i just finished my paper that had no length requirement and really vague instructions. i wound up with 6 pages and i have never used the words gruesome, grisly and morbid so much in my life. i really think this paper sucks but at least i have something to turn in. actually i think this paper probably sucks as much as my communist manifesto one. i just don't care anymore. i want to be done with school so fucking badly that i'm willing to turn in garbage just because i'm so over it! isn't that dumb? well whatever, papers are dumb. you never know what they want and the grades are always a surprise. give me a test any day. anyhow, this class is the one on the 80%-60%-40% grading scale, and i really don't expect to get less than 60% on this paper. regardless of how shitty my argument was, i still fulfilled all the instructions and surely that's good enough for passing.... no? and since this class is comprised primarily of freshmen, i think my years of paper writing experience (and selection of the most difficult topic) should help my grade. k enough.
i just feel really crazy. i just want to sit down and quit already because i'm so close. and i can't believe i have two more papers, a book and half a reader to get through before this quarter is finished. and two finals the same day, what the hell? and i still have to do my research requirement for comm 10.
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at least i have many shows to look forward to. nick cave/spiritualized/cat power extravaganza, madonna and, of course, trent. (whose new album i'm so over that i'm pretending it doesn't even exist, because there is no physical evidence of its release, so there).
"the slip" always reminds me of "the clap" and now i just associate that album title with stds. and then jeordie. and this really hilarious photoshop masterpiece i made of him with his crotch on fire from all the stds he must have.
i had a dream i got herpes. (given to me by this guy i know and now i'm always gonna wonder whether he actually has herpes). why would my dream do that to me?! seriously, having herpes or genital warts has gotta suck so hard. i can't even imagine. besides the actual like, needing to deal with the discomfort, you're always gonna have this insane obstacle to overcome when dating someone. like, how do you break that news? "i really like you and i think there's something you should know... i have genital herpes." wtf? who would sleep with someone knowing they have that?!?!??!?! i always see those commercials for herpes medicine where the guy's all "i have genital herpes" and the girl's all "and i still don't... and we're trying to keep it that way" and they're all lovey dovey and happy. that's a big fucking risk. a big gross risk. i don't know why i'm talking about this.
oh yeah, because trent (sort of) named his album after an std.
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Monday, May 26, 2008
finals > school
i hate that i have school going on. all i wanna do is watch the finals in peace and guilt free.
whatever, now i have to crank out a paper but it was worth delaying. redwings now up 2-0 in the series, with another shut out of the penguins. it was fabulous.
whatever, now i have to crank out a paper but it was worth delaying. redwings now up 2-0 in the series, with another shut out of the penguins. it was fabulous.
Saturday, May 24, 2008
hot damn!
ok, i think i must subconsciously hate blackberries. not the fruit, which is in fact quite delicious, but the phones. how else do you explain me misplacing my new one? OY! groooooss. at least this one isn't broken, so hopefully i can find it. k bye.
but onto the good. detroit handled pittsburgh. the game started really shaky (4 power plays for pittsburgh! NOOOOO!) but then in the second period the redwings made. it. happen. thrilling game made even more thrilling by the fact that it was 4-0. granted, pittsburgh aren't going to play this pathetically next game (4 shots in the second period, 3 in the third), but bring it! i think detroit might actually win this thing.
two further notes:
1. i'm so regretting not having just gone to detroit. this would have been a-mazing.
2. don't you love how pittsburgh was straight up LOSING and they kept talking about sidney crosby? when he's not winning, they talk about why he's not doing well. k BYEEEEE. i'm so sick of his face.
but onto the good. detroit handled pittsburgh. the game started really shaky (4 power plays for pittsburgh! NOOOOO!) but then in the second period the redwings made. it. happen. thrilling game made even more thrilling by the fact that it was 4-0. granted, pittsburgh aren't going to play this pathetically next game (4 shots in the second period, 3 in the third), but bring it! i think detroit might actually win this thing.
two further notes:
1. i'm so regretting not having just gone to detroit. this would have been a-mazing.
2. don't you love how pittsburgh was straight up LOSING and they kept talking about sidney crosby? when he's not winning, they talk about why he's not doing well. k BYEEEEE. i'm so sick of his face.
