You've got it, you've got it, some kind of magic

I should be working on a paper. Actually, I am, in fact, working on a paper. I've been reading articles on rood screens and what the Uffizi's real function is supposed to be for hours. I've been reading about the life of Vasari. I've been taking notes and writing sentences and paragraphs, so I guess I'm doing good. I've also worked out, lifted my water bottle weight, and taken a shower, plus I read a little bit from Norman Mailer's The Castle in the Forest. So I guess today has been pretty productive. I'm really tired and I want to go to bed, but I want to try and have my paper done before all my roommates get home tomorrow night. Or at least, almost entirely done with just a little bit left to finish on Tuesday. This paper is due on Wednesday, so I think I'm in really good shape. I just need to not sleep until 1 tomorrow.

This is the first real work I've done since I've been here, and it's like... refreshing. I haven't had a hard time convincing myself to do research or to read these long historical documents. It's normally such a struggle at school, because I have so many other boring things to do and I get so stressed that I don't want to do any of it. But this time I'm okay with it. It's not like I've done anything but read and work on Italian and go out and have fun since I've been here. Why can't school always be like this?

Yesterday I made meatballs and they're really good. They were meant to be a snack for the next few days, but for some reason today I haven't eaten an actual meal, so every now and then I munch on them. I think I will go munch on them some more.

They might make it til tomorrow, but I'm not making any bets.