Plans for the weekend

Grade Midterms, play soccer, read about fMRI, knit and watch Netflix ("Project Runway" and "Friday Night Lights")...oh, and drink coffee. I guess the good outweighs the bad, but I really, really, really, really, really, really hate grading exams! Bright spark, I grade with "Frasier" on, which helps keep me sane and offers distractions when I need a nano-break.

I've finished the hat I was working on, and I started the scarf last night. I might unravel that though, I'm not sure how the design is going to look. It's just a 3x3 ribbed stripe pattern all the way up, because I thought (and Nathan agreed) that the basket weave pattern that I was planning might be too feminine. I love the basket weave ("I love Santino!" ~that's for you, hon). I've made myself three scarves of that pattern. Take a look.

The coffee just a-finished a-brewing, so I'm gonna get what I want, which is coffee. Adios.

Weekend fun...soccer

The weather cleared up today, so I finally got to try out the new cleats that Nathan bought me for my birthday. They were so pretty and clean that I wanted to take a picture of them before running around in the mud.

So pretty!

I love my new cleats!!! I can't wait to join a game. There's a neighborhood game and a psych grad student game that I'd like to try out. We'll see what happens, either way I had a lot of fun running around in my new shoes today.☺

Fun in the park!

Nathan and I discovered this really cool park near our apartment over the summer, and have been taking regular walks there ever since. More recently, we've been playing soccer there. Really we just kick the ball back and forth and try juggling. But it's a good work out. I'm hoping to join a neighborhood pick-up game after I buy some cleats and get in better shape. Here are some pictures of tonight's fun.

Really beautiful park.

Juggling the ball. You can see the new bag I just knitted on the ground.

Notice the tight-rope walkers practicing in the background. Berkeley's crazy.

Whatcha doing, Nathan, kung fu fighting?

Nope, he's juggling too.

I was talking to my mom earlier today, and she said I should post more videos. So here are two of us in the park. Unfortunately, I'm still trying to get the videos off of our proper video camera, so this is from our picture camera, which has no microphone. Hence, no sound.



Mom, you should get facebook, because I put a bunch of pics on there.

Test grading

The undergrads in the class I'm GSIing just took their first midterm today. This means I've got hours and hours of super outrageous fun grading!!! {quiet sobs}

Thankfully, they don't have to write a term paper in this class, which are like 3 times harder/longer to grade than tests.

I would rather be in the park playing soccer.