man, i love abusing technology. Here I am in the library, where I probably should be working, since i have a paper due tomorrow and I'm going to the Howie Day concert tonight, but instead here I am, headphones on, listening to MIDIs for my acapella group (trying not to sing along though - it IS a library), blogging, and cleaning out my school email inbox. But I certainly am getting things done... it's not like i'm sitting playing online games or anything. It's just not real work.
I don't know if I ever posted this, but this was an email from last quarter from my Chem TA, who repeatedly stated her belief that our chem prof was a moron. Names changed to protect the innocent, of course:
hello all
CHEM 142U EXAM 2 IS WEDNESDAY NOV 19 AT 5:30PM!!!
make sure you know where your assigned
seat is. be on time.
the syllabus says the exam is on chapters 4-6. i asked professor M what the deal
was, since the review was over chap 3-5. this was his reply...
"Karen,
I will inform you when the plan for the term is changed! We
hadn't covered chapter 6 by last Thursday, how could we review it?
Professor M
At 04:33 PM 11/14/2003 -0800, you wrote:
>will chapter 6 be on the test? the review sheet is from chapters 3-5.
>however the syllabus says exam 2 is on chapters 4-6. thanks.
>
>karen"
what a tard. that's all i have to say about that.
Gahahaaha. Good stuff. Now I can delete that... I really have a lot of useless junk in there.
Whoa, 104 messages deleted. Yikes.
Okay, it's definitely two o'clock now, and i've just been sitting here listening to my MIDIs and deleting email for an hour. Got stuff to do! Do it man!!!
Alright, i'm outies.
so you think
you can hold the world up by a string
with all that you are
so you feel
anything is everything
is all that you are
and I'm on, and I'm on again
brace yourself
with all that you are
Howie Day - Brace Yourself (I think I'm butchering the lyrics some, but oh well)
25.2.04
20.2.04
The end to another week. Good to have the weekend here, but bad that finals are fast approaching. classes are same old, same old... just plugging along, as per usual. i've taken to writing letters to people while i'm in class on Thursdays because Thursdays are my longest days and they really can drag on. so if you get something in the mail from me, don't be too surprised. This last Thursday (yesterday) was the worst one yet... I had a chem quiz at 8:30, as usual, and then homework due for my next class which I hadn't yet finished, and then a German test at 10:30 with 2 assignments due as well. Then, since I didn't have my German essay finished, I went and worked through lunch to get it typed up in all of its 3-page glory, and was successful in convincing my professor that I had to email it to her because my printer had broken that morning. Then I was 15 minutes late to my two hour class, a class that's crazy hard to stay awake in. Plus, I had to work last night, and do the chemistry homework in time for its midnight due date. But that's all over, and I skipped chemistry today, so, doing good.
Next week promises to be busy again, with a paper and a project due in one class, plus IM basketball playoffs, a knitting class, the Howie Day concert, more work (of course)... das Leben geht weiter.
So this weekend. I'm thinking today I'll chill out, maybe review the lecture I missed today and prep for Monday's. Tomorrow I'll get up relatively early, go get a cup of coffee somewhere, and do some reading for African American studies. Hopefully Sunday will prove to be a good day to get up, get on a bus, and go visit a part of Seattle I haven't explored yet - maybe Broadway, or Freemont, or Capitol Hill. Just some time to myself to chill out, regroup and such.
Lunchtime with JFrey. Subway time since today marks the end of his meat hiatus. Celebration ensues!
sweet is the sight of a room
window open by candlelight
how would you know
cold winter on the shore
as the dress she wore, it's on the floor
feels so warm today
that's why i'm wondering why you had to tell me
"what's going on in your head
what's wrong"
come around to another time
when you don't have to run
and when she says she wants somebody else
i hope you know that she doesn't mean you
and when she breaks down and makes a sound
you'll never hear her the way that I do
Howie Day - She Says
Next week promises to be busy again, with a paper and a project due in one class, plus IM basketball playoffs, a knitting class, the Howie Day concert, more work (of course)... das Leben geht weiter.
