Not Feeling the Spirit?

Leah C.

February 14, 2010 - 11:00 PM

Happy Chinese New Year/Valentine's Day! Two holidays on one day must be pretty awesome right? It should, but for some reason I just haven't really been in the mood to celebrate. I feel like there's so much pressure lately. Pressure from getting things done, such as this blog I'm writing right now. I still feel exhausted from the mid-terms last week, even though I've definitely gotten more sleep at home than here. Unfortunately that's pretty much what I've done since. After the Valentine's rose sale last Friday, I've pretty much abandoned all the other work I've had. Resting, eating lots of yummy new years food, and spending time with family, maybe that's it? Perhaps I'm in a super duper relaxation mode. Too tired to care about everything else around me.

The weekend also went by too quickly, and I haven't had my fair share of festivities. I miss the lion dancing, the parades, and the larger family dinner for Chinese new years (which will be held next week). Now I feel like I'm whining. I feel disappointed here, too stressed, and too tired to even care about Valentine's Day as well. I'm late on the artwork that I had planned for my boyfriend of 3 years, and the most we did today since I got back to Eugene was exchange one out of our two gifts. I think he understands ... maybe. Another thing that is late, and is frustrating me right now is my camera! I finally ordered one, and it was supposed to be mailed yesterday. Well....Its not here! I've made several phone calls asking what the status " delivery exception" meant and finally asked if I could just pick my package up at a Fedex location. I was denied though ..... and honestly, I did not understand half of what the representative was saying, only "Sorry Ma'am," in a very thick accent. Now I have to wait till Tuesday, because Fedex doesn't deliver on Mondays. I am super sad. I want my package now....

Another big thing on my mind right now is HKSA Night, what am I going to do!? There is so much to plan and work on. With the event less than 2 months away, we need to get our decorations, props, and performances down. I also have a form sitting in front of me to fill out in order to request to see the senate and ask for more funding. So we need to put together a strong argument ASAP. The main reason we are requesting more funding is because our members have increased and we are expected to exhaust the budget that the previous President had created for this year. I have scheduled a meeting for this Tuesday to discuss and divide the task of speaking, and the points we want to make. Following that meeting we are hosting our Chinese New Year dinner at a local restaurant. So there's a lot of planning to be done there as well! I of course do not have the sole burden on HKSA affairs, but as one of the presidents, it is my responsibility to oversee everything that we are doing. Its really overwhelming sometimes!

I hope when I wake up in the morning, I will feel better. I probably won't be so happy though. My illustration class at 8am is too early. I can never function 100% in that class. My creativity just shuts down during that time. Honestly I really would love to sleep in one day if the professor didn't take attendance.