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Wednesday, July 16th, 2008
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9:16 pm - Back When Dating Was Simple...
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Back in high school I introduced a friend to MST3K. This simple introduction lead to her picking up a little 10 cent booklet in the bargain bin for me because it reminded her of the old 50's informational shorts done MST3K-style that I had shown her. To this day whenever I am feeling in the need of a good laugh I just have to flip open this book and let out a laugh. So I felt that maybe some others would get the same joy out of it.
On the downside I could only scan in the cover and one page due to my computer slowly dying, but if anyone is interested in seeing more I can provide.
So, without further adieu I present...
( 'Boy Dates Girl' by Gay Head (oh how definitions change to hilarious effect) )
current mood:  sore
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| Thursday, July 10th, 2008
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4:58 pm - The Bright Side
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You know, as much as I complain about my job, there are a few perks. For example, the guests that stayed in room 513 made a grand mess of things. Dog fur and treats all over the floor, a terrible smell, and vomit in a garbage can. Not pleasant at all. But luckily it wasn't as bad as I thought it was because they were kind enough to leave behind 24 bottles of unopened beer.
Along with the vodka I'm planning on buying, I'm going to have a grand ol' time this weekend. Oh yes!
current mood:  chipper
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| Wednesday, July 9th, 2008
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10:43 am - Ouchies
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Not the best of weekends, to say the least. At work I managed to sprain my wrist while making a bed, get a huge and painful bruise on a finger joint so a day was spent with that finger in a splint, half of the trainees quitting and the other half desperately searching for a new job (myself included in the latter category), and at home a drunken idiot pulling the fire alarm at 3:30 in the morning and half of the residents refusing to leave the building for a good half hour (and this is before we knew that it was a drunken idiot and not an actual fire!).
Not the greatest of weekends, to say the least.
On a better note though the bf's family was down for the weekend and took us for dinners, breakfasts, and to the International Tattoo. Really neat show, though so patriotic that it's embarrassing at times. But highly recommended nonetheless, if only for the really neat German drill team.
Also watched the Doctor Who season finale. I'll have thoughts and whatnot on that later.
I really wanna go out and take some photos of Halifax. It's such a beautiful city and it's just begging me to go out and snap photos. I may do that this afternoon when I go out to mail things. We shall see.
current mood:  lethargic
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| Monday, June 16th, 2008
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7:13 pm - Work Woes
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Had my first day of official paid work today. I was nervous going in, but hoped that that would dissipate. Coming out I'm wondering what the hell I've gotten myself into and seriously considering leaving ASAP.
For starters, a good majority of my housekeeping co-workers are stony faced, impatient, and snappy. When I walked in this morning it looked like one of the room attendants was breaking down and crying and everything. The only person that seemed to show any sign of kindness was the manager (who is a decent guy). The rest just stood around stony-faced and bitching.
The biggest complaint that I have is my supervisor. She doesn't explain things very clearly outside of a classroom setting, and called one of us a "dumbass" when she had forgotten something. She yells and glares at her co-workers when they are too busy with their own tasks to do what she requests of them, and was snappy with one of the room attendants who came down to get more bed sheets. She barely cracked even a smile once, and no encouragement whatsoever.
Just... gah! What the hell have I gotten myself into? I'm really not looking forward to going back in tomorrow morning. Not at all.
current mood: disappointed
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| Monday, June 9th, 2008
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2:08 pm - Ahh!
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Got back from a fairly good interview for the Holiday Inn job. Seems like they want to hire me. Now I just have to wait for the phone call.
And Gods help me, I feel literally sick to my stomach from nervousness. I'm also shaking and feel like crying. I spectacular over-reaction, I know, but this is the very first interview I have ever had in which nothing went wrong. Now everything hinges on my references, and that's what's making me nervous as hell. Will the Holiday Inn be able to contact them alright? Will the references make good comments about me? Will they even know what to say? Will my old job explain that for the two years that I worked with them a lot of it was casual and why?
Oh dear Gods, I'm scared as hell. I don't like having things like this out of my control. I feel lucky that I even got an interview at all. Now I'm so nervous I can't stop shaking and want to curl up and never peek my head out to the world again.