So this weekend. I'm thinking today I'll chill out, maybe review the lecture I missed today and prep for Monday's. Tomorrow I'll get up relatively early, go get a cup of coffee somewhere, and do some reading for African American studies. Hopefully Sunday will prove to be a good day to get up, get on a bus, and go visit a part of Seattle I haven't explored yet - maybe Broadway, or Freemont, or Capitol Hill. Just some time to myself to chill out, regroup and such.
Lunchtime with JFrey. Subway time since today marks the end of his meat hiatus. Celebration ensues!
sweet is the sight of a room
window open by candlelight
how would you know
cold winter on the shore
as the dress she wore, it's on the floor
feels so warm today
that's why i'm wondering why you had to tell me
"what's going on in your head
what's wrong"
come around to another time
when you don't have to run
and when she says she wants somebody else
i hope you know that she doesn't mean you
and when she breaks down and makes a sound
you'll never hear her the way that I do
Howie Day - She Says
18.2.04
15.2.04
yes. well....
at home for less than 24 hours. nice to see the sibs and visit father darling. I feel bad though... for the evening's entertainment I picked out the winner movie "About Schmidt", and by "winner movie" I mean "horrible, horrible example of an utter cinematic failure". Actually, I didn't mind it - I thought it was poignant and accurately portrayed some of life's insecurities and realities. But it was a little too real for Dad, I think... an old man whose wife passes away, and he grows increasingly lost and bitter. Plus, at the daughter's wedding in the film, they played "Longer Than", a song that my parents sang to each other at their own wedding. Just a little too close to home, I think.
Tomorrow is a busy day, full of working out with Manzinita, followed by haircuts for both of us, and then visiting Herr J before heading back to Seattle for acapella rehearsal. Fantastic. So why am I still up at 2 when I need to be up at 8 tomorrow? Good question. Going to bed now.
Spend your nights here
We'll always be up late
Keep each other on
Chemicals can make us stay
I meant you're outta line
With your friends and all your jokes
Moving out tonight
Making phones that hot to hold
And you really didn't know
And you really didn't know
Spend your days here
And never give up now
You keep the children down
You're down for one more hour
Imagine I would feel
If your friends were all your dates
I'm moving out with her
Do you shake? you'll be ok
And if you really didn't know
I swear I really didn't know
So I'm sorry, so sorry
Howie Day - Sorry, So Sorry
at home for less than 24 hours. nice to see the sibs and visit father darling. I feel bad though... for the evening's entertainment I picked out the winner movie "About Schmidt", and by "winner movie" I mean "horrible, horrible example of an utter cinematic failure". Actually, I didn't mind it - I thought it was poignant and accurately portrayed some of life's insecurities and realities. But it was a little too real for Dad, I think... an old man whose wife passes away, and he grows increasingly lost and bitter. Plus, at the daughter's wedding in the film, they played "Longer Than", a song that my parents sang to each other at their own wedding. Just a little too close to home, I think.
Tomorrow is a busy day, full of working out with Manzinita, followed by haircuts for both of us, and then visiting Herr J before heading back to Seattle for acapella rehearsal. Fantastic. So why am I still up at 2 when I need to be up at 8 tomorrow? Good question. Going to bed now.
Spend your nights here
We'll always be up late
Keep each other on
Chemicals can make us stay
I meant you're outta line
With your friends and all your jokes
Moving out tonight
Making phones that hot to hold
And you really didn't know
And you really didn't know
Spend your days here
And never give up now
You keep the children down
You're down for one more hour
Imagine I would feel
If your friends were all your dates
I'm moving out with her
Do you shake? you'll be ok
And if you really didn't know
I swear I really didn't know
So I'm sorry, so sorry
Howie Day - Sorry, So Sorry
6.2.04
Warm and fuzzy. I suppose that's not unlike Jack's colon.
Chem midterm turned out to be unsurprisingly miserable. Luckily it was that way for everybody except the one genius that got a 95%, and whom we should all throw into Lake Washington. Repeatedly. Without clothing. At least my mediocre score has renewed my interest in the daily studying I need to do to succeed... probably won't last very long, but needs to happen.
