I am NOT looking forward to Japanese today. I'm just not. It's the same professor that I had in that uber-advanced Japanese class, and I'm STILL not allowed to speak English unless I have permission. This is going to suck wind.
I also have to go to the store today. My loving family ate all my veggies. I also need an air filter. Mom checked the one I have currently, and it was probably put in there sometime before the Berlin Wall fell. I don't know if the complex is that old, but just go along with it.
Woke up last night to a clattering sound around 2. At first, I thought Sophie had gotten into something, but then I realized she was snoring away in the corner. And then I had the horrific realization that I hadn't locked the back door. I had images of hooligans coming in and making off with the TV, my purse... but I was too scared to go out there, because all I could find in lieu of weaponry was a lamp, and they might have gunses. So I locked the door. But Toby and Sophie weren't barking, and I didn't hear anything else, so I guess I dreamed it all. Nothing was amiss this morning. Living by yourself makes you paranoid.
Just had breakfast, and now I'm gonna get dressed and stuff like that, then go to the store. Japanese starts at 3, but I wanna get on campus by maybe 1:30, so I can leisurely go by the bookstore and pick up my textbooks, maybe sell some back that I don't need. I'm also gonna take my Bard book over to someplace where I can scream 'CAN SOMEBODY HELP MEEEEEEEEEE?!' and they will come and make Shakespeare less intimidating. At least, if someone who knows Shakespeare is available >.<
Monday, September 7, 2009
Sunday, September 6, 2009
Day 36
I've had food on the brain all day today. And with good reason. I have eaten better in the last two days than I have eaten in a VERY long time. I do so like it when my parents come by! Not only do they keep me company, they also cook for me AND fix my computer. So that's nice. Watching 'Twister' with Mom and Daddy. Got me some good food in the fridge, so I'm a happy camper. Still haven't read that much of Henry IV... And I don't plan on it until I have something like Sparknotes that will help me in my endeavors. I may have to stay after class on Tuesday and ask the Professor if there's anything I can do about the whole 'Shakespeare is unintelligible' squick. But then it'll be too late, since I'll only have Wednesday to read a WHOLE lotta Henry IV. I guess the only thing I can do is caulk the wagon and float.
Oh, and we found out one of the doorknobs was borked. Wouldn't turn or anything. Mom tried convincing it, but it wouldn't work. Turns out that it was made of this really cheap plastic, and with the help of duct tape, Daddy got it to work. Proof that, once again, Duct Tape saves the day.
UPDATE
They just left. Took some stuff, left some stuff, hugs, kisses, 'come see us sometime'. I thought I'd be ready for it, you know? Like I wouldn't be a sniffling wreck like last time. But, I'll have you know, I didn't cry.
I just felt like it.
It's kind of hard, when for a few glorious hours, you have people to keep you company, to laugh with and stuff like that. And then they're gone. And now Toby's scratching at the front door and whining. Is it silly to want company? I feel like I shouldn't be so clingy. But then again, I'm always over analyzing everything I do.
Got Japanese tomorrow at... some time... Meh.
Oh, and we found out one of the doorknobs was borked. Wouldn't turn or anything. Mom tried convincing it, but it wouldn't work. Turns out that it was made of this really cheap plastic, and with the help of duct tape, Daddy got it to work. Proof that, once again, Duct Tape saves the day.
UPDATE
They just left. Took some stuff, left some stuff, hugs, kisses, 'come see us sometime'. I thought I'd be ready for it, you know? Like I wouldn't be a sniffling wreck like last time. But, I'll have you know, I didn't cry.
I just felt like it.
It's kind of hard, when for a few glorious hours, you have people to keep you company, to laugh with and stuff like that. And then they're gone. And now Toby's scratching at the front door and whining. Is it silly to want company? I feel like I shouldn't be so clingy. But then again, I'm always over analyzing everything I do.
Got Japanese tomorrow at... some time... Meh.
Saturday, September 5, 2009
Day 35
Ah. Sorry about the short paragraph I posted yesterday (read: five minutes ago). See, I went to dinner at Layne's with Lechner around 5:20, we went to campus after that, set out for First Yell (which was awesometasticness) which started at 8, and when it was over it was time to go to Kyle Field for Midnight Yell. I don't think I'll go to many of those. There are a ton of people crowding in, which I absolutely HATEHATEHATE, so yeah. Now, if I had someone to mug down with, that'd be a different story entirely XP.
Pretty excited because Mom's here, and currently making me lonche. And Daddy's coming down tomorrow (he'll try, anyway), and make hamburgers tomorrow!
Ooh, I still have to read Henry IV. I've tried to get into it, but I have this whole thing about 'ooh, it's the Bard... good luck trying to understand whatever the heck HE'S saying!'. But I do like the character Falstaff. He's basically a fat old knight who lies and cheats and steals stuff and is generally pretty ornery. Like an evil Santa.
