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Though I do not love writing papers, I have found the time to do them anyway, as I would like to pass my classes this semester. SF paper is done and I am ready for bed. Longer paper and still done before yesterday's time - hopefully, this trend will continue for my Ren paper. Jenn posted at 5:09 AM | |
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I'm working on my SF essay and it's slow going, but I'm trying for an earlier finish than last night. My body is about to just give up and it's only Tuesday. I need sleep! Classes went well today despite my overriding exhaustion. Tomorrow is Advising Day, so no classes, but I've got even more going on, if that's possible. Must turn in SF paper, meet with Profs C and L about my minor/major, lunch with Sean Elsbernd, research for Ren paper, PSSA fundraiser at Chevy's...the list goes on and on. Okay, must get back to being productive with my SF paper. Jenn posted at 1:55 AM | |
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Well, I have finished my Latin America paper and now I can get some much needed rest. I had a really hard time concentrating tonight, probably because I'm tired, a trend I hope does not continue tomorrow. Or I guess, later today. Okay, must sleep. Jenn posted at 7:07 AM | |
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...and realizing you're about to be ground up! Not that it's not my own doing, but being so tired that you trip up the stairs to your apartment after a long day of classes and still having to write a term paper before 11am tomorrow, I'm just wiped. I'm jetlagged (even though it should work in my favor) and exhausted, hungry and cold and just begging this week to be over. I hate that I procrastinate and even when I want to work hard, that I just can't keep my mind focused like I should. If I can get through Wednesday, I should be okay - for the moment. Hell, if I can get through tonight, I'll be feeling better. There's just too much to do and not enough energy (or time, really) to do it. Jenn posted at 7:49 PM | |
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I have returned home from the East Coast, a little bit more tired and a little bit more accomplished than when I left, so I guess it balances out. I did some work on my redistricting paper (data gathering) and finished one of the two books that I have to write book review term papers for this week, so that's good. Not as much as I wanted to get done, but I never accomplish much over Thanksgiving - I wonder when I really learn that fact. The weekend was too long and too short at the same time. I got to see some of my friends, but not all of them. I got to see most of my family for Thanksgiving dinner if no other time. It was quite cold when I was home, making me want to burrow into the flannel sheets of my double bed and never come out again. My internal clock was totally thrown off and I have no idea what time it is anymore. Should make this week fun. Busy week ahead, so I should stop procrastinating and get back to work. It all has to get done regardless. Sigh. Jenn posted at 1:23 AM | |
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I know there's more to be done, but my mind is drawing a blank. Though I'm bringing my laptop with me (it's like a security blanket!), I'm going to try to stay away from the internet (except to do redistricting research) this weekend and concentrate on the many papers which need to be written. Have a great Thanksgiving and I'll see you on the flipside! Jenn posted at 9:35 PM | |
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I don't even want to think about the number of things that have to be done before I can get on that plane tomorrow night. It just makes my head hurt! It was a quiet day today. No Prof C, so only two classes in the afternoon both of which were fine, nothing special. Turns out that I don't have my SF class on Wednesday either, so I'll only be missing my Ren class (and he gave us the assignment for Monday). Whoohoo! Off to find a midnight snack ;) Jenn posted at 2:58 AM | |
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Well, Cal managed to improve their lead to 27-3 over Stanford, winning the game and making like good for me and all those in Prof C-land. So I got two great wins on my birthday, but the Redskins managed to lose to the Raiders this morning. I guess it's not technically my birthday today (but it is my grandpa's!), so I shouldn't get upset, but still. Sigh. Birthday festitives were great. Had to settle for seeing HP4 on a regular screen since all the IMAX showings (at 3 different theatres as far away as San Jose!) were sold out, but it was still great. I still think I liked HP3 better, but I probably need to see a few more times before I can really make the judgement. After the movie, D and I drove down to see K and her boyfriend, B and had dinner at Friday's. K got B to talk to the waiter and embarrass the hell out of me by having the waitstaff sing while I held my sundae. And since I'm so old, they pretended it was my 21 birthday, so that the crowd would get into it. Yeah, good times. We went back to K's house to hang out and didn't back to the city until after 4am. Thank you to everyone who sent presents, cards, e-cards, flowers, called or generally sent good vibes out for my birthday. If this year is like yesterday, I think I'll be okay after all. Jenn posted at 6:46 PM | |
