So I finally made some McDean icons using the new photos since Guy came back. There's just 14 of them but there may be more later.


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FOX Sports on MSN - Larry McReynolds - NASCAR makes right calls with new schedules

Weather was also a big sticking point in southern California so it was good to see them willing to change their schedule. Going there on Labor Day weekend has been a huge mistake. First, it's 105 degrees even when the race starts at night. Second, it's the last weekend of summer on the West coast â” people are going to go to the beach or the mountains instead of Fontana, Calif., for the NASCAR races. Their new date in the Chase will likely attract a much larger crowd.

Oh Lord YES. As someone who got really ill from heatstroke at last year's Labor Day race, this is good news. It was 135 F on the track that day and I chose not to go this year because it's always really hot there this time of year. Fans and drivers and their crews all suffer from the heat.

Yup! Later today is the first day of Fall 08 semester. My second year at UTD. The first year FLEW by! This semester will be hard. I am taking Physics 1 ( majors ), discrete math 1, cs 2 ( advanced java ), and calculus 2. I have a problem section for calculus and a lab for physics. Everything totals 14 hours. I hope I make it! 

I really like CS so far, but part of me wonders HOW I am getting through all of this math. I have TWO math classes this semester. I was always "decent" at math. I would call myself above average, but not great at it. I did kick major ass in Geometry. I've talked to people who are both good and bad at math who are CS majors, so maybe there's hope for me yet! My technical writing prof from Spring semester said that she was originally drawn to public speaking because it was foreign and hard for her. She said that many people in CS have a very specific personality type, and we tend to seek out what we do not know. We need to be challenged. Maybe I'm subconsciously drawn to CS because I see the math elements as something I need to conquer? Well, it's me versus calculus 2 and discrete math in a throwndown this semester! Start takin' bets now! =D

The Olympics end this Sunday, 10:59am local time. I need to be done with my Summer Chevron by then. I have one more section of short rowing to do, then the ribbing at the bottom, then massive blocking. I have high hopes for blocking with this yarn. Even without, it's looking okay so far. I finished the sleeves and I shouldn't have bound off so tight, but it's tolerable. 

I need to get to bed. I have a LONG day tomorrow.

I am trying to find out what this song is called. Does anyone know? And no I'm not a fan of Twilight...unless it means fan of laughing at it. I decided to not buy the series because I can barely read through chapters without cracking up. XD

Almost done!

• 12:52 And Fr. D says he'll do the wedding too, hurrah!! #
• 23:27 Sadness, another site we liked already booked before we could even see it. Hold out for perfect, or lock in acceptable before it is gone..? #
• 23:28 I got to meet chipleduff today and it was awesomerific!! much with the good. and the win. yay. :) #

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• 15:02 i wish i had $50 to spend on yarn... i'd like to get stuff to start a new project for the 6 hrs of driving this weekend... #knitting
• 18:17 always creeps me out running into ppl i knew

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I've also discovered that my downstairs neighbors go to be a hell of a lot earlier than I do. So my last downstairs neighbor was an old lady over 60 at least, so I get that, but these people are younger than I am and they are going to bed at 10pm. ARGH! Stupid hard wood floors!!!

My power drill died meaning that we couldn't finish the one kitchen unit we were trying to build tonight. Which in turn means I couldn't unpack any more boxes and my microwave still doesn't have a home.

There are two good things about today. First is that I finally got everything out of my old apartment. Second is that my sister will be coming out to Pittsburgh for the Maroon 5/Counting Crows show at Starlake on Thursday.

After practice tonight, Kat walked home with me and ended up telling me about the ASL signs she learned from her friend who is an interpreter. After reviewing them with her, I decided we needed a video because...HELLO! Everyone needs to know how to say "strongly disagree" and "balls!" in ASL. Duh. Also, I thought my brother would like it. We forgot to include "fail" in the video which is a shame because it's a funny sign to know, but here's a good set for you to enjoy.

 I found the script for Secret Garden and have been going over two of the scenes with Martha. Really there aren't many scenes she is in, basically just the two, plus the part in the garden with Colin. I wanted to be prepared to read the scenes with the accent. I'm glad I did, there are a few words I want to check on the pronounciation like the word 'puppies' I've tried it a few different ways but it doesn't seem right. 

