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I find myself really busy lately, although luckily most of the things I'm trying to squeeze into my days are things I want to do. There are end-of-year parties to attend, endless loads of stuff to cart over to the new apartment (how did I acquire all of these things?), loose ends to tie up with school, summer jobs to search/hope/pray for, laundry to do, training to dread... Here's a breakdown of how I spent Friday:

-7:45 A.M. - Hit snooze

-7:50 A.M. - Hit snooze

-7:55 A.M. - Hit snooze

-8:00 A.M. - Gave self stern talking to about importance of getting up early enough to allow time to run 13 miles. Hit snooze.

-8:05 A.M. - Staggered into bathroom, dressed, etc.

-8:25 A.M. - Began run

-8:20 - 10:05 A.M. - Ran around Central Park's big loop and tacked on a smaller loop for a total of 10 miles. Listened to NPR podcasts.

-10:10 A.M. - Gulped down water and tangerine. Showered, dressed, packed tote bag of books.

-11:00 A.M. - Dashed into library to photocopy teaching license.

-11:15 A.M. - Purchased unlimited-use day pass for subway. Got on downtown 1 train.

-11:30 A.M. - Got off train at 72nd Street. Admired $700 handbag and $25 sandals. Purchased neither.

-11:45 A.M. - Purchased coffee at Aroma, met with owner of tutoring company on upstairs patio.

-11:50 - 12:20 - Successful interview and consumption of coffee, also successful.

-12:25 P.M. - Took train back uptown to 103rd St.

-12:40 P.M. - Dropped off books at apartment. Rubbed shoulder. Winced.

-12:50 P.M. - 1 train back to Columbia

-1:00 P.M. - Picked up books at nearby New York Public Library

-1:20 P.M. - Made, ate peanut butter and jelly sandwich. Listened to more NPR.

-1:50 P.M. - Printed letters to St. Paul's graduating 8th graders in TC computer lab.

-2:30 P.M. - Packed backpack and tote bag for second trip to apartment.

-3:00 P.M. - Headed back to 1 train.

-3:20 P.M. - Sweated profusely.

-3:30 P.M. - Dropped still-packed backpack and tote bag in apartment. Sweated, rubbed, winced again.

-3:45 P.M. - Headed downtown on 1 train

-4:35 P.M. - Got off at 14th Street. Began walking towards White Horse Tavern. Appreciated uptown's grid system. Reflected that I should come to the Village more often. Reflected on number of times I have had this reflection.

-4:50 P.M. - Happy Hour beers, unusually refreshing, at patio table with Vandy friend Chris. Waxed philosophical.

-6:45 P.M. - Back uptown on 1 train. Noted total departure of caffeine's effects from system.

-7:30 P.M. - Arrived at apartment. Unpacked backpack, tote bag, shouldered both. Rubbed, winced out of habit.

-7:40 P.M. - Back on uptown 1 train. Commended self for wisdom of unlimited subway pass purchase.

-8:20 P.M. - Arrived home. Peanut butter out of jar and Trader Joe's lentil soup for dinner. Began movie.

-9:30 P.M. - Met friends Sarah, Jill, Molly, and others in TC dining hall for End-of-Year bash. Exchanged comments with at least four people about resemblance of event to middle school dance. Drank sangria. Yelled over music.

-12:00 A.M. - Back to dorm room, changed to club-appropriate attire.

-12:15 A.M. - Cab to midtown. Met friend Jeremy, cohort, for birthday celebration.

-12:20 A.M. - Purchased vodka tonic.

-12:25 A.M. - Sipped vodka tonic. Rejected romantic advances of short i-banker.

-12:35 A.M. - Sipped vodka tonic. Rejected romantic advances of guy "in advertising."

-12:45 A.M. - Encouraged Jeremy to keep his shirt on.

-1:00 A.M. - Danced with Natasha to "Build Me Up, Buttercup."

-1:20 A.M. - Headed for cab. Admired city at night. Congratulated self on day well spent.