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
i can't believe i didn't think about this sooner
straight up: the pittsburgh penguins and the detroit redwings are the two teams in this year's stanley cup finals.
think about what that means. the two teams that were talked about most actually made it. like, the biggest superstars are going head to head. it's sidney crosby and evgeni malkin and henrik zetterberg and pavol datsyuk and nicklas lidstrom in the same series. considering the complaints regarding the lack of interest in last year's finals due to less famous, smaller-market teams (anaheim, ottawa), i don't think they could have asked for two more high profile teams. and i think they're gonna deliver. i think these finals are gonna be insanely exciting.
the two have followed fairly similar trajectories on their way to the finals. both teams faced a lame duck opponent that yielded an easy sweep: pittsburgh against ottawa and detroit against colorado. although i think pittsburgh had an easier time with the other two than detroit did. but i think the stars (and perhaps the preds) are better teams than what pittsburgh had to face in the rangers and the flyers. it's kind of hard to compare the different conferences, but i really think the west is stronger. anyhow, we'll see soon enough. let's hope the wings' old farts aren't too worn out to do this thing. let's hope they get johan franzen back.
i'm so excited about saturday!!!
think about what that means. the two teams that were talked about most actually made it. like, the biggest superstars are going head to head. it's sidney crosby and evgeni malkin and henrik zetterberg and pavol datsyuk and nicklas lidstrom in the same series. considering the complaints regarding the lack of interest in last year's finals due to less famous, smaller-market teams (anaheim, ottawa), i don't think they could have asked for two more high profile teams. and i think they're gonna deliver. i think these finals are gonna be insanely exciting.
the two have followed fairly similar trajectories on their way to the finals. both teams faced a lame duck opponent that yielded an easy sweep: pittsburgh against ottawa and detroit against colorado. although i think pittsburgh had an easier time with the other two than detroit did. but i think the stars (and perhaps the preds) are better teams than what pittsburgh had to face in the rangers and the flyers. it's kind of hard to compare the different conferences, but i really think the west is stronger. anyhow, we'll see soon enough. let's hope the wings' old farts aren't too worn out to do this thing. let's hope they get johan franzen back.
i'm so excited about saturday!!!
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
one of those "what?!?" moments
ok, so i'd heard somewhere that cat power is doing a show at the hollywood bowl later this year. and i was definitely interested in going. then i check ticketmaster and find that it's actually nick cave, spiritualized and cat power playing at the hollywood bowl together. uh hi, did you design this for me?
anyhow, i bought two tickets. i'm sure i'll find someone interested in going. too bad it's on a wednesday...
anyhow, i bought two tickets. i'm sure i'll find someone interested in going. too bad it's on a wednesday...
Monday, May 19, 2008
why am i so crazy?
ok so, obviously detroit beat dallas and now the finals are set to open saturday in detroit.
and naturally, i really want to go. i could drive there, but that would take a while and would be really boring by myself. and flying there is so expensive because it's last minute (?). but i really want to go!!!!!!!!!!!
instead i'm going to have to settle for watching it at my house on my stupid tv with my stupid family that won't leave me alone.
but if i had just a little more money, i would totally be there.
and naturally, i really want to go. i could drive there, but that would take a while and would be really boring by myself. and flying there is so expensive because it's last minute (?). but i really want to go!!!!!!!!!!!
instead i'm going to have to settle for watching it at my house on my stupid tv with my stupid family that won't leave me alone.
but if i had just a little more money, i would totally be there.
Friday, May 16, 2008
today ruled
the gays can be married, my flyers live to see another day... and i finally made the trip to amoeba to buy lots and lots of new music (including the soulsavers record i've been meaning to buy for a while, which is used and smells like teriyaki sauce?!). going there is so bad for your wallet. my main goal was to get the fragile on vinyl (which i always see when i'm there but then decide against because it's "too expensive"), but they were out. which means i'm going to have to go back.
anyhow, rumor has it that tomorrow is a 100 degree day. and i've ditched too much of this class to ditch again, so my ass is riding the bus to go to one class on a friday morning. fun, eh?
anyhow, rumor has it that tomorrow is a 100 degree day. and i've ditched too much of this class to ditch again, so my ass is riding the bus to go to one class on a friday morning. fun, eh?