Gah!
Edit: I GOT IT! EEE! I start Thursday!
current mood:  stressed
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| Sunday, June 8th, 2008
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1:38 pm - Indecision
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I just received a message from Pete's Frootique (an exotic/imported foods grocery store) asking me for an interview. So I now have a possible interview there plus an interview tomorrow morning for the Holiday Inn...
Now, assuming that I get in for both jobs, I dunno which one I'd rather have. Work in a grocery store (probably in either produce or deli) or be a housekeeper. I'm going into both with little to no experience in these fields, so I dunno what to expect.
Eek! So what to do? I know for sure that the housekeeping job is temporary, but they may keep me on for longer after training and if I'm that damn good, but at the same time I may end up in retail hell with the grocer, but it may not be only for a few months.
Well, I guess I'll just see which one pans out, I guess. I have a D&D game to play in a few hours, so maybe I should try to learn the rules for that. Hopefully I won't be totally clueless, especially since I'm playing with people I have never met before (the boy's friend and his friend). Here's hoping for at least not completely clueless.
current mood:  anxious
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| Friday, June 6th, 2008
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3:21 pm - Finally! A Job Interview!
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I just got a call from the Holiday Inn, and so I now have a job interview slated for Monday! Yay! It's for a full-time housekeeping position, but the only downside is that it's done on October 31st. But ah well, it's still a job. Plus it saves me from applying to the call centres for a few more months if I get it. Here's hoping.
Right now I'm just relaxing, munching on some Honey Nut Cheerios, and listening to some Aerosmith. I feel like doing some writing and drawing, but I really should iron and put laundry away. Mrr.
Anyway, it's a nice and sunny day, the job hunt doesn't seem as hopeless anymore, and I'm feeling pretty damn good. Here's hoping that things will stay that way. Cheers!
current mood:  bouncy
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| Thursday, April 17th, 2008
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2:15 pm - Yay For Sun!
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But nay for studying. Bah. But at least I found a couple of possible summer jobs. One is at a cafe and the other is cleaning and setting up equipment at the campus arena and gym. I think that that wouldn't be too bad of a job, especially with flexible hours.
Anyway, off to try to convince the boy and a few others to go outside and throw around a ball. Later.
current mood: chipper
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| Tuesday, April 8th, 2008
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10:16 am - Bzuh?
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I ended up forcing myself to stay awake for the most of the night last night due to a really sick boyfriend. We almost ended up going to the hospital, but luckily it didn't come to that after all. He's still rather sick this morning, but not nearly as sick as last night. At least he can actually stand up and talk today.
But, needless to say, today I'm feeling more than a little groggy. Probably doesn't help that the period flows start today. Ow.
On the agenda for today: comfort foods. Need milk, pudding, chicken noodle soup, yogurt, and anything else that looks helpful for flus and just general comfort foods. Chocolate chip cookies sound especially good right about now... Any suggestions?
current mood:  drained
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| Tuesday, April 1st, 2008
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12:16 pm - A New Era?
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A new blog for a new chapter of life.
Not much is there at the moment and it's not too fancy. I'm going to try to put some more thoughtful posts in there and leave this LJ for the "I did this and this today" stuff along with fandom works.
On another note I heard back from two old friends today! That absolutely made my day.
Anyway, got work to do. Later, my friendlies.
current mood: chipper
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9:47 am - A Fresh Start
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The start of a new month, and therefore the start of a turning over of a new leaf for me. I have horrible problems with procrastination. It's so bad that I've lost lots of money over it and have done some really bad damage. I didn't want to admit this for a long time, but I have to bite the bullet and do something about it. So today I'm doing all the things that I should have done months ago.
Procrastination, I will defeat you! Wish me luck.
current mood:  determined
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| Friday, March 28th, 2008
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11:16 am - Back From The Dead
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Eek! Long time no see. I kinda decided a few months back that I needed a break from the interwebs world, and I must say that overall it was a good thing. Though the consequence of that is now when I am online I just check a few sites then feel bored with the internet. Ah well.