I've got my Class of 2012 shirt on, I'm all yelled up, and I'm hoping we're gonna BEAT THE HELL OUT OF NEW MEXICO STATE! A-A-A-WHOOP!
Pretty excited because Mom's here, and currently making me lonche. And Daddy's coming down tomorrow (he'll try, anyway), and make hamburgers tomorrow!
Ooh, I still have to read Henry IV. I've tried to get into it, but I have this whole thing about 'ooh, it's the Bard... good luck trying to understand whatever the heck HE'S saying!'. But I do like the character Falstaff. He's basically a fat old knight who lies and cheats and steals stuff and is generally pretty ornery. Like an evil Santa.
I've got my Class of 2012 shirt on, I'm all yelled up, and I'm hoping we're gonna BEAT THE HELL OUT OF NEW MEXICO STATE! A-A-A-WHOOP!
Day 34
Yay! No classes todai! I is teh happeh. First Yell is tonight. I'm really excited about that. I'm gonna get to see Jeff Dunham. and Achmed the Dead Terrorist, and Peanut, and Walter, and stuff.
Hm... I don't plan on much happening today. So, life is sweet.
Hm... I don't plan on much happening today. So, life is sweet.
Thursday, September 3, 2009
Day 33
Another day, and I am exhausted. Let me say this: I am SO glad I only have two days like these a week.
Rode the Sardine Express this morning. The first bus was supposed to come by around 7:05. Instead, it sped by around 7:15, packed, with 'another bus follows' on the top marquee. About five minutes later, a second bus went by, blaring the same message. By this time, about twenty people were crowded at the bus stop, and it was growing later and later. Finally, I managed to mosh my way onto the third bus, which actually had room, and we were off. I've decided to drive instead. So, I organized a carpool with two other girls who live in the apartment complex across the street. I'll try to find two more people, just because I'm sure they'd rather get to campus more quickly.
Class was long. Music was a joke, really. She made us sing that scale song from 'the sound of music', and demonstrated scales she said were in the key of C, but they were actually in the key of B flat. I can tell. I have, if not perfect pitch, pretty darn good pitch. Anthropology was all right. We talked about evolution and the different theories and people associated with it. Shakespeare was pretty fun. I really like the professor. He went up into the seats and sat randomly, to demonstrate... something, I can't remember. Then came the long wait until Naut Arch. I typed up my notes and did more homework (I'm done with homework and notes for the week now), and then got really, REALLY bored. So I was going to go to Scoates hall to wait it out, but I ran into one of the girls who'll be in my carpool. So we talked for a bit, and then we ended up at the poster sale by Sbisa. They had a lot of posters that I liked, they even had a poster for Jim Henson's Labyrinth. I wanted to get it, but I was afraid they'd think I was a dork. So I didn't. I might tomorrow, though. Naut Arch was fun. I have a feeling it always will be.
And then the moshing began again.
I got out of Scoates, and thought 'hmm, there sure are a lot of people around. They're probably going to disperse off to the parking lots and such.' But they didn't. They kept going the same way I was going. And they ALL went to the bus stop I needed. I am not exaggerating, there were at least a hundred people there. And the buses weren't coming. And more people were coming. Finally, a bus stopped, and everyone crowded around it like zombies around an organ donor clinic. I even texted Kai asking her to give me a lift, but then another bus got there, and I moshed my way onto it. I was listening to some pretty intense music at the time, and there were people all the way to the curb, looking at us as we drove away. It made me think that the campus was some horrible disaster site, and the buses were evacuating people away. But that was just me daydreaming. I think of a lot of strange things. I remember walking through my high school and pretending everything was underwater. That was trippy.
But now, I'm home, and I'm dead on my feet. I'm expecting Daddy to call tonight, so I'll wait up for that, but as soon as he does, I'm going to bed.
Rode the Sardine Express this morning. The first bus was supposed to come by around 7:05. Instead, it sped by around 7:15, packed, with 'another bus follows' on the top marquee. About five minutes later, a second bus went by, blaring the same message. By this time, about twenty people were crowded at the bus stop, and it was growing later and later. Finally, I managed to mosh my way onto the third bus, which actually had room, and we were off. I've decided to drive instead. So, I organized a carpool with two other girls who live in the apartment complex across the street. I'll try to find two more people, just because I'm sure they'd rather get to campus more quickly.
Class was long. Music was a joke, really. She made us sing that scale song from 'the sound of music', and demonstrated scales she said were in the key of C, but they were actually in the key of B flat. I can tell. I have, if not perfect pitch, pretty darn good pitch. Anthropology was all right. We talked about evolution and the different theories and people associated with it. Shakespeare was pretty fun. I really like the professor. He went up into the seats and sat randomly, to demonstrate... something, I can't remember. Then came the long wait until Naut Arch. I typed up my notes and did more homework (I'm done with homework and notes for the week now), and then got really, REALLY bored. So I was going to go to Scoates hall to wait it out, but I ran into one of the girls who'll be in my carpool. So we talked for a bit, and then we ended up at the poster sale by Sbisa. They had a lot of posters that I liked, they even had a poster for Jim Henson's Labyrinth. I wanted to get it, but I was afraid they'd think I was a dork. So I didn't. I might tomorrow, though. Naut Arch was fun. I have a feeling it always will be.