Thursday, May 15, 2008
PHILLY SAYS NOT TONIGHT!!!
why couldn't they play better the FIRST three games?!?!? whatever, they didn't get swept. so exciting!
yay california!
and no unfair marriage laws here! conservatives gtfo. go find another state to ruin!
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
:/
While I'm listening to the slip, I like it. There is very little about it that actually displeases me. I get into the songs while they're happening. The problem is afterwards, I can hardly remember what they sound like. I just listened to it on the bus thirty minutes ago and right now I couldn't tell you what demon seed sounds like.
Now I'm worried about the tour. The one in support of year zero that went everywhere but the us had such a good set list. Lots of surprise songs I never thought would happen live. But now that we have ghosts and the slip, I'm worried he's going to concentrate on those two and then play the classics and not bust out any surprise ones.
Now I'm worried about the tour. The one in support of year zero that went everywhere but the us had such a good set list. Lots of surprise songs I never thought would happen live. But now that we have ghosts and the slip, I'm worried he's going to concentrate on those two and then play the classics and not bust out any surprise ones.
reeeunited and it feeeels sooo gooooood
oh i missed you so much my dear blackberry. but now we're back together and stronger than ever.
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1. Are you wearing a hat? what if i was wearing a hat in my room by myself?
2. Bottled water: yes or no? well yes
3. Do you have a crush on someone right now? why does every survey include this question?
4. What kind of laptop do you have? macbook...
5. Do you prefer writing in pen or pencil? pen
6. Who was the last text message in your phone from? dr. boom boom zhivago
7. What's your favorite season? hockey season
8. Does your best friend have a boyfriend or girlfriend? more like a husband
9. Do you like them? sure
10. Favorite radio station? ew
11. Type your name into Google. What's the first link that pops up?
something about the ucla fund?
12. What's your favorite song at the moment? i've been on a tori kick so any of her pretty songs from choirgirl or scarlet's walk.
13. Coke or Pepsi? pepsi is so gross.
14. Favorite subject in school? anything with von blum teaching.
15. Last concert? i think it was marilyn manson. it has been so long since i've been to a show!!! trent's about to change that though.
16. Next concert? trent... unless something unforeseen comes up. also madonna and cat power.
17. Last magazine you bought? mental floss. i really should just subscribe. i really should just subscribe to all the magazines i love. it's so much cheaper- they practically give away subscriptions. once i have a more permanent address it'll be ON. i love magazines.
18. Last book you read? "you just don't understand" by deborah tannen.
19. Do you prefer cats or dogs? i can't understand how anyone could prefer a cat over a dog. cats are for decoration and dogs like, matter. peek vs. elmo...hmmm... real hard decision.
20. Is there someone you want to punch right now? nope, i'm pretty much at peace with everyone.
21. Favorite sports team? los angeles kings, philadelphia flyers, detroit redwings. and right now, like dogs, the redwings also matter.
22. State you most want to visit? new york. i feel really left out.
23. Are you a MySpace addict? nah, i go on to check from messages from a few people but i think the myspace craze has pretty much been replaced by facebook. which i never really got into.
24. When do you shower? night time
25. What's your dream job? i wanna be in charge of the kings' media operations. yeah!
26. What kind of car do you drive? a honda civic that isn't that old but has nearly 100,000 miles on it.
27. What word in the dictionary best describes you? i'm trying really hard to think of a good, descriptive word that isn't in the dictionary...
28. What's your blog address? if you're reading this, you know it
29. Worst TV show at the moment? i mean, there's a lot of shitty shit out there but i can't tell you the worst because i don't watch it. i just know that when i walk by the tv when my family's watching lost, i wanna shoot myself. how could anyone sit through that piece of crap show?!
30. Are you a better talker or better listener?
i like to think i'm a good listener, even better now that i've studied it. but one thing i've learned and observed is that we really aren't good listeners at all. i try!
31. Do you care about who wins the election?
of course. i'm getting really sick of the whole obama-clinton tug of war though. they're just doing a lot of damage. someone (obama) needs to emerge victorious so that the real battle can begin. although i think we all know stupid mccain is going to win. 2008 is going to be the year of really obnoxious victories: pittsburgh with the stanley cup and mccain with the presidency.