Anyway, these days I've been just working like hell on school work and, in the process, made a few life goals for myself. I've decided that, unless something better and more appealing comes up, I'm now working my way to a Masters in Librarian Sciences. My main goal is still to be a professional writer in some field (whether it be fiction or academic or whatnot) but I don't want to starve while trying to achieve that goal. Besides, this isn't the first time I've considered being a librarian, though now that I know more of what the job entitles it looks a lot more appealing to me now. So, unless something better pops up, that shall be my goal.
At the moment though I'm on the hunt for a sublet/place to stay for the summer. I know that if I suck it up and go back to Amherst then I would probably go insane and become broke, if last year is anything to go by. So for my sanity I'm staying in Halifax.
As far as creative works go I've been writing a wide variety of stuff when I get a few moments in between essays. Just recently wrote a Medieval Literature essay that I'm rather proud of and rather eager to know how I did on it. At the moment I have two more essays to do for this year, one for Origins of Science Fiction and the other for Modern Social and Political Thought. After those are done it's just three exams and I'm done for the year, so huttah! But otherwise I've been writing some original fiction and yesterday I starting on some fanfic for the first time in a long time. I really want to do a lot of creative stuff over the summer, so with any luck I'll end the summer with lots of work to be proud of.
I've also been trying to get back in contact with some old friends, though it's been over a week now and none have responded back. I've been feeling the need to reconnect with people and to forge some new friendships, even if it is over the internet. I've been wanting to look forward to going on MSN and having hours long chats with people and anything and everything. But so far my hopes have seemed to be futile but I'm still trying.
Anyway, that's all for now, folks. Here's hoping that I'll be posting some more in the future.
current mood: anxious
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| Sunday, August 26th, 2007
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12:31 am
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Have spent the last two days packing up for university and will probably still be packing the vast majority of my stuff until Monday. On one hand I'm liking the packing because it really means that I'm going back to Halifax soon. On the other it means that I'll soon have a very empty and lonely bedroom for the last week that I'm here. Plus I just don't like phsyically packing. I find it rather draining and I tend to make a mess while sorting through stuff to find what I need to take. It's slowly but surely getting there.
Though my cleaning and packing have revealed a lot of started then forgotten about fanfics of various fandoms. Hm, may have to revisit some once I get some free time.
But that free time might not be coming for a while. In between packing, sorting out loans, last minute shopping for school stuff, and saying goodbye to friends, things are going to be hectic this week and most definately next week as well. Ah well, it should prove to be fun, though I'll be a little sad to leave this house for somewhat good. That's life, I guess.
current mood: groggy
current music: Mythbusters
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| Monday, August 13th, 2007
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11:21 pm
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The summer, that is. Only 21 days left! Whoop! Never thought I'd be happy about going back to school/summer vacation being over, but here I am.
Finally got my courses sorted out. This year I am taking:
- Introdution to Psychology and Neurology
- A course on the Arthur stories
- Medieval Literature
- History of Science Fiction
- Theory of the Avant-Garde
- Modern Social and Political Thought
An interesting bag of courses, but it all sounds interesting so I'm looking forward to it. Oh and as you can see, I'm no longer taking Journalism. Decided that it's not right for me. So now I'm taking a BA combined honours in Contemporary Studies and English. Sounds like a lot of work, but it's a subject that I enjoy so it should be good.
And with that I'm off to do some artistic stuff. Cyas!
current mood:  artistic
current music: Murray Gold - Doomsday Theme
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| Thursday, July 19th, 2007
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10:53 pm - Why Hello There
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So, over two months since my last post (sorry, sorry). At least I have quite a bit to chat about.
My biggest thing this summer is finally decided that I'm not coming back here next year. Since coming back from Halifax I've been feeling restless, haven't been able to find a job (Zellers didn't even call back. Zellers!), and generally feeling like I've outgrown Amherst. So I've decided that next year I'm probably going to be staying in Halifax. That seems to be my best choice at the moment. If I'm lucky I'll be able to go in on an apartment with a friend or two, but if not then if I get a job with the university then I can stay on campus. I really hope it won't come to that because then I won't have access to a kitchen or even a microwave (microwaves, toasters, even my kettle are banned from residence), so here's hoping for an apartment.
