We Like Grass

 I suppose it has been a while! While my lifestyle of running, cooking, and bits and pieces of school and projects hasn't changed much, a lot has happened and spring has truly sprung! It's truly that season, as the goslings are out and I have been hissed at by protective parent geese. Hurrah! Some notes of late: Last class for one of my education classes yesterday! We had a little off-campus party with Exodus, our community partner and the host organization for our formerly incarcerated classmates. It was so cute, and the first party I've had in a long time (because of COVID...) We all got little certificates and there were balloons and cake . And it was so fun to finally meet the non-Vassar students and chat a little bit :) This class has definitely been a learning experience and motivates me to more actively seek out relationship building with those whose life experiences are vastly different from my own. Monday was also my last real class for BIO, where we finished up ou...

 Here is a day in my life, a Monday! Mondays are my busiest day, I'm out of the house on campus for 12 hours usually. The account of yesterday (April 12) My alarm goes off at 653. I snoozed three times then got up and went pee and brushed my teeth then changed and popped out for a morning run. Spring is here and I relished in the rain cleansed air and flowering trees lining the streets and colorful daffodils and bulbs peeking up in residential gardens. A good morning jaunt! A quick abs workout and Yoga with Emily finished up the morning exercise ritual, then quick shower, breakfast and Duolingo practice before heading out for the day! Bike to the art class. Some gesture poses, which is an opportunity for more yoga haha. Then a longer sitting pose and an even longer lying down pose, listened to a friends vassar podcast and made more progress on autumn and Adrienne maree brown’s podcast, how to survive the end of the world. Literally I get paid for podcast nap time basically! Quick l...

 After a long hiatus from this blog site, I am back with some updates on my final semester of college! In typical-Tamika fashion, I'm going to structure this as lists for the sake of ease. The short summary of my life at the moment is that I have a wonderfully interesting courseload but quite relaxed workload, which means I spend a lot of time doing leisurely activities and sleeping (and also applying for jobs/trying to figure out post-grad plans, but I'm intentionally leaving most of that drama out for now...you'll get an update when I have concrete news!). Books I’ve Read Bestiary Rules for Radicals -for class Playbook for Progressives -for class Imagining the Future of Climate Change  Minor Feelings The Color of Air The Gangster We’ve All Been Waiting For Veganism of Color Meet the Food Radicals (in progress) Things I do for class Made beer with Kveik ale yeast Guest speakers from Poughkeepsie Community: Community Matters 2, Real Skills Starting to build a theoretical fr...