32. Who was the most popular kid in your 7th grade class? i really don't remember seventh grade at all.
33. Are you afraid of ghosts? intrigued
34. Is there something lacking in your life right now? certainty
35. What do you miss most about childhood? having everything taken care of for me
36. How many times did it take you to pass your drivers test? once.
37. How many kids do you want? Z to the ERO. none. zip. k bye to kids.
38. Are you a good liar? i guess when i need to be. we're all good liars when we need to be.
39. Can you cook? yeah right.
40. Are you a cheapskate? not at all. i'm quite generous and that's why i get annoyed when others are cheapskates.
41. What would you do with a million dollars? buy lots and lots of pekingese puppies and then a castle and live in the castle with the many, many pekingese puppies. you can visit if you want.
42. Have you been to Disney World? no way! i just watched this roseanne episode where the connors go to disneyworld and it made me want to go SO BAD!!! i bet it's the coolest place in the universe. let's go!
43. How much time do you spend online a week? too much time. i don't remember life before the internet. or cell phone. or dvds. or my ipod. remember portable cd players? those were a pain in the ass.
44. Last time you went bowling? Last month? it's fun, let's go! then to disneyworld. who's with me?!
45. Hot or cold weather? cold, cold, COLD. hot weather sucks. it gets sweaty and everybody smells unpleasant (Especially on the bus) and the sun is out to get me. in cold weather, nobody smells and everybody's fashion sense improves. let's go to disneyworld when it's cold.
46. How many pairs of shoes do you have? seriously, too many to count.
47. Are you a shop-a-holic? i can spend an eternity in target. but otherwise, no i hate shopping. i get grumpy after too long in a mall and just buy whatever so i can get out of there.
48. Where were you yesterday morning at 10:30? angrily tossing about in bed cursing the construction man in my house for waking me up.
49. Are you afraid of the dentist? i have a very unique situation. we know our dentist personally and he hates me. so yes.
50. Were you bored or entertained by this survey? i've seen worse.
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
i did it
changed my degree expected term to summer '08, dropped my independent study course and added vonblum's summer movie course. i now feel 1000% less stressed out. now i just have to figure out how to tell prof tom i am not doing the paper.
Monday, May 12, 2008
two things
1. i really might have to go see that chronicles of narnia business this coming weekend. for one reason:
i haven't been able to stop drooling over the bus ads.
2. i think i'm getting used to a pittsburgh-detroit final round. philly's just not going to be able to beat these penguins. i think the only team that i saw in these playoffs that CAN beat them is the redwings, because they matter! everything they do is perfection. and this redwings team has SNARL, man. they don't just have this perfect attack and puck possession game, but also they will hit you. you couldn't really say that about them a couple seasons ago. anyhow, i'm so bummed to acknowledge that the penguins have a real shot at the cup. they're so good! :( but so are detroit. this is gonna be a fun final- funner if detroit wins it.
i mean, come on, fleury has been so good but if ANYBODY can make him look like a punk it's henrik zetterberg.... or pavol datsyuk... or johan franzen (if they get him back). they've got the same talent as malkin... ok enough. bye.
i haven't been able to stop drooling over the bus ads.
2. i think i'm getting used to a pittsburgh-detroit final round. philly's just not going to be able to beat these penguins. i think the only team that i saw in these playoffs that CAN beat them is the redwings, because they matter! everything they do is perfection. and this redwings team has SNARL, man. they don't just have this perfect attack and puck possession game, but also they will hit you. you couldn't really say that about them a couple seasons ago. anyhow, i'm so bummed to acknowledge that the penguins have a real shot at the cup. they're so good! :( but so are detroit. this is gonna be a fun final- funner if detroit wins it.
i mean, come on, fleury has been so good but if ANYBODY can make him look like a punk it's henrik zetterberg.... or pavol datsyuk... or johan franzen (if they get him back). they've got the same talent as malkin... ok enough. bye.
instatears
there's this girl
and she writes what i can't
because i don't even know
that i'm feeling this
until she tells me so.
ps- i have a bruise and i know that you gave it to me.
and she writes what i can't
because i don't even know
that i'm feeling this
until she tells me so.
ps- i have a bruise and i know that you gave it to me.
Sunday, May 11, 2008
oh WOW
i didn't think it was possible for me to find johnny depp any sexier than i already do. but i just saw a video of him speaking french. well.
