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The lack of it hurts a lot
Should have worked some more
I’ve decided that I’m actually very afraid of buying things. I oftentimes get buyers remorse to a large degree. Therefore, shopping takes a long time. When encountering a shirt or jacket that I like, I have to inspect it, look at it, and think extremely hard about if the purchase is worth it, if I’m willing to buy it. It goes through a series of tests.
- How much do I need this? If the item under consideration is something that I haven’t seen before or been able to research/learn more about, chances are slim that I will actually consider making a purchase
- Is this item discounted? I dislike purchasing items at the retail price, solely due to the fact that I know that the item will be on sale at a later date, when I can return and consider it for purchase again.
- Is the price right? This is where most purchases occur. If the item passes through the first two steps, it comes to this final test. Unfortunately for me (but not for my wallet) this is also the most difficult test. I am frugal, to the point of being cheap. However, this cheapness does not also translate to lower quality. Instead, I lust over expensive things but continually wait for the price I want, which invariable never happens.
Therefore, I tend to buy not many things over a large span of time. Unless it’s for others.
When it comes to gifts, I never really worry as much about the price or the value. This is likely due to the fact that I have no idea how the other person will judge a gift in terms of use, value, or how much they want it – unless I specifically ask them. Therefore, it’s much easier for me to drop money on a gift with an extremely short consideration time.
Nah, my haiku’s don’t need to be related to what I want to write about.
Me Time
Thanksgiving break ends
Instead of doing work,
I fix up my blog.
Finally, I find some time to update my blog. After spending several hours trying to fix up the blog, I am able to find a short while to post a few words. I looked at a few of the comments people had about the blog layout, etc., and pulled out another layout that seemed to work. Twitter is integrated in the sidebar, contact information and other web presences are linked on the other sidebar.
I think that today, a short reflection is in order. This past week was Thanksgiving. Most students go home for break, because Thanksgiving is a time for being with family, a time to be thankful for the things we have. Though I would have loved to partake in the festivities, I stayed in Chicago this year, as I had since my freshman year. This and last year, I remained in my dorm, where I did some studying and generally relaxed. Thanksgiving break is yet to draw to a close, but I think I am able to say that although I still am worrying about the numerous assignments yet to be done, I am satisfied with my current state of mind.
As mentioned previously, people go home during Thanksgiving. This means that I stay in a very sparsely populated dorm. Every year, I mockingly complain that it irritates me that everyone is leaving, only half joking. But after this and last year’s breaks, I was happy. Why is this? I’ve decided that it’s because I have me time.
I spent the first day of my vacation (Weds) finishing up my classes. Nothing was due, and many classes were canceled, thus bringing a sense of calm from the knowledge that there was nothing that urgently needed to be completed. Thursday was Thanksgiving, and I allowed myself to arise later than usual. I moved slowly, not hurrying anything, because for the first time in a while, I was not in any rush. The afternoon was occupied with studying and working, and the evening was capped off with a movie. Friday ended up being fairly similar. I woke at the same time as the previous day, and prepared for my stroll around Evanston. I intended to pick up lunch, get several necessities from the drugstore, and generally see if any sales had appeared in Evanston. I spent three hours downtown, and bought nothing but some food and contacts solution. On the way back to the dorm, a stop was made at Peet’s, and I continued my journey back with a cappuccino. Did more work, watched another movie, and went to bed. This morning, I read a book, did more work, and relaxed some more. Later on, I met up with a friend for dinner and we chatted for several hours. All me time. Sure, some time was spent working on homework, and some other time was spent with other people, but that doesn’t matter, because I did it for me.
Currently, I am relaxed. I can finally find some time to sit back and consider my current life, and live it. It really makes me realize how good life is. Many things have transpired over the quarter that have made me irritable, moody, and quite depressed. However, the fact that none of those feelings came up over these past few days causes me to believe that the good outweighs the bad, and that i do enjoy how things are going.
How was your break? Did you get some time to sit back and enjoy life?
Sigh for lack of time to post
I wish I blogged more
I’m always looking for more time
Guess I’ll just haiku
Things are just piling up. Even when I don’t have that much work to do, I feel swamped.
Anyways, on to happy things. I have decided that music is the best thing in my life. Unfortunately, that really only extends to famous people music. A cappella is driving me a little insane. I guess that wasn’t really happy after all.
I feel like a lot of things are changing this quarter, for the better and for the worse. I’ve met a lot of people who I like a good deal, and I’ve also been reintroduced to others who I knew from before.
I’ve also decided that appetite is a fickle thing. Sometimes, if I’m in an irritated mood, I’ll just pick at my food and not eat it. Other times, I’ll just eat and continue eating. Guess things are weird like that.
Perhaps I can discover a method to keep blogging while not getting continually pummeled from not spending time to "wisely" study. We’ll see I guess.