-so-good for you. Good night!