Friday, May 9, 2008
i really do think i may be an insomniac
1. professor von blum is my soul mate. if i weren't so young or he weren't so old or married then i'm convinced we'd be married. you know why? because besides sharing the same values and sense of humor, WE SHARE A BRAIN!!! it is SO CREEPY when he busts out with stuff that only i complain about. he hates all the same shit i hate...
a. cruise vacations: not so long ago, and many times before, i have stated my opinion that cruises are the stupidest waste of time and money. how can you say you traveled somewhere when all you did was sail by it and stop for an hour to go shopping?! all people do on cruises is eat and like, swim. and go to a show or something. what the hell do you need to be on a boat for? never EVER ask me to go on a cruise because it'll anger me. (exempt: gay cruises, because a ship full of gay people is just fabulous). so we're in class and von blum started ranting about cruises and how dumb they are and how people don't go traveling, they go shopping. and i'm like "WHAT?!?!?!?! THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT I SAID!!!!!!!"
b. flags on cars: if there's anything i hate more than a cruise, it's those stupid flags on cars. i've even pissed off one of my readers of this here blog with my comments on those stupid flags on cars. they're dumb. all of 'em. but the ones that really bug me are the ones that appear whenever a sports team starts doing well. before the chargers were kicked out of the playoffs, there was this proliferation of chargers flags on everybody's car. and now, in la, it's lakers flags. why the flags people? they're so annoying! and one of you asked me, what if the flag was relating to hockey? surely you wouldn't find that so stupid. WRONG. there was actually someone with a stanley cup finals mobile in my apartment building.... still stupid. and what did von blum have to say on the topic? he said the flags were indicative of "ultimate schmuckdom." harsh! but true. "i'm a lakers fan but those flags are really stupid." love it!
c. big trucks/suvs: i don't even need to explain this one. just a few entries ago i proclaimed that these shouldn't even be legal. von blum brought this up in the same discussion as the flags.
d. the rodeo: and this one was the most random. just last week i discovered that the rodeo is not only stupid (it could just be that i'm from san diego and have no idea what the possible appeal could be) but cruel to the animals! i always wondered why those bulls are so pissed off. but really, who talks about the rodeo? ....von blum does! he spoke out against the cruelty, and was sure to mention that he's very much against bullfighting too. (which is where my comments went... coincidence? or more evidence that we share a brain?)
so you see, that is why i am so addicted to his classes. they're fun, informative but most importantly he reinforces my values. my very, very specific values. my anti sports flag on big suv values. i'm so sad i have to graduate and never experience a von blum rant again.
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moving on:
2. my comm 10 class is so strange. i've heard from many sources that it's a huge pain in the ass. and it is. lots of memorization. but i took the midterm and felt i did pretty well... and i got 43.5 / 50. which isn't terriffic... and actually, that percentage is one of the worst test grades i've ever had. oh but the class on a whole did much worse... the modified straight scale is 80% for an A, 60% for a B, 40% for a C. i've never heard of such a thing! you only need 40% of the points to get a C?! so on that scale i got an A on that midterm. weird, man.
3. maddona is touring. i'm bummed that i hate her new single, but the cd is doing well so i'm probably going to end up getting it. she's playing petco so i'm fairly sure i'll be able to get a ticket. not as good a ticket as last time i saw her at staples (i lucked out so hard. it was a "restricted view" seat but that just meant i couldn't see the stage from the front. who cares? i was jut a few rows away from madonna and it was awesome!).
4. MY BLACKBERRY IS DEAD!!!!! i think i stepped on it while walking around half asleep because the screen is all messed up. oh MY. i didn't realize how attached i was. i know people call it the "crackberry" and all, but come on, not me. i can quit whenever i want, right? RIGHT?!?!? WRONG!!!!!!!! so help me i was about to drive off a cliff in despair. i couldn't make phone calls, only receive them and i had no clue who was calling so answering was risky business. then it kept making noises to tell me i had texts that i couldn't read!!! then i borrowed katie's old phone just to have something, but it only made it worse. i had forgotten what it's like to have a plain old phone. i wanted to check hockey scores, but couldn't! i wanted to write notes to myself and have them pop up at convenient times, but couldn't! i got frustrated trying to text the old fashioned way without a qwerty keyboard. i had to start checking my e-mail on a computer, signing into gmail. oh no no no. i couldn't handle it. so i have already purchased a new (used) blackberry and paid for overnight shipping, and hopefully it will be here tomorrow because once you go black you never go back!!!