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Virginia kicked the crap out of UVA today, 52-14! Now, I just need Cal to beat the shit out of Stanford (or just win, really) to call it a win day ;) They are up 6-3 in the 2nd quarter right now, but anything can happen (and usually does) when Cal plays football! Jenn posted at 8:12 PM | |
 TODAY'S BIRTHDAY (November 19). You're centered and enjoy the peace of knowing who you are and what you want. You maintain this state when you keep excellent company. Nurture your talents with the help of a mentor who comes into your life by January. Physical health improves when your habits do in December. Meaningful bonds are made with Libra and Aquarius. Your lucky numbers are: 10, 52, 19, 24 and 30. Jenn posted at 3:01 AM | |
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1. What do you give thanks for this Thanksgiving? So much - my health, my family, my friends (both old and new), my professors, a roof over my head and a car to drive, money for food and silly stuff alike, just everything! 2. Do you have any Thanksgiving traditions? It's usually at our house and we have a ton of people over. We like to take in strays ;) 3. What's the best part about Thanksgiving? Watching football, even if it's the Cowboys! 4. What's your favorite Thanksgiving food? Cranberry sauce out of the can - if it doesn't have ridges, I won't eat it! 5. Do you have the day after Thanksgiving off? If so, what are you going to do with your day? Probably writing papers and/or shopping with my parents - one fun, one not so fun, but both necessary ;) 6. What are your plans for the weekend? It's my birthday so all bets are off! I'm going out tomorrow night to see HP on IMAX with D and perhaps having drinks with K after. Other than that, probably writing the multitude of papers that are due in the new few weeks. Jenn posted at 12:04 AM | |
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At Kristin's wedding, one of the groomsmen made a joke (I really hope it was joke, anyway) that San Francisco was in the southern hemisphere. And this week, I'd have to agree. It gets warmer with every passing day and I was actually sweaty this morning while waiting for the bus in a tank top and jeans. It makes it hard to get anything done because all I want to do is lay out in the quad and tan. I have refrained so far, but I dunno how much longer I can hold out ;) I think I'm actually going to be productive this afternoon, so I best get off my ass. Post office, dry cleaners, fabric store - here I come! Jenn posted at 7:35 PM | |
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It's no secret that I'm not so much looking forward to my birthday on Saturday. Never mind the fact that I simply don't have time for one, this whole getting older thing just isn't as much fun as I was led to believe.
However, I have found an upside - the presents! Yeah, yeah, but I'm a material girl in a material world. My parents' gift arrived today and it's a new bathrobe. Not so sexy, maybe, but I've had my other one since I've moved to California (actually I think I got it before I left), so it was definitely time for a new one! In other news, another fabulous day at school. A comedy of errors led to me being late for the study session this morning, but I think I did fairly well on the quiz. Now I only have to rewrite the paper and study for the final and I've got my A in Prof C's class all sewn up. No A- this time - I want the real A! Jenn posted at 9:40 PM | |
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They need to stop showing those 50th anniversary Disneyland commercials up here. I hate that it's so far away from me now and I can't just pop down there for some birthday fun. Sigh. Okay, back to studying. PS - I got a 92 on my women's history! Rock on! Jenn posted at 2:27 AM | |
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Today I lived in sotto voce. Subdued, but still me, the world passed around as I walked through it. My eyelids drooped even in Prof C's class, something I hope he doesn't take personally. We laughed a lot today, with my exit polling comrades sharing war stories about drug deals, crazy people and bagel shortages. G and I got lucky with our precinct, I guess, for which I am supremely grateful. I met with Prof C about my paper and got good feedback. Even though there's still more work to do, I feel good having the pages filled with words and ready for revision. If only I could do the same for my other classes, I'd be awesome. Right now, I'm watching television and trying not to fall asleep. We shall see how successful I truly am. Jenn posted at 9:22 PM | |