So needless to say, I'm scared, but excited. I really feel like that I have to do this, if only for my own sanity. Amherst isn't the sort of place you want to stay if you want to make a living for yourself.
On the job front, like I said I've applied to a few places, but so far I've only gotten one interview with the Bed & Bath that's opening soon. That was almost two weeks ago now, so I'm going to apply to Carlton Cards and probably Blockbuster as well. I need money and something to do! Someone please hire me!! Wish me luck.
Onto happier things, only six and a half weeks left until I'm back in Halifax! Can't wait. Right now the plan is to go down on the third of September and stay with my boyfriend (whom by then I will not have seen in over 4 months) until the fifth when I move into res. I think my mother and step-dad are bringing my things down on the third so that we can at least put my stuff into the room that day, but I can't actually move in until the fifth. I don't know if I'll be going down on the bus or not, since I highly doubt that there will be enough room in the little Echo for all my stuff and the three of us, but we shall see.
Tomorrow night I'm off to Moncton with a few friends for the Harry Potter book opening! Yay for Potterdammerung! I'm hoping to have the book done quick enough so that I can see the prime wank as it happens. Oh man, fandom will explode and it will be beautiful. Eeee!
Speaking of fandom, I have a couple one-shot ideas for MST3K fanfic. I know that I must say this a lot, but this time I mean it! If I stick to it this time then I'll have one up next week. Here's hoping.
Phew, long post. And with that, I'm going to go for my shower. Cyas.
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| Sunday, May 13th, 2007
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5:17 pm - *Is Lazy*
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Um, oops? Yeah, sorry yet again about neglecting the LJ. Though I've been neglecting the blog as well so I guess it all balances out, somewhat.
Finished my first year of university. Proud to say that I survived it intact. Got fairly good marks, all fees finally paid off, and a single room in line for next year. Am very pleased with that.
As for so far this summer I've been doing some job hunting. Got myself an application for Zellers and sending my resume to a nearby bakery/thrift store/factory place. Hoping to get the latter. Also going to be applying for more this week. Here's hoping for something decent.
Also been planning a trip to Connecticut to see the boyfriend in July. Hopefully I'll be passing in my passport application and buying my plane tickets this week. Finding it surprisingly hard to find a guarantor or a second reference, but hopefully I'll get that straightened out by Tuesday. Then it's off to the travel agent. Dad's offered to help with the cost of the ticket once I get my passport application in, so yay for that.
In fandom related stuff I'm getting the itch to write some fanfic. Mainly finish a couple MST3K and Doctor Who ones that I have lying around. It's weird, but I think I find it easier to write fanfic when I'm at home rather than at school. Huh. Odd.
Anyway, need to track down some food. Hopefully I'll be a little more consistant in the updating of this thing, but if not I apologize in advance. Cya.
current mood: determined
current music: Aerosmith & Run DMC - Walk This Way
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| Monday, February 19th, 2007
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11:29 am - Reporting Live From UNB
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I'm in Fredricton at the moment visiting a couple of friends. Have been finding out what life is like for a science student, heh. I've been to classes for Chemistry and Biology. Bio was kinda interesting. Basically spent the class looking at pictures of dinosaurs. Sweet.
Otherwise it's been quite a fun little trip. The busride wasn't even too bad, though someone did end up in an ambulance. Someone got off the bus and just did a fullout faceplant into the side of the bus. Kinda freaky, hope he's okay.
Medical emergencies aside, things have been going well. Spent yesterday having a tour of the campus and eating some Greco pizza. Tonight I believe we're going to go and see Ghost Rider and do some shopping, so that'll be fun.
Tommorrow morning I have to head back to Amherst. Then for the rest of the week I get to follow around my old band teacher for a feature story. That'll be interesting to say the least. Sometime this week I also have to figure out a story to do on the subject of composting. Blah. For this assignment we all had to draw a word from a little tin and do a 500 word story on it. Everyone else got something good like music or poetry or something like that. I got stuck with composting. Damn. We'll see how this turns out.