5. job fair at school and i went wednesday. the highlight of the day was the fact that my new "professional" shoes with (what i thought were) bearable heels ended up severely injuring my big toes. by the end of about an hour of walking around, i limped out of the fair and sat down and changed into normal shoes and found that my toes were discolored! purple reddish. what?! how do women run around in stilettos?! are they insane? no way that shit is comfortable. i've decided no more heels ever. platforms are fine, and flats are the best. as for the job car itself, it kind of bummed me out but there were a couple of recruiters who seemed to like me... mostly after seeing my resume...
6...which i posted on monster.com yesterday, and received to offers today. they're both kind of crappy, but it gives me hope that even if i don't find my dream job right away, i'll find someone willing to hire me.
7. last thing, and it's hockey related, which is why it's last because i know nobody on earth cares: kimmo timonen has a blood clot in his foot and won't be available for the conference finals!!! NOOOOOO!!!! the flyers straight up just lost their best defenseman and i want to cry. look, i didn't even think they'd beat montreal, but they did, and that gave me a lot of hope. they were looking good. but they take too many penalties to be without their best d-man. it's already highly unlikely that they'll beat the penguins, they really don't need this handicap. :( it's looking like the finals are gonna be detroit and pittsburgh. i just REALLY don't want the penguins to win the cup. ANYBODY BUT THE PENGUINS!!! can you IMAGINE the press on that if they were to win and stupid sidney fucking crosby gets to hoist the cup!?!?!?!!? we'll never ever ever EVER hear the end of it. and he hasn't even been their best player yet, so imagine when that kicks in. like when he wins in overtime. oh dear god. i'm praying for a miracle and for the flyers to win. besides, how sick would a flyers-redwings matchup be?! only my dream finals!!! those were the two teams that got me into hockey in the first place. ok, enough.
now that it's 5:30 i'm going to stop typing and try the bed thing once again. night.
a. cruise vacations: not so long ago, and many times before, i have stated my opinion that cruises are the stupidest waste of time and money. how can you say you traveled somewhere when all you did was sail by it and stop for an hour to go shopping?! all people do on cruises is eat and like, swim. and go to a show or something. what the hell do you need to be on a boat for? never EVER ask me to go on a cruise because it'll anger me. (exempt: gay cruises, because a ship full of gay people is just fabulous). so we're in class and von blum started ranting about cruises and how dumb they are and how people don't go traveling, they go shopping. and i'm like "WHAT?!?!?!?! THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT I SAID!!!!!!!"
b. flags on cars: if there's anything i hate more than a cruise, it's those stupid flags on cars. i've even pissed off one of my readers of this here blog with my comments on those stupid flags on cars. they're dumb. all of 'em. but the ones that really bug me are the ones that appear whenever a sports team starts doing well. before the chargers were kicked out of the playoffs, there was this proliferation of chargers flags on everybody's car. and now, in la, it's lakers flags. why the flags people? they're so annoying! and one of you asked me, what if the flag was relating to hockey? surely you wouldn't find that so stupid. WRONG. there was actually someone with a stanley cup finals mobile in my apartment building.... still stupid. and what did von blum have to say on the topic? he said the flags were indicative of "ultimate schmuckdom." harsh! but true. "i'm a lakers fan but those flags are really stupid." love it!
c. big trucks/suvs: i don't even need to explain this one. just a few entries ago i proclaimed that these shouldn't even be legal. von blum brought this up in the same discussion as the flags.
d. the rodeo: and this one was the most random. just last week i discovered that the rodeo is not only stupid (it could just be that i'm from san diego and have no idea what the possible appeal could be) but cruel to the animals! i always wondered why those bulls are so pissed off. but really, who talks about the rodeo? ....von blum does! he spoke out against the cruelty, and was sure to mention that he's very much against bullfighting too. (which is where my comments went... coincidence? or more evidence that we share a brain?)
so you see, that is why i am so addicted to his classes. they're fun, informative but most importantly he reinforces my values. my very, very specific values. my anti sports flag on big suv values. i'm so sad i have to graduate and never experience a von blum rant again.
