Pancake Tuesday = Major Success

Couple of major surprises this morning that put this day over the top. I woke up and went into the kitchen to make a typical bowl of Cheerios when my roommate, Lucy, asked if I wanted to help her make pancakes in honor of the Irish tradition of Pancake Tuesday. This is their take on Fat Tuesday, the day before Ash Wednesday. We mixed the batter and started pouring it into the skillet, and although at first I was pretty - actually, very - skeptical, they turned out to be delicious! A much more exciting breakfast than my Cheerios would have been. On top of that, I walked into my Spanish class this afternoon to find a note on the board saying class had been cancelled. Major score! My classes rarely get cancelled here so that was a nice surprise. I ran into a few classmates on my way back to my room and shared the good news with them, and they were also happy to hear this unexpected news. Now that today's class was cancelled, I only have 5 more Spanish classes, and 2 of them are for an oral and class test. So really only 3 more - crazy!

Yesterday was a total work day. I wrote 2 papers, one for my Irish Traditional Music class, and the other for my Anglo-Irish Literature class. Both were pretty painless. For my Anglo-Irish class, I went to see 3 short plays by Samuel Beckett a few weeks ago and I had to write a review of them. I admit it, I am a total dork when it comes to Beckett. I read his play "Waiting for Godot" my Senior year of high school and was totally obsessed with it. Ask my younger brother; he just read it in the same class and I comment about it constantly. I don't know what it is about his work that intrigues me. It's so abstract and tragic which doesn't sound like my type of read at all. Hello, I also enjoy Gossip Girl! But whatever it is, I love it, so writing a review of his work was an enjoyable piece of cake, all the while jamming out to the songs performed on American Idol last week. I've become a fan this season.

Speaking of Pancake Tuesday and Ash Wednesday, I am still mulling over what I want to give up for Lent. I don't really have any super bad habits, like drinking a lot of soda or eating a lot of chocolate, that I can sacrifice. So I am also thinking of things I can take on instead of giving up, like being more considerate of others. I'll have to keep thinking. Any suggestions?

Slan!