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But I'm starting to forget. It's been six years and sometimes I can't remember what I did yesterday, but this pains me in a way I can't explain. I remember not being able to go to the grocery store for months afterwards because I couldn't bear to come home and have my life ripped apart again. I remember bubble pipes and warm fuzzies, flannel shirts and Navy Pier, but I can't hear your voice in my head anymore. I see the memories as still images instead of moving pictures. And I can't remember which memories are truly mine and which my mind has conjured up after hearing other people's stories over and over again. I said that I would never forget. You were always there with a big smile, no matter how big a bitch I was (and in high school, that's saying quite a lot). Perhaps we romanticize people after they are gone, but I can't remember you ever talking shit about anyone - even the people that nobody liked. I only have impressions now - crazy, off-beat sense of humor, loyal to a fault, smarter than anyone I'd ever known. I kept the computer you guys made me even though it doesn't turn on anymore. I can't bear to part with the physical reminders because my mental ones are failing me. I never talk about you - no one here knows why I wore the black shirt and my cross necklace today; they probably didn't even notice. I miss you in an abstract way and days like today, it hurts in a very real way. I hate the life just keeps moving on - we're all getting married and having babies, loving and living and you aren't with us. You're missing from the pictures on the wall. Perhaps you are there in an omnipresent way, but I wish that it was real - that I could hug you, love you, laugh with you, at you, just be with you for an afternoon and catch up. I don't want to forget - not the good stuff, the fun stuff, the stuff that doesn't make me teary-eyed. I can't hear your voice in my head anymore - but I'll keep an ear out for it, just in case. Jenn posted at 7:49 PM | |
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As I listen to "Caroler's Hoedown" (as performed at my chorus's winter concert senior year by the Carol Ringers Senior Ensemble - horrendous mistakes and all), I have just now completed a crappy, but mostly complete draft of my redistricting paper. I still need to put together more data and the writing is pretty atrocious, but I think it's clear enough that I can meet with Prof C and he can tell me if I'm on the right track or not. Four hours of sleep is more than I thought I would get tonight - and I'm not as tired as I thought I would be. I guess that gingerbread latte that K bought me this afternoon during the study group really did its job. Good to know ;) Jenn posted at 6:19 AM | |
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Okay, confession time. I have an unhealthy obsession with Christmas music. There. I said it. I just love it all and I've started to collect Christmas albums - both classics and the not so classics. Today, when I turned on the radio as I took my shower, I found out that KOIT 96.5 has started its "All Holiday Music, All The Time" programming for the duration of the holiday season. So, now that the holiday season has been officially sanctioned by someone else, I feel free to upload all my Christmas CDs to iTunes and finish my Christmas Mix playlist on my iPod. Currently, I have 155 Christmas songs. Doesn't seem like a whole lot, I know, but considering I only have 771 songs total in my iTunes, that's over 1/5 of my total music collection. And I can't wait to add more. I'm still hunting for "Christmas Eve in Washington," but have had no luck so far. My Last.fm is going to have a startlingly different character over the next six weeks, that's for sure ;) Jenn posted at 8:56 PM | |
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I haven't done these for a while, but I thought today would be the perfect day to get back into it ;)
1. What tantalizes you the most? I'm not sure I've been tantalized lately. Sad, but true. 2. Have you started your Christmas shopping? When do you usually start? No, not quite yet. I usually start when I need a distraction from the rest of life. I only have a few presents to buy this year, which is good since my credit card is almost maxed out and I have no incoming flowing in at the moment. 3. Do you have today off? If yes, what are your plans? If no, what would you be doing if you had it off? I didn't have today off, but only one class, so not too bad. If I had the day off, I probably would have stayed in and worked on my to-do list. Time keeps slipping away from me. 4. Sleep nekkid or no? Why? Depends on the weather, but mostly no. It's just too cold here and I sleep near a window. 