So this morning, I woke up early for Panera and a skype date with Britt. I had the most delicious spinach and artichoke quiche and some apple juice. I sat down with my freshly-repaired computer ready to flip on my webcam for our video chat, only to discover that my laptop is not aware that it has one built in. After consulting the HP website for some troubleshooting tips and coming up with no solution, I resigned myself to the fact that I would yet again be sending my computer off for repairs. I had a wonderful chat with Britt and Smash though. They sent photos of their bathroom... they are having quite a rustic adventure in downtown Beijing.
Fast Forward to Yoga Class
About fifteen minutes into class, after centering my thoughts on the goings-on within the room and focusing on breathing and body movements, the instructor guides us through a series of sun salutations. We begin in mountain pose, and step back into a forward lunge, then its both beet back and into downward facing dog. At this point, I notice a small black and red circle moving swiftly across my mat towards my hands. My concentration is gone as this large spider makes the great journey across my stickymat and onto the hardwood floor towards my neighbors mat. For the next five minutes, I continue to follow along with the movements, but my concentration is on this spider wandering nearby. I was really at a loss as to what I should do about it. I felt like I couldn't possible KILL something during a yoga class. It seemed intrinsically opposite to the purpose of yoga. Was I really ready to soil the atmosphere of the studio by introducing death to the room? Luckily, another woman spotted the intruder and quickly grabbed a flip flop. She smushed the little crawler and swept him over towards the wall. It was too late though... the spider had sufficiently captured my concentration, leaving me lost for the rest of the class.
On my way home from the gym, I decided to stop by the computer store. I need my computer fixed quickly, since I leave for school in one week. I was more than a little upset that my computer still was not fixed, after almost three weeks of not having it. I expressed my frustration to the wonderful service associate (Jason) who told me about this special clause in my warranty that will hopefully get me a new computer. Its a very complicated story, but the end is the important part. I might get a store credit which i can use toward buying a new Macbook Pro, which is what I would really like. I am soooooo excited.
That is all... for now.
