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| Friday, November 21st, 2008 |
sonatine
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3:04p |
I'm really this bored.  Poke the egg, please? |
shiningstar55
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5:42p |
Because I might as well have one last hurrah of complaining before I need to start being more positive, here goes- I think I've been harboring the flu virus for a couple days, but it really just kicked in last night. I'm absolutely FREEZING, tired, achy, have a headache, have a runny nose, and fatigued like crazy. However, for some stupid reason (perhaps the new medicine, actually), I couldn't fall asleep at all last night and got about 45 minutes in before the alarm went off. So, I made a decision that I rarely make- skip class. I got up and sent emails to the 2 profs whose classes I'd be missing, included some data one needed and a paper the other one needed (I gave it to her in a hard copy later, but I didn't want her to think that I was skipping class to finish the paper), called a friend in each class to let the prof know I send them an email (we take our academics very seriously here... haha). I remembered that at 8 o'clock, I could make a course adjustment online, so I waited up until then, put in the code, and went to bed for about an hour more. When I got up, I felt a little less tired, so I went to my 3rd class. I got cold again during research methods and my nice football player friend gave me his coat, which went on top of MY pea coat, my hoodie, and a long sleeve shirt. I was like freaking Santa Clause. I'm going home as soon as I download and read a paper. My sister wants to go to a concert tonight, so I'll humor her. Probably I'll drag along a huge blanket, too. The bright side- I went to talk to my physio psych professor earlier, and we had gotten our tests back in class. She gave me mine, and it was a 95. Considering the difficulty of that test, I am thrilled. Whoo! Current Mood:  coldCurrent Music: The Grass Roots |
mali_marie
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10:51a |
HAPPY BIRTHDAY FEFE  Je te souhaite plein de bonheur d'abord pour ce jour si particulier ! Alors je sais que tu as cours toute la journée pas vraiment idéal pour vivre pleinement son B-DAY :D mais malgré tout profites en à fond la miss parce que tu le mérites amplement. Et puis tout le meilleur pour toi, parce que je suis certaine que la suite sera fantastique !! Kiiiiiiiiss Current Mood:  contentCurrent Music: storm - Lifehouse |
jeremybrettfan
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9:48a |
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jeremybrettfan
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| Thursday, November 20th, 2008 |
sonatine
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6:03p |
I just realized I have three book icons and two computer icons. Obviously I need to get out more. And get new icons. This Stuff White People Like entry is one that has occurred to me as well. But it's a lot funnier when Mr. Lander says it, which is why he has a book and I do not. This is why libraries are better than the auto and financial industries: they actually Do Good Shit with the money they're asking for. Srs, what's another $100m? It's totally worth it. Nate Silver, not just my statistics boyfriend, but an actually smart political and cultural analyst. |
jeremybrettfan
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9:13p |
Anyone watching Special Needs Pets on C4 tonight? Whoa. Current Mood:  amused |
| Wednesday, November 19th, 2008 |
coni
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9:33a |
Ich bin am Ende diejenige die weinen wird! Wers glaubt sag ich nur :) Wers glaubt!! |
peter_hill
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3:39a |
twitter daily update... Automatically shipped by LoudTwitter |
| Tuesday, November 18th, 2008 |
shiningstar55
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9:50p |
I got my schedule for next semester today. Overall, I'm pretty pleased with it. I have Psychotherapy and Behavioral Change, Psychological Perception, Intro to Black Studies, Art History and Appreciation, and Aerobic Circuits/Super Conditioning. That means that I will be finished with my psych requirements at the end of the year, except my senior seminar, which I should be able to get out of the way during the first semester. As for a minor... I'm honestly thinking I'm not going to get one. There's nothing that I'm that interested in or have enough requirements for to make it worth my salt to pursue one particular line of study. You don't NEED a minor, and there's no real advantage to getting one unless you're going to use it at some point.
I had a good trip to Indy today; unfortunately, I have to go back for another appointment now on Thursday. And then I'll be there again on Friday for the weekend, then next week for break, then the NEXT Thursday for my Accutane appointment... agh!
I went to the mall today after my appointment and didn't buy a single thing, except a diet root beer. I just wasn't interested in a whole lot.
Question for you today- someone gives you $100 and tells you that you HAVE to spend it on someone else. What do you buy, and for who?
