Here's a psychology experiment I'd like to see: when plans suddenly change, does it become harder to fill the time with productive work? Today, for example, I was going to sign an apartment lease for next year and hang out with Laura who was planning to visit campus. I had devoted a whole day to those things, but when neither happened, I was left with hours that I could not bring myself to fill.
The apartment story is quite a saga. , , and I decided a while back to rent an apartment next year instead of spending our senior year in the dorms. We're all ready to take that next baby step into the real world. After researching a bit, we made an appointment to tour a new-this-year complex about as close to campus as the dorms but in the opposite direction. Beautiful apartments (902 square feet! Balconies! Vaulted ceilings!) and the location is close to both campus and a commercial center. Unfortunately, Lee wasn't able to see them due to an exam, but we asked all sorts of questions and I took a lot of pictures. His absence did prevent us from signing that day, however. The plan was to show him the pictures, talk about options, and go back the next morning (today) to sign if we agreed on everything. The catch was that we had reserved the only top-floor triple bedroom apartment left in the complex. If we didn't go this morning it would be gone.
Eric was itching to get the apartment, largely because Mel and — who had taken the tour with us— had already signed on a double just down the hall. Alas, it was not to be. Lee told us this morning that he couldn't sign yet because his parents wanted to visit and do their own research. I don't blame them; it wasn't quite a spur of the moment decision but it was pretty darn fast. We'll see what happens.
With that block of time suddenly open, I was looking forward to seeing Laura again. Unlike previous weekends, we hadn't made any specific plans for the day; just hanging out, enjoying each other's company. Alas, that, too, was not to be. Her grandmother's dog had a tumor that was acting up and Laura wanted to take care of it. It was a sickness in the family, so to speak. She's still planning to come up tomorrow, so that's a plus.
I had an entire Saturday at my disposal. What did I do? Surfed, read, and watched TV. Lazy Saturday. Also, a group of us went to see this evening. I won't go into a full review here, but I will say its are very well deserved. I clapped at the end. I never clap for movies.