Went and picked up my sheet music from them today since they had borrowed it so someone else could play the part I wanted... still kinda sucky but at least I go in knowing. Just makes me want to prove myself harder though at the callbacks. 

Will Rogers Follies has started, well we had a few rehearsals that I went to. I'm looking forward to the show, it seems like it will be fun. A bit hectic at the begining but fun. 

I guess I've reached an age where people younger than me are getting married. It won't be long before people younger than me start to have kids. :S

I don't know if I want kids. I could go either way. Sometimes when I try to picture my life in my 30's I either see myself married and living in a cute little house with kids (no more than two!) to take care of or I see myself turning out like Bridget Jones living in a condo by myself with plenty of cats and wine to keep me company. To be honest, the Bridget Jones image pops into my mind a lot more than the married image.

I don't think I would mind kids. What I would mind very much is being pregnant. I shudder at the thought. I know people say it's a beautiful thing and the miracle of life and all but it sounds like nine straight months of hell to me culminating in labour and giving birth. Adoption is an option but then I ask myself, am I thinking of that because there really are a lot of unwanted kids in the world or am I so vain and selfish that I would adopt to avoid being pregnant?

I'm scared I'll turn out like that woman at work. A spinster. And when she's in a bad mood she's really bitter and miserable too. I never want to be like that.

Back to the present....

I an leaning toward the idea of moving in with a friend next Spring. I really think it's time to move out of my parent's house. I'll be 25 this year and my life has become stagnant. I'm not saying that I expect my life to suddenly become fantastic if I were to move to the city. (Although I do expect it to become a hell of a lot more convenient!) It's just that it feels like it's time. That's all I'm really going on is a feeling.

I'm using logic of course. :) It's just cheaper to live with someone which is why I'm leaning toward the offer of a room at a friend's house. (She will charge me $350 a month and we split the utilities.) If it were to come right down to it, I can support myself, I can afford to live on my own in an apartment. I'd be incredibly broke, but I could do it. I just figure if I pay that much in rent to have my own apartment, I may as well add another $100 or so and pay a mortgage payment. BUT, I don't have the savings for a down payment right now, AND I am not even sure if I want a house or apartment style condo, AND I really do not want to stay at home much longer to save up the needed savings. It's not that my parent's are terrible people, they're great, it's just that....I want to get out on my own.

And there it is. Those two words "I want."

For this is my life. It's my life. And I can do with it what I want to do.

That is what I need to get through my head. I'm not a kid anymore. There's no one telling me what I HAVE to do. I can make my own decisions.

I thought today "What is this rush to purchase real estate?" Why should I feel the pressure to buy something when all these people who are pressuring me are married or in a relationship? I find myself thinking "But, you've got an instant room mate! I don't. It's just me. I'll have to pay all the bills on my own."

Well, screw that. I'm young. Let me enjoy life. I'm going to move out next Spring, pay rent to my friend, and save up my money to go to Europe with her for a month in 2010. (Yay!) Who needs a house when I can plop down $5000 to spend a month taking a whirlwind tour of Europe. (And yes, that's what it really would cost me and YES I have wanted to travel my whole life and it's time I did it!)

Now as I said above, I don't expect my life to instantly become fabulous when I move to the city. I'm just going on a feeling that it's the right time to do this. Maybe being on my own, without the safety net of the nest, will wake me up a little, like a shock to my system. I need to get out in the world instead of sitting at home and trying to figure things out.

You must think I did no work today. :P Haha!

Title: Stressed
Fandom: BtVS
Character/Pairing: Buffy/BuffyBot
Genre: Crack/Comedy
Rating: R
Highlight for Warnings: **f/f, oral, robot sex**
Disclaimer and Distribution Information
Summary: Buffy's tense. The 'Bot has a solution. Several, actually.
Word Count: 316
x-posted to: TBA

A/N: for deird1



( Stressed )




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wist·ful
\ˈwist-fəl\ adjective
[blend of wishful and obsolete English wistly intently]
1: full of yearning or desire tinged with melancholy; also: inspiring such yearning (a wistful memoir)
2: musingly sad: pensive (a wistful glance)