Recently received headphones as a gracious gift from Manzinita (they were her backup pair). It's been great- I can go to the library, and while I'm sitting and doing whatever (emailing, reviewing chem lectures, etc.) I can listen to classical on www.cpr.org. I recommend this for anyone who studies well with classical music - it's almost nonstop except for an short hourly news update and occasional snippets of background info, from what I've heard so far, and it's fantastic music. the little history summaries are actually quite amusing. good stuff. makes me miss being in orchestra.
Loving it here in good ol' Seattle. People say that Winter quarter is the worst, but so far it's flying by, and I'm having a good time (not counting the chem midterm). Haven't been off-campus as much as I was last quarter, but there are some concerts coming up (Maroon 5 and Howie Day) which will certainly be adventerous. I also may be going shopping today at Bell Square for shoes and potentially a much-needed hair cut, so that will get me out of the dorms. Computer is still broken - they're telling me now that something was spilled on it? I most certainly did not do that. At least I think I didn't. I'd know, wouldn't I? You'd think so.
How do people manage to not call my cell phone for days, and then everybody calls it at once? kinda weird. had a fun conversation triangle with 3 other people (i guess that would elevate its geometric status to a rectangle), where Jihad called while I was talking online to his roommate, and as they needed to discuss plans, they conversed vicariously through me for a bit. and then as he was walking across campus, he passed Samir, to whom he immediately gave his phone. Nice to talk to Samir - it's been quite a while (since winter break), and although our phone convo was short, it spurred an email from me, so that's good.
alright, it's a Friday, and I've been studying chem for the last hour, plus I have a friend coming over soon. Time to go out and have some fun.
but with you I belong
would you help me be strong
there's been a change in my life
since you came along
Chem midterm turned out to be unsurprisingly miserable. Luckily it was that way for everybody except the one genius that got a 95%, and whom we should all throw into Lake Washington. Repeatedly. Without clothing. At least my mediocre score has renewed my interest in the daily studying I need to do to succeed... probably won't last very long, but needs to happen.
Recently received headphones as a gracious gift from Manzinita (they were her backup pair). It's been great- I can go to the library, and while I'm sitting and doing whatever (emailing, reviewing chem lectures, etc.) I can listen to classical on www.cpr.org. I recommend this for anyone who studies well with classical music - it's almost nonstop except for an short hourly news update and occasional snippets of background info, from what I've heard so far, and it's fantastic music. the little history summaries are actually quite amusing. good stuff. makes me miss being in orchestra.
Loving it here in good ol' Seattle. People say that Winter quarter is the worst, but so far it's flying by, and I'm having a good time (not counting the chem midterm). Haven't been off-campus as much as I was last quarter, but there are some concerts coming up (Maroon 5 and Howie Day) which will certainly be adventerous. I also may be going shopping today at Bell Square for shoes and potentially a much-needed hair cut, so that will get me out of the dorms. Computer is still broken - they're telling me now that something was spilled on it? I most certainly did not do that. At least I think I didn't. I'd know, wouldn't I? You'd think so.
How do people manage to not call my cell phone for days, and then everybody calls it at once? kinda weird. had a fun conversation triangle with 3 other people (i guess that would elevate its geometric status to a rectangle), where Jihad called while I was talking online to his roommate, and as they needed to discuss plans, they conversed vicariously through me for a bit. and then as he was walking across campus, he passed Samir, to whom he immediately gave his phone. Nice to talk to Samir - it's been quite a while (since winter break), and although our phone convo was short, it spurred an email from me, so that's good.
alright, it's a Friday, and I've been studying chem for the last hour, plus I have a friend coming over soon. Time to go out and have some fun.
but with you I belong
would you help me be strong
there's been a change in my life
since you came along
3.2.04
I think it's funny that I can make stupid, pointless little comments like the post I made last night, and unlike real life, people care. Or at least I pretend they do. That's the fun thing about this blog business - it makes me feel like I am the warm little center of the universe. Doesn't matter what the reality might be.
