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take a step back...

So this is what my desk looks like right now: Only 24 more days of "this" and then I can finally sleep.

In other news, it's Easter. Well, it's raining too, so I'm not sure if that makes it more like any other day than normal. For Easter dinner, I went to Andronicos and bought a roasted salmon salad and a loaf of walnut-sourdough. Delicious. For dessert, I read "The Thought of Movies," also quite pleasing.

But seriously, next semester: I'm taking only 1 rhetoric class (officially that is, I may audit another). That means I'll have to get some fluff classes (thank you japanese). I have this dream of actually sleeping next semester, not having to write 20 page papers, and actually enjoying things *outside* of my 3-hour class.

Here's to that wish

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  1. On the topic of food, I've recently discovered that tuna, pesto, salsa verde, and pasta make a pretty good combination. Next time I'll use soba noodles instead of pasta -- if it works, I'll name the dish "Baja Pesto Tuna Yakisoba". It's a taste of the Old Country.

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  2. my desk looks horrible too. 4 midterms this week :( and I really am bad at political science. I can't wait to be home! Oh, are you going to OK this summer?

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