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jeremybrettfan
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8:53a |
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| Monday, November 17th, 2008 |
shiningstar55
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9:01p |
Writer's Block: Department of Stereotypes
You know, not entirely across the board, but in general... yes. Sorry dudes. You know it's true, for most of you, anyway. Manic Monday... that was today! I had one less class, which was helpful. I was cold all day, which was not helpful. We did get tests back in research methods. Again, like exam #1, there were two A's, and I had the higher one. This was very good news. As a class, our lab scores have been TERRIBLE (good indicator of too-harsh grading, or just that we're really dumb? I don't know...) so I need good exam scores. My research papers have been pretty good, too- however, again, our labs really, really bring down my entire grade. I'm still probably not going to get an A, even with decent tests and papers. To Indy tomorrow for an appointment, good thing gas is under $2 now. Alright, off to create a thesis for both US History and Lit & Interp. Maybe run some SPSS data... hellzzzz yeah. I leave you with a question: Someone tells you that you HAVE to spend Christmas somewhere else than where you live. Where do you go? Money is no option. Current Mood:  sleepy |
tony2btrue2self
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4:08p |
Yeah a lot like love... This is a lonely time of year for me. I want someone so bad, but I clung to the wrong person last year, and clingy is not a way to be, its not just the empty space in my bed, its that exciting feeling, its that sharing of the heart. Its the companion ship I see at the couples at work. God I want that. Physical Chemistry and a soul mate to boot, I know I couldn't handle a realationship right now. I asked a straight person out yesterday. What a moron, me I mean, what teh hell was I thinking? Just to satisfy a loneliness that will probably have to last to teach me about life. I just want a husband, I want to know the realationship is secure, that we both connect on a level where the world seperates from us, yet in this, know ourselves, indvidually. Is that to much to ask? I don't know it just sucks ass. I want this so bad and at the same present time I know it is not good for me :-( Ah well. Back to wine.....and I want to be so beautiful. I feel discusting. Current Mood:  crappy |
sammynce
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5:38p |
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| Sunday, November 16th, 2008 |
sonatine
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9:31p |
Closing tabs: The Joshua Generation, a really long and really fabulous piece about the Obama campaign and positioning him in the context of the civil rights movement and race in America. The Grammar of Fun, an article about Epic Games, Gears of War, and gaming in the larger narrative tradition. I would say that the article-writer didn't look far enough in seeking a vocabulary to talk about games, because hello? Ludic theory? Game studies? Maybe that wasn't the point, but that stuff is out there. Information behavior of the president-elect, although it's not actually phrased that way. It just seems really weird that security hasn't really caught up with technology, especially considering how email is so very very important to corporate executives of all sorts. (Also, thank god he types properly. I don't think I could respect a president who didn't.) |
sammynce
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5:49p |
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jeremybrettfan
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10:17a |
The Music Lyric Meme Step 1: Put your music player on shuffle.
Step 2: Post the first line from the first 25 songs that play, no matter how embarrassing.
Step 3: Strike through the songs when someone guesses both artist and song title correctly.
Step 4: NO BLOODY CHEATING YA NUMPTIES.( Over here yo. ) Current Mood:  okay |
shiningstar55
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2:43a |
DEPAUW WON THE BELL! DEPAUW WON THE... oh whatever. Monon Bell weekend was not so bad, for the sole reason that Kati was here. She came out on Friday night and we had a glorious reunion. We drove a little, went to the movie store and got Dazed and Confused, then went back to my place. We eventually went out to a frat house, but nothing was going on. We went to this stupid toga party at another frat house. It was pretty crowded, so we watched people from the upper level. Eventually, we went over to Marv's and saw my friend Neil, along with half of the campus. We watched most of D&C, then she went to bed and I uploaded pictures. Today, I got up late and went running. I got horrible looks the whole time. Later, I figured out why- I was wearing a red and white hoodie, and Wabash's colors and red and white. Kati was up long before me and went to Walmart and bought me towels- wonderful! We ended up going to Target and American Eagle in Plainfield. DePauw, in the meantime, won the bell with some ridiculous score against Wabash. When we came back, she took a nap and I took a shower. Eventually, we went to a couple frat parties, then the midnight donut breakfast where we saw a million people and talked to President Casey, who is super nice. Now we are watching Now and Then. She'll probably go to bed soon, as it's about 3:00. Sadly, tomorrow she'll have to leave, and I'll have to get back to work for Monday's classes and the rest of the week. I'm going to Indy for an appointment on Tuesday, then home on Saturday for a church picture and then going to a restaurant for Kati and Mom's birthdays. Thanksgiving Break is mid-week during the NEXT week. Wow. After that, it's pretty much the home stretch until finals. OH NO- now I recall that paper that needs revisions, and soon. The campus was actually really calm tonight. Not very many people were out, or if they were, they were at the big frat party we didn't attend. It's also totally cold and there were flurries, so maybe people didn't want to brave the outdoors. Here's some pictures from the weekend- ( Hell's Bells. ) |
| Saturday, November 15th, 2008 |
tony2btrue2self
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10:23a |
Wow. Damn right! It's our right too, this is our time of the Civil Rights movement, usually I am not one of those silly faggots (I own it so I can say it) who have to give into every possible steereotype, Gay is not all I am but it lays in my soul. I want to get married someday and have a family, if I am poor as hell, or successful, or famous or severly injured. Current Mood:  determined |
peace_bloom
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1:27p |
topgear/ashes to ashes Current Mood:  amused |
| Friday, November 14th, 2008 |
shiningstar55
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4:35p |
Wife Swap is what gets me through the 4-5 hour most days. I enjoy the mindlessness of that show.