I have a paper due and a chem midterm in the next 24 hours. gotta run.
I am Jack's complete lack of surprise.
I have a paper due and a chem midterm in the next 24 hours. gotta run.
I am Jack's complete lack of surprise.
2.2.04
28.1.04
whoa! problems with this website? stupid alert popups.
it's so frustrating to use everyone else's computers all of the time. They crash, they don't support certain programs, they have restrictions and limitations. Man.
Seen on an away message: "I bet you wish you were my homework, because then you'd be long and hard and I'd be doing you all night long."
Haha. Wish I'd thought of that.
Must be getting home. I'm tired, I have homework to do, I skipped acapella rehearsal to sleep, and now I"m wasting time. Must go back.
g'nite.
it's so frustrating to use everyone else's computers all of the time. They crash, they don't support certain programs, they have restrictions and limitations. Man.
Seen on an away message: "I bet you wish you were my homework, because then you'd be long and hard and I'd be doing you all night long."
Haha. Wish I'd thought of that.
Must be getting home. I'm tired, I have homework to do, I skipped acapella rehearsal to sleep, and now I"m wasting time. Must go back.
g'nite.
something feels wrong about going to the library to blog. I mean, i'm definitely not using this resource for school purposes (although I will be doing so in a moment; big lab write-up due tomorrow and I need to put some finishing touches on it).
School, school school. I feel like I'm going so much more this quarter, working harder and such, yet I also feel perpetually behind. Catching up is hard.
Howie Day is playing in Seattle next month, and nevermind the fact that I can't find anyone to go with me - there aren't many people who even know who Howie Day IS. Dar. Anybody from O-Town wanna come up and go with me? My friend from down the hall is expressing similar complaints about how he can't find anyone to go with him to the Cannibal Corpse show. That I can understand.
Wow, I for surely need to get off campus... I've been to the Seattle Center a few times since I've been back up here, but I want to go downtown and DO something. I'll have to go to the Moore to get tickets for the Howie Day concert, but other than that, nothing is scheduled.
Hokay, lab write-up time, and then lunch with JFrey, and then a few more hours til I meet with one of my professors, and then a panel on careers in foreign languages (Career Discovery Week is this week), and then dinner, then acapella rehearsal. Always on the move.
peace out.
School, school school. I feel like I'm going so much more this quarter, working harder and such, yet I also feel perpetually behind. Catching up is hard.
Howie Day is playing in Seattle next month, and nevermind the fact that I can't find anyone to go with me - there aren't many people who even know who Howie Day IS. Dar. Anybody from O-Town wanna come up and go with me? My friend from down the hall is expressing similar complaints about how he can't find anyone to go with him to the Cannibal Corpse show. That I can understand.
Wow, I for surely need to get off campus... I've been to the Seattle Center a few times since I've been back up here, but I want to go downtown and DO something. I'll have to go to the Moore to get tickets for the Howie Day concert, but other than that, nothing is scheduled.
Hokay, lab write-up time, and then lunch with JFrey, and then a few more hours til I meet with one of my professors, and then a panel on careers in foreign languages (Career Discovery Week is this week), and then dinner, then acapella rehearsal. Always on the move.
peace out.
27.1.04
life is a lot different without a computer. I feel so much less connected now that I cannot see what everybody else is doing (people who are online, that is). But I am also more productive - I get to my room and find there is nothing to do but homework. And knitting. So I go to the library or Ian's Domain a lot more, and I get way more done. So this is good. Really.
....
I WANT MY LAPTOP BACK!
....
I WANT MY LAPTOP BACK!
13.1.04
"I am a consumer whore." "And how!"
lab today was long and tedious. I like my new lab partner but am slowly starting to loathe my new TA. ah well, that's how it goes. Do I have lecture tomorrow? i'm not sure. if I do, i'd better get to sleep. and if I don't, I should sleep anyway, cuz I have German at 10:30. dar.
i wish i had more energy to blog, because i have fun things to say. kinda. well, at any rate, i'm going to sleep. night-o.
your faith was strong but you needed proof
you saw her bathing on the roof
her beauty and the moonlight overthrew you
she tied you to a kitchen chair
she broke your throne, she cut your hair
and from your lips she drew
the hallelujah...
