Down to 9....

Yay procrastination! I am in the midst of writing my lit review for my thesis. I have read all of the articles & taken painfully careful notes. As soon as I finish this post I'm going to start actually writing! I am not excited, and I have found just about any excuse not to start the thing, but now I am under enough pressure I think I can start.

Everyone keeps asking about my finger so I figure this would be the easiest way instead of answering 1,000 questions. I broke my finger playing flag football last Monday. My finger is broken in two places along the two knuckles and two bones in my palm are fractured. I opted out of a cast, therefore I have to wear a splint for the next 6 weeks. I'm glad I don't have to wear a cast, I would hate to get an awkward tan line. That being said, my flag football season seems to have ended early. I'm still going to attend all the games and cheer on Team Lasers! CHEE-HEE!


Another exciting fact, I am going to Israel this summer! I am going to help chaperone my little brother's senior trip. I cannot wait, it is going to be super exciting and its someplace I've always wanted to visit. I feel like its really going to bring the Bible to life. I cannot wait to experience being in the same places where so much of my faith is rooted. No worries, I will blog like crazy when I'm there.

My lit review is due Thursday. It's almost Sunday. I have zero motivation to finish this, but I know I need to.
Here's to being exhausted! 26 days until I leave for GA :)

Literature Reviews, Flag Football & Rain Storms

Team Lasers!


I guess it's time for an update! My life has utterly been consumed by school work. My literature review for my thesis is due on November 18th, I've been so busy with class work that I have barely made a dent in it. My literature review is about 1/4 of my total thesis, so there is a lot of pressure surrounding it. I know that in the next two weeks I can crank out a good lit review. Tomorrow I am going to the library with some students from my program in hopes to get a good dent in before the weekend starts.

My thesis topic has started to form. DRUMROLL: I am studying the acculturation of foreign athletes into UH's culture. In laymen's terms that means I am studying how culture shock affects athletes who come here from other cultures, how the assimilate into my university and if it affects their skills on the field among other things.

As of life outside of academia, I joined a flag football team. Team Lasers is pretty much dominating despite our very unfortunate loss last night. I guess theres no such thing as perfection. I am excited to meet a few other graduate students and just have fun. There is no pressure on the team to win & it is the most eclectic mix of people. I can't wait for the next game on Monday.

I've been making new friends left & right. I am making an conscious effort to get out of my room and socialize with people instead of focusing just on school work. It's crazy that I, Heather "she knows everyone" Blount, have been antisocial recently. I have a lot of schoolwork on my plate and I'm not going to let my priorities get out of line, but I realized I needed to get out of the same four walls. My grades are spectacular and my professors seem to like writing style so it's time to have some fun!! :)

Homecoming was last weekend, I tailgated before the football game with some friends and met a few new friends. UH won the game against Idaho & we are ranked 26th! Next week we play the #2 school...I'm praying for a miracle.

Halloween was last weekend as well, & that was a ton of fun. I was my alter ego Strawberry Shortcake. Two of my friends and I ventured down to Waikiki Beach on Sunday night to join the block party of sorts. There are thousands of people in costume walking up and down the strip. The costumes were pretty insane, I was impressed!!

I've heard from a lot of people that it's starting to cool down in Georgia. It's still 85 here :) Although the rainy season started. Theres no use in my straightening my hair anymore. It's been raining every day this week and doesn't seem to want to let up anytime soon. I can't complain though because its still warm outside and as soon as the there is a break in the rain there are rainbows. AND IT DOESN'T THUNDERSTORM! You have no idea how happy this makes me. I despise thunderstorms with all of my being. It's nice and calming at night to hear the rain outside with the windows open...as long as the rain doesn't come inside.

If you haven't heard, I'll be back in ATL in December to visit! Let me know if theres anything going on so I can pencil it in to my social calendar. It's filling up quickly :) I can't wait to see my family & my friends. It will be a good visit, I can feel it.

One Love <3