Anyway, gotta go and read me some Darwin. Cyas.
current mood: tired
current music: people banging around in the hallway
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| Tuesday, February 13th, 2007
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9:53 pm - He Killed Me With His Philosophy
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I think I'm starting to fangirl a long dead philosopher. I've just gotten through the first two chapters of On Liberty and I've realized that John Stuart Mill has become my new favourite philosopher (sorry, Plato, though I still want one of those finger puppets of you that they're selling at the campus bookstore).
... This is what happens when you go through the FYP programme at King's.
current mood: chipper
current music: David Gilmour - Take A Breath
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| Sunday, February 4th, 2007
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2:21 pm - Bus Ride Post
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(Note: This post was written on the bus, saved, then posted when I got back to King’s. My kingdom for internet access on the bus!)
Whoa, haven’t been here in a while. Sorry for kinda falling off of the face of the earth for a while there. Things got a little busy and hectic and do not want!
Things still are kinda busy, but I think I can manage it now. The major stuff is out of the way for the most part, I think. Right now I’m on the bus back to Halifax after spending the weekend in Amherst. I just wrote a 1000 word post to my blog, and my goal now is to write a 500 word post to here. 133 thus far…
Life’s been getting a little better over the last few weeks. Went through a break up, but it was for the best and we’re still good friends. Had to do a Journalism presentation which ended up not being that bad I would say. Luckily I have no more presentations or anything to worry about in the near future, so I’m good. Going to go to UNB in Fredriction for a while in a couple of weeks to do some visiting which I’m excited about. And there is pretty much just two months left of school. Scary to think of how fast this year has gone, but I’m actually kinda glad that it went by so fast. I like King’s and all, but I kinda want to go out and do something else for a while soon, you know? Thinking about applying to the museum in Amherst for the summer. We’ll see.
Speaking of which, I’m starting to rethink the whole Journalism thing. There are parts of the subject that I like, such as the feature writing, but other parts I’m not so fond of and not very good at, such as interviewing. I’m starting to rethink if it is really for me or not. I’ve been looking at my options for next year and I’m thinking of taking the modern studies program, which is kinda what we’re doing in FYP now (which has people such as Rousseau and Kant and so on). It looks really interesting and I’ve heard nothing but good things about it.
Not sure what I’m going to be working towards career-wise though, and that’s the main part that bugs me. I want to stay in the arts, Gods know I suck at math and science after all, but I’m not sure if I want to limit myself to just writing. I think I’m going to see an advisor soon about my options. I might possibly speak to the program coordinator of modern studies and see what he has to say. Until then I guess I’ll just keep looking.
Ha, 478 words…
Otherwise, life’s been good. Dyed me hair yesterday so now I have fire-engine red streaks. L’Oreal, you have made me a believer with your products. Didn’t even need to use bleach either, which I’m happy about (I have dark brown hair naturally). Almost went for the purple, but maybe next time. May have a look around Halifax too and see what I can find. I miss playing around with my hair; I haven’t done anything really wild in years. I think the last thing I did was colour the blonde streaks I once had to purple, which actually looked pretty cool. We’ll see.
Whoop! 585 words! I win! And with that I’m going to head off and play some Tetris. Lata.
current mood:  bored
current music: Pink Floyd - One Of These Days
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| Wednesday, November 8th, 2006
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10:32 pm - The King's Bathrooms By The Numbers
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Let's get out the math-hat for a second and have a look at the bathroom in this wing of residence...
( Cut for ickiness... )
In other news, survived one midterm which ended up being one of the easiest things I have ever written. An example of a question: "The difference between fact and rumour is that fact is ______." I'm not complaining though, especially when it took less than ten minutes to finish it.
I have another midterm on Friday morning. Then that night I'm back off to Amherst for the long weekend. Though the weekend will probably consist of schoolwork. Blah.
Anyway, sleepy time.
current mood:  grumpy
current music: Korn - Coming Undone
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