Rufus Wainwright - Hallelujah
lab today was long and tedious. I like my new lab partner but am slowly starting to loathe my new TA. ah well, that's how it goes. Do I have lecture tomorrow? i'm not sure. if I do, i'd better get to sleep. and if I don't, I should sleep anyway, cuz I have German at 10:30. dar.
i wish i had more energy to blog, because i have fun things to say. kinda. well, at any rate, i'm going to sleep. night-o.
your faith was strong but you needed proof
you saw her bathing on the roof
her beauty and the moonlight overthrew you
she tied you to a kitchen chair
she broke your throne, she cut your hair
and from your lips she drew
the hallelujah...
Rufus Wainwright - Hallelujah
12.1.04
oh wow.
I've forgotten what it is to be close to God. Will somebody remind me?
Honestly, now. How can everybody in the world be close to God? There's so many of us, and only one of Him. But He definitely has the power. If He created the universe, don't you think that He would have set it up so that a relationship with Him is vital to your soul's existence? But why does He want to have a relationship with me? Lowly, insignificant me? He created me; He already knows everything there is to know about me, from my most honorable moment to my darkest of sins. What else can he possibly want? And if that is indeed what he wants, what the HECK am I doing putzing around and wasting my time?
This is bothering me, and undoubtedly the other people around me too, because I've been pestering them about their beliefs.
too much thought for tonight. Need to chill out.
"don't be too influenced by other people, but if you feel that you should go back to religion, then do it."
the river of doubt gave birth to a beautiful stone
and in my hand i held it
and i knew i was on my own
so i picked it up
and i held it to the sky
and in my reflection i knew i was all alone
then i saw this girl with the most beautiful hair
she had it wrapped around her
for clothes she did not wear
i asked her for a lock, and she complied
after leaving gorgeous footsteps in the sand
as if she didn't care...
Dispatch - Flying Horses
I've forgotten what it is to be close to God. Will somebody remind me?
Honestly, now. How can everybody in the world be close to God? There's so many of us, and only one of Him. But He definitely has the power. If He created the universe, don't you think that He would have set it up so that a relationship with Him is vital to your soul's existence? But why does He want to have a relationship with me? Lowly, insignificant me? He created me; He already knows everything there is to know about me, from my most honorable moment to my darkest of sins. What else can he possibly want? And if that is indeed what he wants, what the HECK am I doing putzing around and wasting my time?
This is bothering me, and undoubtedly the other people around me too, because I've been pestering them about their beliefs.
too much thought for tonight. Need to chill out.
"don't be too influenced by other people, but if you feel that you should go back to religion, then do it."
the river of doubt gave birth to a beautiful stone
and in my hand i held it
and i knew i was on my own
so i picked it up
and i held it to the sky
and in my reflection i knew i was all alone
then i saw this girl with the most beautiful hair
she had it wrapped around her
for clothes she did not wear
i asked her for a lock, and she complied
after leaving gorgeous footsteps in the sand
as if she didn't care...
Dispatch - Flying Horses
7.1.04
they're going to take away my Flooble Chatterbox if no one posts in it. oh well, I think its time is up anyway. stupid popups.
i was SO TIRED during both of my classes today. I need to get on top of things, seriously, and not stay up so late at night. bad me.
lunch time, gotta leave soon.
i want you, i need you
there ain't no way i'm ever gonna love you
now don't be sad
two out of three ain't bad
you sing it Meatloaf
i was SO TIRED during both of my classes today. I need to get on top of things, seriously, and not stay up so late at night. bad me.
lunch time, gotta leave soon.
i want you, i need you
there ain't no way i'm ever gonna love you
now don't be sad
two out of three ain't bad
you sing it Meatloaf
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