Last post for a little bit.

This will probably be my last posting for a while, as I am about to enter a period of intense activity followed by a family holiday (where I'll in more or less away from easy internet access and what time I have will be focused on emails.)
All this means that I will not really have time for blogging, but I will return as soon as possible.  At the moment I am working away on essays no surprise there really.  I think that in all probability I'll have finished my Maimonides essay by the end of day on Tuesday, I am continuing to work on Rabbinic literature intensive essay.
I also need to get as much work done on Education as possible, I don't need to finish it or even really draft it.  All I need to do is plan, find materials and then photocopy actual materials then I can work on it while on my 'holiday', then all I will need to do, and I say all advisedly is finish off Rabbinic Literature intensive, and rework midrash.
All in all, although I am not really happy I am no longer panicking.  I also have two presentations remaining: You guessed it Rabbinic literature intensive and Liturgy.  So in terms of assessments that is what remains.  In terms of class I have a full school week remaining, and in truth I am more than ready for it come to an end.  There is also the formal College dinner (again next week).
Looking further ahead there is Kol Bo; which I am hopeful will be interesting (although by stage of the year I'll be very very tired.)
I am currently very tired as I went over to S., last night and the conversation although fascinating was intense and I am not used to 4:45 am starts!
When I got back to the flat at about 9:20 am, I simply crashed and had about two hours of sleep. Then I went out to enjoy the sunshine (patchy though it was) and to get some stationary.  Its always pleasant, wonderful in fact to read outside in the fresh air.
After getting my stationary I was returning though the park when I noticed how beautiful the cherry blossom trees were, so i went and sat below the canopy. In the end I lay down and looked up at the sky though the variegated red-pink-white blossom and the criss-crossing branches. Very beautiful and very peaceful then it was back to the flat to get on with some work.
Both for school and for the Limmud Chavaruta project.
Latter I'll phone home because its been quite a while.

Today was a good day

Its amazing what a little sunshine and warmth can do to left my mood. But today has been a busy day and one filled with work but it was nevertheless a good day.  This was due two two factors. Firstly because it had breaks in it, yes actually breaks. And secondly because its sunny.
I slept until my alarm went off at 7am and then headed off to college, I normally wake earlier than this so this alone the little extra-sleep got the day off to good start.  The walk to school was much more pleasant than it has been in ages, the sun was shinning and the world of nature was waking, birds singing and butterflies and other insects abounded.
The morning service was led by a visiting rabbi who had come to talk to us about Rabbi Dr. John Rayner, this was very interesting and it was also a very pleasant service.  I then had quite a sizeable break (very nice and very rare) so I did some preparations in the library and then went and did my reading for class outside in the fresh air.
My next class was on Rambam and was very interesting, I feel that I am starting to get to grips with the some of his ideas.
After lunch (more time outdoors) we had one of our extended Rabbinic literature class.  We are looking at a fascinating section of Tractate Kiddushin, during class we also looked at how to use various on-line resources to help with writing our essays.
After that I went to the library and did some more work on my Midrash and Rabbinic literature essays.
I then came back to the flat and did some more work.  I still hope to get a relatively early night but I still have some preparation to do for Piyyutim class tomorrow. But today was a really gently pleasant day.