And then the moshing began again.
I got out of Scoates, and thought 'hmm, there sure are a lot of people around. They're probably going to disperse off to the parking lots and such.' But they didn't. They kept going the same way I was going. And they ALL went to the bus stop I needed. I am not exaggerating, there were at least a hundred people there. And the buses weren't coming. And more people were coming. Finally, a bus stopped, and everyone crowded around it like zombies around an organ donor clinic. I even texted Kai asking her to give me a lift, but then another bus got there, and I moshed my way onto it. I was listening to some pretty intense music at the time, and there were people all the way to the curb, looking at us as we drove away. It made me think that the campus was some horrible disaster site, and the buses were evacuating people away. But that was just me daydreaming. I think of a lot of strange things. I remember walking through my high school and pretending everything was underwater. That was trippy.
But now, I'm home, and I'm dead on my feet. I'm expecting Daddy to call tonight, so I'll wait up for that, but as soon as he does, I'm going to bed.
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
Day 32
I was productive todai!!! I is so very proud of myself. <3
Went to campus early to get some homework done, then went to Japanese to see if I could understand anything. I couldn't. So I dropped the class. I can't add another Japanese class right now, because it's conflicting with my bio lab. So that sucks. SIX YEARS of studying a language, and I'm still not halfway fluent. But all I need is that last credit and I'll be done with it. Then I'm thinking I might pick up Spanish on Rosetta Stone or something. Came back to the apartment, then went back out and got some more groceries. Had time for a quick nap, and now I'm up and... I think I'll try to push through Henry IV tonight. Ooh, I need to print out the syllabus for that class... gotta go!
Went to campus early to get some homework done, then went to Japanese to see if I could understand anything. I couldn't. So I dropped the class. I can't add another Japanese class right now, because it's conflicting with my bio lab. So that sucks. SIX YEARS of studying a language, and I'm still not halfway fluent. But all I need is that last credit and I'll be done with it. Then I'm thinking I might pick up Spanish on Rosetta Stone or something. Came back to the apartment, then went back out and got some more groceries. Had time for a quick nap, and now I'm up and... I think I'll try to push through Henry IV tonight. Ooh, I need to print out the syllabus for that class... gotta go!
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
Day 31
Well... Here it is.
Today was long.
I woke up at omg o'clock, then rode the Sardine Express (the bus route this morning had all seats taken, people in the aisles, by the driver and two by two down the aisle) and took my classes.
Class one: Music and the Human Experience. Not bad, but for the first week or two we'll be covering stuff I learned in middle school. The teacher is a bit boring, but I'll manage.
Class two: Biological Anthropology. Remember that real live furby they discovered in Indonesia? My prof is the lady who found it. She's pretty cool, but I have a lot of homework from her.
Class three: Shakespeare. I'm supposed to start reading through Henry IV part 1. The prof is this old guy who s really sarcastic and pretty darn awesome.
Shakespeare ends at 12:something. I have about three and a half hours to kill before
Class four: Nautical Archaeology. My prof is Santa. Seriously. All he needs is the red suit. I bet he volunteers at the mall come the holiday season, he looks so much like him.
I'm actually quite lucky, I got home around 5:15. If the class had lasted the whole time, I wouldn't have been home until at least six. Meh. I'm exhausted. Gonna make myself dinner, see what kind of homework I need to do tonight, then go to bed early.
Today was long.
I woke up at omg o'clock, then rode the Sardine Express (the bus route this morning had all seats taken, people in the aisles, by the driver and two by two down the aisle) and took my classes.
Class one: Music and the Human Experience. Not bad, but for the first week or two we'll be covering stuff I learned in middle school. The teacher is a bit boring, but I'll manage.
Class two: Biological Anthropology. Remember that real live furby they discovered in Indonesia? My prof is the lady who found it. She's pretty cool, but I have a lot of homework from her.
Class three: Shakespeare. I'm supposed to start reading through Henry IV part 1. The prof is this old guy who s really sarcastic and pretty darn awesome.
Shakespeare ends at 12:something. I have about three and a half hours to kill before
Class four: Nautical Archaeology. My prof is Santa. Seriously. All he needs is the red suit. I bet he volunteers at the mall come the holiday season, he looks so much like him.
I'm actually quite lucky, I got home around 5:15. If the class had lasted the whole time, I wouldn't have been home until at least six. Meh. I'm exhausted. Gonna make myself dinner, see what kind of homework I need to do tonight, then go to bed early.
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