5. If you have pets, do you let them sleep with you? I don't have pets, but I don't think I would let them sleep with me. I'd be too nervous about rolling on them. I remember napping with Fly one time and rolling on top of her. She hissed and scratched at me, which made me throw her out of the room. Not a good way to get some rest. 6. What is your favorite thing about the holiday season? I'm not sure I can pin it down to one thing. I love the music and gathering of families. I love the candy and shopping. I love sending out cards and receiving them from friends and long-lost acquaintances. It's the one time of year that I don't mind the cold because that's how it's supposed to be. 7. What's your favorite writing instrument? I love Papermate blue ballpoint pens and I'm learning to love Pilot Precise V5 rolling ball pens. The right pen can make all the difference. 8. What are your plans for the weekend? Working on my to-do list and school work. Study group on Sunday which means I've got to clean the house tomorrow. Back to work on my redistricting paper. Only 8 pages (and a ton of research) to go! Jenn posted at 9:40 PM | |
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We've lost another one...I'll be the first to admit that we weren't friends and probably never would have been. But it's so hard to lose members of our class. Only six and a half years out of high school and we're down to 598 graduates (I think). There's a memorial service for her tomorrow. Sigh. But in good news, Mr. Hills is 2005 Teacher of the Year! I never had him, but everyone who did, thought he was just awesome. Glad to know his efforts are being recognized. Jenn posted at 2:29 PM | |
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My women's history professor was so entralled with the reason I missed class on Tuesday, that she asked for a report in front of the class today. And surprise of surprises, I didn't feel any anxiety! Whoohoo! The rest of the day went off without a hitch. Buses and trains came when they were supposed to. I didn't need anything more than a sweatshirt even though it's November. I even got to talk to KB for what was probably an hour when you add up all the fragments of conversation. Sounds like the PSSA had a rockin' good time last night, but I'm glad that I stayed in all the same. I'm just getting too old for partyin' in the middle of the week. Sad, but true ;) Jenn posted at 11:48 PM | |
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It felt like Friday in a perverse way today. Yesterday felt like the weekend - I almost forgot that Gilmore Girls was on! I'm totally confused about what day it is, but it's still a good day whatever it is ;) I slept in a bit today, thanks to Prof C cancelling class. After our hard work yesterday, he decided we needed a break. G and I worked our butts off yesterday and beat the morning shift with the number of surveys completed. I turned everything into Prof N before my afternoon classes today. It seems weird to have this all behind me. We've been talking about this since the first day of class and now it's just over. Afternoon class went by quickly and then I was on my way back home. As I got off the bus, it started to rain and we've been having one hell of thunderstorm ever since. There's a PSSA fundraiser tonight, but I'm just staying home instead of braving the weather. I'm just a big chicken ;) Jenn posted at 12:16 AM | |
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I know it could have been worse - I could have been assigned to the morning shift - but it's still too early to be up, IMHO. But G will be here in just over two hours and there's lots to do before then. Not the least of which is actually VOTING myself before I head to the polls. If you live in California, VOTE. And if you live in the city and you are approached by an exit poller (we're the only ones this year), please take five minutes out of your day and fill out the survey. Most of us need this for a grade. Jenn posted at 12:19 PM | |
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This time tomorrow I will be halfway through my six hour shift at my precinct with the wonderful G. It was supposed to rain all day today and not tomorrow. It rained a bit this morning before I left the house and then was great out for most of the day. Not normally something I would complain about, but seeing as how I have to stand outside without shelter for six hours, trying to get people to complete the poll, I'd rather have the good day tomorrow. Sigh. Today was wonderful, despite my tiredness. I was listening to "Respect" by Aretha as I walked into the building this morning and it totally worked on my attitude. I felt fantastic all day. Plus my power nap/slothiness during my break totally helped! Lots to do tonight before tomorrow. Since I don't have class tomorrow - well, I do, but I can't go - I'm taking this free night to catch up on everything I thought I was going to do this weekend, but didn't. Jenn posted at 7:13 PM | |