All sorts of updates are in order. I suppose.
I finished a lab in my physio psych class today. We had two strains of mice swim in a Morris water maze for four days straight. They tried to navigate to a platform in one side of the water maze. Don't worry, they were only allowed 60 seconds for each trial so they didn't drown or anything. One of my mice was dumb and never found the platform, after 4 trials each day. The other one got there like 3 times total. Not totally smart, either. One of the mice ran up my coat sleeve today, too, and wouldn't come back out. My friend came in and was laughing at me as I tried to get the mouse out of my sleeve. He probably thought I am the weirdest person ever.
Many more papers to write in all other classes.
I truly, truly hate this weekend on campus. It's Monon Bell weekend. Clearly, I'm not like, "OMG DRINKING IS HORRIBLE AND AWFUL AND NO ONE SHOULD DO IT!" but I don't like that you're made to feel stupid if you don't go out this weekend. I probably will, because I want to, but I didn't want to for the last couple years and always felt like shit for it. EVERYONE is out. EVERYONE is drunk. (Yes, I know I'm exaggerating, but that's really what it feels like.) Since 78% of our school is in a Greek house, it makes it a LOT easier for them to just stay at their house to party, go next door to the frat, and basically not have to make much of an effort. Those of us who aren't in a house have to work a little harder. And you could say, "Well, quit bitching, you made the decision not to join a sorority!" Yes, I did, and I don't regret that decision at all. I'm just saying it's kind of annoying on weekends like this when you're feel like you HAVE to go out to have a good time and it's not nearly as easy.
Luckily, Kati got back from Colorado yesterday and will be coming out here in about an hour. She's staying at least overnight if not both nights, so we'll go out and "party" in the same style we did last year and the year before that. I feel like I don't have to be quite as discerning about where I go when she's there. Normally when I go out, I either go to my favorite house by myself, since I pretty much trust every guy there, or I go with a friend to a house that to which I'm not really that thrilled to be going. Couldn't she have not gotten enough credits or something and had to go here for an extra year... or two? Not having her here forces me to be much more independent and sociable. However, it's really nice to not have to make such an effort for one evening.
In general, I'd like to say that I pretty much hate weekends. Lame, yes. At least I'm owning up to it. It's the one thing that I still hate about this school. All other factors have been erased at this point. I'm glad I stayed.
Oh yeah, I'm not going to the game, either. It's at Wabash this year, which would be an hour and 15 minutes' worth of driving total, it's going to be about 30 degrees and snowing or raining, and I just don't feel like sitting through a football game. I'm happy with that decision. I'm also happy that a lot of people I know aren't going, either. It's just going to be a matter of not feeling completely lame while it's going on.
Alright, Wife Swap is over, and I'm off to find that box of Rice Chex. |
sonatine
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12:01p |
As important as the Prop 8 fight is, I would like to remind everyone that there are also other, even more marginalized populations in the GLBTQ spectrum that should not be ignored. Duanna Johnson, a trans black woman, was found murdered the morning of the 10th in Memphis, TN. Earlier this year, she was beaten in police custody and the surveillance tapes were leaked to the media. It lead to the firing (but not prosecution) of two police officers and a $1.7m lawsuit by Johnson. This is the third murder of an African-American trans woman in as many years in the city. If you are able to donate money to the Tennessee Transgender PAC to help defray the funeral expenses, please do. Any leftover money will be given to Ms. Johnson's family. |
jeremybrettfan
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8:29a |
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| Thursday, November 13th, 2008 |
shiningstar55
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9:56p |
A couple pictures while I have time before I start working on a paper. Okay, procrastination. ( Pictures. ) |
coni
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11:52a |
Ich bin reif für die Insel!! Müde müde müde, erschöpft kaputt keine Ahnung ich kann nimma :( |
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