Monday, November 7, 2011

Day 80

Due to a last minute shift switch, my morning started at 4:02AM, awakening from my 3.5 hour sleep cycle, since I was constantly waking up out of fear that my alarm would fail me.

For a November morning, it was noticeably warm. I didn't even need a coat, and its 4:30AM at this point. I made it to work and did my duties, all while the sun slowly began to rise, coating the western landscape of Michigan with it's faint yet warm glow, which will soon be overpowered by winter's bone.

After work, my day was mine to do with what I could. I went to Big Ray's where I got an oil change, engine flush, radiator flush, and new coolant (the previous coolant was so bad it looked like there were leeches in it). It cost me 70 bucks, but the guy game me a great deal on all of that. My car should successfully survive another 2 years, enough to get me through school. I left Ray's and briefly stopped at my girlfriend's house, just to say hi to keep it simple. Then I departed and met my dad downtown at the Monarch's Club for lunch. I ordered the Rueben stacker, which is an enormous sandwich that gives you their restaurant bragging rights if you can finish it. Rockwell's reubens now has a run for their money. This one was good. Really good.

I went home, got ready for school, and then went to said school. Debate class went good, with me trying to stay awake, failing at hiding my obvious head bobbing and eyes rolling into my skull. I RARELY get tired in school, but this morning, with such a short supply of energy, I was in trouble. For Spanish, I grabbed my usual coffee at Einstein Bros Bagels, although I passed on the vanilla hazelnut and went for the dark roast. I got an 89 on my Spanish exam, and my body remained awake.

Went home, debating to stand in line with hundreds of screaming men to get the new Call of Duty game, but realizing I had a ten dollar gift card to Meijer, I decided to hold off on the game parade for the evening.

- My dad gave me this. Yay! -