maledetto

Well. After a minor freak out session last night I succeeded in lighting a fire under my own ass and got alot of crap done today.

Right now all I need to do is make up part of my mid-term in English (Monday at the early time of 9:00am) to boost my grade up to a decent level.

I got my financial aid stuff done (mostly, long story).

Stuff is starting to look up. Only thing on my mind right now - aside from waiting for some paperwork to go through - is the grade on the business exam I had today. I'm 99% I passed it, but with how many flying colors? More on this after Thanksgiving break*, I guess.

In news unrelated to cawledge, I have been really distracted from my NaNo. I think, since I'm more or less homework free for the better part of the next few days, I may try and pump out a few thousand words.




*while 95% of the school is getting the entire week off, I have my mid-term, as stated above, and a test in math (my teacher didn't want to use her Get A Free Day Off Class Cancellation Card © on the day before the vacation technically starts). I'm not complaining, but my vacation is totally tainted!

So, stress (not to be confused with the OMG stress around mid-term time, which was way worse) over my English class has turned into a tasty cocktail of bitter resentment, lethargy and hopelessness. I didn't realize just how badly I have been slacking off in the class until I was given the grade evaluation.

I might (and this is seeming more and more like a big might, but I'm probably exaggerating its size) be able to just barely pass it. I also keep thinking "My instructor must think I'm a bum because of my horribleness," which I normally wouldn't care about (and she probably doesn't, who has time to think that when there's 50-60 other students floating around?).

So, yeah. Irrational thinking and general blargh at my ENG class.

In better news, I'm doing pretty well in everything else!

:D ...


(holy emo post, batman)

I crapped out about 2,000 words today for NaNo thus far and am not done. Just taking a break so that I don't overwork my hands (which are really sore today for some reason...). Write or Die has been a big help. If you're doing NaNo and need a kick in the ass to get your writing going check it out at this url:

http://writeordie.drwicked.com/


I've been doing it on Kamikaze/Evil mode. Like a boss.

It's definitely a rough draft and by no means is it polished in anyway. In fact, at the moment, it's missing an enormous part that I skipped writing for now to get started on the actual story. Forgive me, oh gods of linear writing, I have strayed from your path...and I kinda like it.

Anyway, if any of you guys want to take a peek at the rough draft, drop me a comment here and I'll slap it up in a post.

POLITICAL POST. Do not continue to read if politics irritate/bore you. :D!

So, I rarely talk about politics but I just had to get a few things off my chest.

Maine, you are the latest in a long line of poor decision makers. Yes, legalizing gay marriage can and probably will INCREASE (not 'invent' or 'bring on'...this shit already happens, wake up) the fake marriages. Yeah, that'll probably happen. But if it was really that big of an issue you could just cook up something to screen the gay married couples.

Yeah, but there's a catch there. You'd have to use the same screening process on EVERYONE. Why? Because that's equality, bucko. Argue it 'til you're blue in the face, but that's how it works.

Denying any group any rights is what caused the riots and shitstorms when minorities were fighting for their rights. Now any decent person is fine that we're equal, right? Well, some of those same people who stand beside minorities and view them as equals and would fight tooth and nail for their rights are looking down their noses at homosexuals.

What the fuck is your problem, here? I'm usually neutral on topics but this is just out-fucking-rageous. What if we took a week, or even a day and said that all straight couples' marriages were abolished and it was illegal to get married?

You'd do exactly what the homosexual/bisexual community is doing right now.

Lastly, and this is slightly off topic but just a little. A friend of mine brought something to my attention about how Christians are quoting the Bible to make their political points and calling this a 'Christian Nation'.

Guess what? It isn't. It's a political nation. The nearest Christian people to me are almost a whole city block away. If this was a 'Christian Nation' wouldn't my neighbors be Christian? Wouldn't -I- be Christian? Get over yourselves, you overzealous nutjobs.

And before anyone argues and whines, no, I'm not an atheist. Not, I'm not any religion that is 'I HATE CHRISTIANITY'-ish. I respect Christians for their beliefs. If you aren't one of the people calling this a 'Christian Nation', then go you. You're a normal person. But if you -are-, hesitate to comment because, honestly, arguing over this is going to get us nowhere. We'll just butt heads for a few comments and walk away angry and thinking the other guy is an idiot.

As is the norm, I am the slowest of the slow in my NaNo, but I am sticking to my guns this year. I've been brainstorming more than writing, as that's the stuff I have time to do.

This story is getting a bit bigger than intended. Might end up just being a huge page of encyclopedia-like lore at this rate.

So, not to insult anyones religion or anything, but I just caught one of those late night preachings that I like to call 'religious infomercials'.

Direct quote: "If you are looking in the Bible for facts, you are not going to understand the true word of God."

Lady... you are the worst public speaker ever and should never be allowed to speak in defense of your religion.

Babylon A.D. was surprisingly decent!

