30 extra minutes

what could you do if you had an extra 30 minutes each morning?

would you snooze, watch TV, listen to the radio, take extra time in the shower, read a book, finish the work you took home last night, go in early to work/class, take a quick jog/walk?

i know what i would do, but instead i forgot i had an extra 30 minutes this morning and i came in early and now i figured, "hey, why not update my blog. sounds like a reasonable use of time."

I have to make some major life decisions within the next few days. One consists of deciding my schedule for next year. Which clerkship, when, where, in what order. All major decisions. And as I am making my choices, I realize that i mostly base my decision on random things. For example, one of my most important considerations is location: can i get home fast enough or do i have to wait for the shuttle? Instead of being concerned with what residents are like or my potential for learning more material or getting more hands on exposure or where i could get the best recommendation, I worry about if it is easily accessible to my house (apt.).

random thought: i get to go to my real house (the one with a front and back yard) in very few days. so which would you pick: winter in the NY or summer in South Texas? Problem is winter is over and spring has started. And spring in the city is beautiful because the dead-looking trees start blooming and it seems like the whole city is ready to wake up from their winter hibernation. but as beautiful as that sounds, I don't know if I could trade that for the sweltering heat that is completely unbearable.