~~~
moving on:
2. my comm 10 class is so strange. i've heard from many sources that it's a huge pain in the ass. and it is. lots of memorization. but i took the midterm and felt i did pretty well... and i got 43.5 / 50. which isn't terriffic... and actually, that percentage is one of the worst test grades i've ever had. oh but the class on a whole did much worse... the modified straight scale is 80% for an A, 60% for a B, 40% for a C. i've never heard of such a thing! you only need 40% of the points to get a C?! so on that scale i got an A on that midterm. weird, man.
3. maddona is touring. i'm bummed that i hate her new single, but the cd is doing well so i'm probably going to end up getting it. she's playing petco so i'm fairly sure i'll be able to get a ticket. not as good a ticket as last time i saw her at staples (i lucked out so hard. it was a "restricted view" seat but that just meant i couldn't see the stage from the front. who cares? i was jut a few rows away from madonna and it was awesome!).
4. MY BLACKBERRY IS DEAD!!!!! i think i stepped on it while walking around half asleep because the screen is all messed up. oh MY. i didn't realize how attached i was. i know people call it the "crackberry" and all, but come on, not me. i can quit whenever i want, right? RIGHT?!?!? WRONG!!!!!!!! so help me i was about to drive off a cliff in despair. i couldn't make phone calls, only receive them and i had no clue who was calling so answering was risky business. then it kept making noises to tell me i had texts that i couldn't read!!! then i borrowed katie's old phone just to have something, but it only made it worse. i had forgotten what it's like to have a plain old phone. i wanted to check hockey scores, but couldn't! i wanted to write notes to myself and have them pop up at convenient times, but couldn't! i got frustrated trying to text the old fashioned way without a qwerty keyboard. i had to start checking my e-mail on a computer, signing into gmail. oh no no no. i couldn't handle it. so i have already purchased a new (used) blackberry and paid for overnight shipping, and hopefully it will be here tomorrow because once you go black you never go back!!!
5. job fair at school and i went wednesday. the highlight of the day was the fact that my new "professional" shoes with (what i thought were) bearable heels ended up severely injuring my big toes. by the end of about an hour of walking around, i limped out of the fair and sat down and changed into normal shoes and found that my toes were discolored! purple reddish. what?! how do women run around in stilettos?! are they insane? no way that shit is comfortable. i've decided no more heels ever. platforms are fine, and flats are the best. as for the job car itself, it kind of bummed me out but there were a couple of recruiters who seemed to like me... mostly after seeing my resume...
6...which i posted on monster.com yesterday, and received to offers today. they're both kind of crappy, but it gives me hope that even if i don't find my dream job right away, i'll find someone willing to hire me.
7. last thing, and it's hockey related, which is why it's last because i know nobody on earth cares: kimmo timonen has a blood clot in his foot and won't be available for the conference finals!!! NOOOOOO!!!! the flyers straight up just lost their best defenseman and i want to cry. look, i didn't even think they'd beat montreal, but they did, and that gave me a lot of hope. they were looking good. but they take too many penalties to be without their best d-man. it's already highly unlikely that they'll beat the penguins, they really don't need this handicap. :( it's looking like the finals are gonna be detroit and pittsburgh. i just REALLY don't want the penguins to win the cup. ANYBODY BUT THE PENGUINS!!! can you IMAGINE the press on that if they were to win and stupid sidney fucking crosby gets to hoist the cup!?!?!?!!? we'll never ever ever EVER hear the end of it. and he hasn't even been their best player yet, so imagine when that kicks in. like when he wins in overtime. oh dear god. i'm praying for a miracle and for the flyers to win. besides, how sick would a flyers-redwings matchup be?! only my dream finals!!! those were the two teams that got me into hockey in the first place. ok, enough.
now that it's 5:30 i'm going to stop typing and try the bed thing once again. night.