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Well, I have succumb to my last-resort method of procrastination - answering the emails sitting in my inbox. They have all been answered, dealt with or otherwise filed and I am left with nothing but Prof C's paper to write. It's not due for another month, but I feel like if I can get a draft written on this, I should be able to get the rest of my papers taken care of without incident as well. I noticed that last weekend was a Prof C weekend as well - and I failed to get anything accomplished. I can't let that happen two weekends in a row. Jenn posted at 5:49 PM | |
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Got up much too early to head to campus to watch a movie my SF professor was screening - all four, silent-film hours of it. I did get a lot of knitting done since I could do that, but I couldn't take notes without missing something. Sigh. Lots of work to do this weekend. Mostly for Prof C's class. Sigh. Didn't weekends used to be for relaxation? Jenn posted at 2:45 AM | |
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I tried to sleep in today, but the maintainence department of my apartment complex had other ideas. I woke up to the sound of metal cutting outside my bedroom window. Sigh. It was my one day to sleep in this week and I was up at the regular time. Sigh. Class was normal and then I went precinct hunting. I found my location for Tuesday and scouted parking, which is dismal. I guess G and I will have to be creative. I also stopped at Staples to pick up supplies. Just because I don't want to do this doesn't mean I'm not going to do it well. Jenn posted at 11:37 PM | |
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I was not looking forward to the training tonight - that's no secret. I'm still not completely in love with the idea with exit polling, but if it turns out to be half as fun as tonight turned out, I'll have to take back all the mean things I said to Prof C about it. Between all the side comments from "da crew," I was cracking up all night. Prof C rocks. End of story. Jenn posted at 12:31 AM | |
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I came home from my women's history midterm to find my first birthday present! It's still two weeks (or 16 days as KB reminded me) away, but yay! Midterm went well. This is the first one outside of a Prof C class that I can safely say that for. I'd ballpark my grade in the B+ range. I answered all the questions and wrote the longest blue book essay I've ever written, but I'm still not sure I provided the amount of detail she's looking for. Hopefully, she'll have them ready for us the next time I'm class (a week from now), but I'm not holding my breath. I'm trying not to fall asleep because I have to go back to campus in two hours for RCV training. Fun stuff - oh wait, no! Jenn posted at 6:27 PM | |
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That's today's "thought" from RealSimple.com. The email came just now as I am frantically trying to study for my women's history midterm. Coincidence? Jenn posted at 11:26 AM | |
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Today past in a fog for me. I was physically present, taking notes and giving the appearance of paying attention, but I was just not all there. Though I should be used to it, staying up until 2:35 last night to finish my Ren paper just took it out of me. Most of Prof C's class looked how I felt, so perhaps I am not the only one who is running on fumes. But I had a little break between classes as the meeting I was going to attend got cancelled and it was easily the best part of my day. Just sitting in a chair, talking and laughing. Seems strange that I don't have the opportunity to do that very often because it makes me feel so, so better. Sure, I was late to my next class and I almost fell asleep twice in my class after that, but that hour was a godsend. Now, if I could only find a way to study for my women's history midterm and take a nap at the same time, I'd be golden. Edited to add: I just had a search for what to buy caryn's boyfriend for christmas find my blog. Something you want to share, dear? Jenn posted at 7:31 PM | |
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My day was fine, despite the ever cooling temperatures and constant lateness of public transit. The paper I thought I failed, I got an A on - my dad keeps telling me to stop complaining as I am apparently one of those people that ruins it for everyone else. That used to bother me, but now, I relish in it. I'd love to ruin the curve and set the expectations bar too high. Let the class hate me - I shall win anyway! Much to do tonight and little time left to do it. I am quite tired and don't see sleep coming for sometime yet. There is a reason why people do college when they are young - I'm just too old for this anymore. Jenn posted at 2:01 AM | |