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In more important news, classes end in about 4-4.5 weeks. Final exams are creepin' up!

I registered for next semester's classes today, bouncing the idea of tacking on an extra class(a four hour psychology class every Friday from either 9am-12:50pm or 10am-1:50pm).

In addition to that class I already have four others:

Microcomputer Applications
English (102, so I can get into some nifty ones for my electives)
Intro to Business Law
Professional Selling (got my Business instructor from this semester!)

Sounds like a fun semester!

Trick 'r Treat - My new favorite Halloween movie!

Drag Me To Hell - On the list of 'watch with friends and poke fun'.

Orphan - Predictable but decent. 5/10 kind of decent.

Stan Helsing - A heaping pile of shit.

Still haven't watched Babylon A.D. but will! Spook movies have been successfully checked off.

Checking off a few spook flicks I've been meaning to watch off my list tonight! Woo!

So far Trick 'r Treat is done and watching Drag Me To Hell. :D

Midterms went eh.

Didn't really sleep last night, kept waking up. Had weird, feverish dreams. Sucked.

Woke up early, which is kind of nice.

Just coming off a good weekend with Lemon. May have something to do with the sudden inability to sleep like a normal human being.

Side note: Need to clean this keyboard.

Just made a big accounting test my bitch.

All the grades are in that will be posted (until a week from Thursday). Doing better than I thought I was. :D

Maybe it's the recent stresses lately, or just the assorted things on my mind, or maybe both, but my brain has been all over the place lately. If I've been acting strangely, I apologize.

I've had a hard time remembering stuff of late. Nothing from recent memory, but everything that is not-so-recent is all blurry and comes to me in a sort of flickering bad-DVD sort of quality. Not really sure what's up.

Anyway. I've been awake for way too long and need to pass out. Test tomorrow.

-Great weekend with Lemon. Wish our schedules were more in sync.

-Doing NaNoWriMo this year and really gunning for it. YOU HEAR ME, ANDI?!

-It's really friggin' cold lately.

-Grades getting posted tonight (assuming the teachers actually post them...only one has so far). Nervous.

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Playing Will (poacher who Ned decapitates at the beginning of A Game of Thrones). Neat!

How about that notice we got in the mail today.

Unless an agreement can be made for a modification on the mortgage, the house gets foreclosed in 90 days.

:|

ROW ROW FIGHT THE POWAH

Hey, gang. It's been a while.

Things are alright on my front. School started two weeks ago and it's pretty good times thus far. Enjoying the dwindling summer now that the (albeit brief) blistering heat is over.

I got a job offer on my birthday (last Thursday), but the interview landed on a class day and upon requesting that she delay the interview an hour and a half, she asked me about my availability (which was clear on the application, as it was filled out a while ago). I explained, she said she'd double check her schedule and call me back. Hasn't happened yet. Plan to call her tomorrow, possibly between classes.

Oh, yeah. I start my fourth class tomorrow. That's a whole 'nother story in itself about the late-start class, but hey. It was a nice break before I had to dive head first into another math class.

My cousin is back around, which is good times. I missed 'im alot.

Things with Lemon (Tonya, the girlfriend) are going great.

...ah, I think that pretty much covers all the bases, folks. Catch you on the flip side.

Sing us the song of the century
That sings like American eulogy
The dawn of my love and conspiracy
Of forgotten hope and the class of 13
Tell me a story into that goodnight
Sing us a song for me

The reunion went wonderfully. Got to see people I haven't seen in two years, due many of the family not being able to make it last year.

Tonya hit it off with the family (like really really well), which filled me with glee. I ran games as promised last year, although way more kids showed up than expected and we ran out of prizes for them quickly. That made me a bit sad, as obviously they didn't really want to continue, but they seem to have enjoyed what they got without playing more. Plus, my uncle and father helped in pawning the games off on my cousin Shelby next year (who seems REALLY excited about doing something 'official' for the reunion...oh, poor ignorant soul XD).

As is the norm for the past...oh, 12 years (many more for my father), my father and I volunteered to grab tables/set up for the reunion in the early morning again.

Some entertainment was had (the most notable for my brain at the moment was the 'family president' asking if anyone was cheating on their wife {given the lack of interesting familial business this past year, no newborns, no one passing away}, so I raised my hand to many laughs), I met relatives that just started coming to the reunion, and all and all it was a much better time than I can remember over the course of the past few years.

On the topic of said girl (Tonya), she used to teach a sign language class and is teaching it to me. It's fascinating to me, I couldn't begin to explain why, but I like it and want to get to know more of it fluently. I have the alphabet memorized (was pretty easy) and am learning the signs so I don't have to spell everything out (and so I can understand it when others are using them).

Anyway, running on around 4-5 hours in the past 72. It is time for conking outs.

EDIT: Forgot to mention, we came home to a jazz/blues concert happening at a music school around the corner from us tonight. Topped off the evening with front lawn chillings and great music. Totally worth the sleep deprivation.