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
28
28 remains the magic number in professor kelly's class. it appears no matter what i do, i'm destined to get 28/30 on his tests.
last time i had two of his classes in the same quarter, and in both of them i got 28 on everything. which was kind of annoying then because i was pretty prepared.
he posted the grades from this morning (that was quick!) and, sure enough, 28 was my score. the only difference is that i have totally checked out this quarter. i'm just not present. i'm SO OVER school. so in his 3 times a week class, i have yet to make it to all three class meetings in any given week. on two occasions i've missed two class meetings. i've missed a lot of class. in addition to that, i did all the reading last night. i stayed up reeeeaaaaalllyyyyy late and just crammed. i took the test and felt shaky on 8 questions and was cursing myself for being so irresponsible. but whatever, dude, i still did well.
for finals i will definitely be more responsible though. last night was hell.
last time i had two of his classes in the same quarter, and in both of them i got 28 on everything. which was kind of annoying then because i was pretty prepared.
he posted the grades from this morning (that was quick!) and, sure enough, 28 was my score. the only difference is that i have totally checked out this quarter. i'm just not present. i'm SO OVER school. so in his 3 times a week class, i have yet to make it to all three class meetings in any given week. on two occasions i've missed two class meetings. i've missed a lot of class. in addition to that, i did all the reading last night. i stayed up reeeeaaaaalllyyyyy late and just crammed. i took the test and felt shaky on 8 questions and was cursing myself for being so irresponsible. but whatever, dude, i still did well.
for finals i will definitely be more responsible though. last night was hell.
Monday, May 5, 2008
and.... GO!!!
k nevermind, last night i just really wasn't ready.
i have two hours to kill now before my next class, so i'm giving the slip a full listen. i've listened to a few out of order, and now i'm starting on "letting you"... and i can see why i shut this off last night. it's almost too chaotic and hard to follow...especially at 4:30 in the morning. now i get it though. it's kind of hard to believe that this song is coming from the same guy who just delivered ghosts... and even to a lesser extent year zero and with teeth.
this shit is going to be SO FUN live!!!
ps- i can't believe that he straight up just gave it away. i guess he figures those of us who were gonna buy it are still gonna buy it when he releases it on cd. but still. i love this man.
i have two hours to kill now before my next class, so i'm giving the slip a full listen. i've listened to a few out of order, and now i'm starting on "letting you"... and i can see why i shut this off last night. it's almost too chaotic and hard to follow...especially at 4:30 in the morning. now i get it though. it's kind of hard to believe that this song is coming from the same guy who just delivered ghosts... and even to a lesser extent year zero and with teeth.
this shit is going to be SO FUN live!!!
ps- i can't believe that he straight up just gave it away. i guess he figures those of us who were gonna buy it are still gonna buy it when he releases it on cd. but still. i love this man.
ohgodohgodohgodohgod
i started listening to the slip and got to track three (have already heard discipline and echoplex) and do not like. i want to cry. i'm really hoping that it's the stress talking, and that tomorrow once i've turned in my paper and taken my test and sit down with this thing with some time, i'll like it.
:( please don't let this be a bad album.
:( please don't let this be a bad album.
procrastination is so bad for your health
the slip or the sleep. that is the question.
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-trent is too much to handle.
-i have dug a hole so deep this first half of the quarter that i'm not sure i'm going to come out of it ok. i've always been borderline irresponsible, but this is just ridiculous. i swear that i'll be better for finals.
-the flyers, the stars, the redwings and the penguins are advancing, which means i now have a 75% chance of seeing a team i like win the cup. i heard that the pens beat the rangers in overtime this morning, and i prayed that it wasn't a sidney crosby goal. and it wasn't. yay. in fact, he hasn't really been the story this playoff season, which is so refreshing. i just hope the flyers beat the snot out of the pens (i don't think they will, but then i didnt' think they'd beat the canadiens. and they did. easily.).
~~~
-trent is too much to handle.
-i have dug a hole so deep this first half of the quarter that i'm not sure i'm going to come out of it ok. i've always been borderline irresponsible, but this is just ridiculous. i swear that i'll be better for finals.
-the flyers, the stars, the redwings and the penguins are advancing, which means i now have a 75% chance of seeing a team i like win the cup. i heard that the pens beat the rangers in overtime this morning, and i prayed that it wasn't a sidney crosby goal. and it wasn't. yay. in fact, he hasn't really been the story this playoff season, which is so refreshing. i just hope the flyers beat the snot out of the pens (i don't think they will, but then i didnt' think they'd beat the canadiens. and they did. easily.).
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