Tiny Island

Haha, quite a lot has happened since my birthday and I guess I just never thought of writing about it.

It turns out I didn't fail Physics after all. By some sort of Christmas Miracle Curve, I managed to score myself a C in the class. However, to balance that out, I got a C (2.0) in both of my upper level English courses. It kind of sucks my major GPA is at a strong 2.0 right now, but I'm generally looking forward to my other classes that I can probably raise it up.

I've also decided to get a double major in Communications Arts with a Rhetoric Studies emphasis. I haven't completely ruled out law school yet, but I've decided as a back-up I'm going to try and open my own wedding planning company. One of my friends who's a business major wants in and I think she'd make a good partner because she's pretty much a polar opposite of me and she can handle numbers whereas I can't.

Um, what else? Oh! I got a Wii for Christmas. :D I've been playing Brawl like a motherfucker and getting ready to return to my days of Melee beatdowns. I've not been able to figure out how to get the wireless to work, but I'm sure I'll manage eventually.

I'm back in Madison now and classes start next Tuesday. I'm looking forward to this semester because I designed it completely to be a recovery from my grades this semester. But anyways, here we go with what I'll be taking:

Animal Biology
Classical Mythology
Creative Writing: Intro. to Beginning Fiction and Poetry
Communication and Human Behavior
Intro. to Rhetorical Theory and Criticism

All in all, I'm looking forward to what's going to be coming this semester--except for getting my hours slashed at work. That kind of sucks. But it can't be helped since my co-worker has the same exact time slots I do this semester.

holy shit, i'm 20 finally.

i think i'd be more excited if i wasn't so sure i'm going to fail physics in the arts. that, and i have no motivation to do anything.

I knew I made the right choice in coming to Madison. I knew it.

If it wasn't enough to be surrounded by gracious friends to take in everything last night, there were at least a good 100-200 people marching in the streets cheering and waving.

God damn I love this city. Also, kudos, America, for not fucking it up.

Non-kudos to every spoiled bitch that wants to run to Canada after this. We dealt with your shit for the last eight years, give us our time back to fix it.

Clearly, I need to get back into speech-classes or something because I did not foresee this five minute video-taped presentation needing to take an hour or so because I cannot talk correctly (in addition to being wholly unprepared).

I can say with utmost certainty video presentations are my least favorite academic grading deals.

I think I'll be a much happier person after November 4th. And that's assuming I don't have to hear about Sarah Palin, "Mavericks," John McCain, Joe Six-Pack/Plumber, and William Ayres anymore.

You know what annoys me?

When someone disagrees with you in a discussion about something you like, and then says, "You can [feel that way] ..."

Oh, really. Can I now? Why thank you for your approval and permission! I wasn't aware I needed it, but I'm so glad I have it now. Is there any thing else I can do for you while I'm at it? I mean, if I can do that, I should know what else I can do too, right?

If I hear one more retarded thing about Brett Favre pissing and moaning about how he's not returning and/or people expect me to know shit about it since i technically work under the Packers, I'm going to rip someone's nose out with my teeth.

this is not a threat, this is A Promise.

Additionally, here are some fun facts about professional football players that i'm sure a great portion of you don't give a shit about because you're too busy watching some retarded animu or something.

1. Football players like to shave. A lot. And they like to leave it in the sink so that when you have to clean this sink, it takes an average time of 10 minutes to do so because they're very small and they're fucking everywhere.

2. Football players are fucking Lazy. This lazy was capitalized for a reason. During the middle of the night, Packer players do not like to get up to go to the bathroom even if it is an incredulous five foot walk from their beds. So, instead, they piss in water bottles that their housekeepers have to inspect because we aren't sure if it's beer, apple cider, etc. and finding urine in bottles is Not Fun.

Those are my two favorite facts, but I'll throw more out when I'm done with this job in a week or so. =A=

Fortunately, Madison in three weeks!!!! ;A; So happy~

*A*)/

I was accepted to Madison~~~~~

I have likely fucked up my chance to attend UW-Madison next year.

It wasn't because I did something illegal, just irresponsible. From 7:30PM last night to 2AM this morning, I worked on finalizing my art paper. I was tired of looking at it and just wanted to get it done and over with. It was supposed to be a 15 page art history research paper, but ended up being 20 (with works cited/endnotes) pages long. I don't know if it's worthy of an A, but I don't think it deserves any lower than a B. And I did pick a pretty original topic, at that.

 And because I did that and not really studied for my English final (except for two hours worth this morning), and later had to sacrifice that to get an ink cartridge from Walgreens because my professor refused using two-sides to the paper which is the default at the library and impossible to get off the setting. So, anyways, I did that and was slightly confident going into my English final.

The first essay wasn't so bad; I could see maybe an 85% on that. The second one--oh god. I didn't read two of the texts and one of them I assumed the epiphany involved was that the character figured out that it was a hole in the wall they were staring at or something. If I get anywhere between a 75-80% I'll consider it a miracle.

Aaagghghhh I hate finals. X((((

I have this problem where I fuck myself over without realizing it.

Case in point: Friday, I finally grew curious as to why I hadn't been receiving any housing information from Milwaukee. So, I contacted them and it turned out (after I did some deeper investigation), I accidentally mis-read the question on the original application to there which asks, "Are you interested in off-campus housing?" to which I read as "on-campus" housing.

At that point, I was told that the likelihood of me getting into the dorms at this point is ridiculously bad. So now, for sure, Milwaukee is out.

;;;; I'm pretty much screwed with three things:  1.) Wait to hear back from Madison and hope I get in, 2.) Stay at SNC (NO), and 3.) Try elsewhere. If Madison decides "LOL NO" at me, then I figure I'm going to try and apply at UW-Eau Claire or UW-Stevens Point. Nnnnngh, DO NOT WANT.

Also, holy shit is the Merry Viking Funeral scene in One Piece even more depressing in the anime. :(((( Man, I'm really glad this series got really good again. I love it so much. ;3;