Am thinking about getting rid of Blackberry. Want smaller, less cracked-out phone, and don't want to pay $50/mo for internet, which is required if you buy a Blackberry.
Will probably go back to a Sony Ericsson. I miss the old one I had dearly, and the updated version is pretty sweet.
Yes, I am at work and cleaning out my car/paying bills, why do you ask?
Plan: Spend day face-deep in computer. Fix boot issue.
1) Started with the BIOS.
That, uh....actually seemed to have worked. If not, it's time to fuck about with the RAM.
I have most of my first identified set of antiques for sale on eBay. >.<
If they don't sell there, I am selling them wholesale to a massive antiques company.
Taking a break from getting the apartment set up, because otherwise I might die. I want to be completely moved out by tonight so tomorrow and Monday I can do a lot of house cleaning. Well, tomorrow, because Monday the internet people are coming, and I am having my TV moved. (There is no way in HELL I am doing that on my own ever again. Too many people I know have lost too much skin.)
My room already looks amazing. Fam and Unc are sure to hate it when they come in.
Crap, I need to get showered/dressed, because Maddo's family has offered to take me out to dinner. I want to nap, but they are going to a Japanese restaurant, and I would love some agedashi tofu. Been craving it for weeks.
Alright, this post had no point. I'm not dead, guys.
Okay, so having the flu set me back a couple of days homework wise, but I think it's justifiable . I'll be turning in my Plato paper tomorrow instead of today, and Beowulf on Friday. I'm going to talk to my Geology professor about my lab questions today, schedule a time for the ones I still have to make up, and then turn them in on Friday. I also have to call my uncle and get money for textbooks, and turn in my fucking tuition check.
Any free time will be spent cleaning the kitchen and playing obscene amounts of Assassin's Creed and Oblivion.
My first draft of the Plato paper is, for all intents and purposes, complete. There are three paragraphs I need to finish, one point I can elaborate on if I like, and one source to add to the bibliography once I get it at home. It is exactly fifteen pages with the bibliography, but is within the minimum word count for the paper, meaning that I can focus on finishing those small sections without worrying about padding .
I think I have earned a nap. After that, I pack a little and then start on Beowulf.
I got to page 12 of the Plato paper before my eyes started crossing, but I have the rest of the pages mapped out, and know exactly what to write for the conclusion. It should be right at 15 pages on the first draft, which is heartening. I'm gonna go to bed, wake up, hash the rest of it out, pack a little bit, and then start digging into my Beowulf paper.
Ugh, I hate plane flights. At least I'll be back in Tacoma on Saturday.
Write my entire Plato paper so I can have my first draft over and done with.
Tomorrow's Goal:
Do the same for Beowulf. Pack.
Plane Goal:
Read my coursepack stuff for Ancient Cities, write smut.
1) Find a permanent house in Tacoma.
2) Get off-campus job.
3) Start herb garden again. If in apartment, invest in lots of pots.
4) Perfect my recipe for cucumber and cream cheese sandwiches. Fresh basil is key, hence 3).
I have an 100-calorie can of soda in my hand. I'm debating drinking it, because I'm sure I would feel less like hell, but I'm also worried I am rationalizing and will never quit drinking it.
But man, I was up until 7AM, I have a headache, I am sick to my stomach, and I am still shaky. Quitting red meat was nothing like this.
::EDIT::
1) Am altering my New Year's Resolution to "Quit Soda Addiction in a relatively painless manner."
1) Drink no soda for 365 days.
2) Lose fifteen pounds. (It's like math. If 1), then 2)...)
3) Actually finish a story I start.
4) Graduate.5) Claw someone with my nails. No, bad Wren!
::EDIT::
6) Stop buying things I don't need. Am not rich in manner of snobby uncle.
Feel like am dying. No homework today. Can't move, sit upright, write , or type. Perhaps I should just nap in the shower.
Today was busy. So busy, in fact, that I am too tired to drink the sparkling white zinfandel I bought in celebration of surviving it. I plan on punctuating this list with emotes describing my mood at the time to make it more interesting to read. Observe:
First, I woke up at 8AM. (:o) Lounged around in bed for an hour, then got ready and went to lab with Housematt to help him mark rope for his data collection on Monday (*flounce, giggle*). Then we rendezvoused with Sarah and went out to lunch while her brother finished moving in to his brand spanking new dorm in Harrington (=D).
After that, we bugged Matt while he gave a campus tour (>>) , moved some stuff into Comic House (!) , and collapsed in front of the rats for a while (@.@). Sarah went back to hang out with her family, I did some unpacking, took a shower (^.^), and then got everything the doctor would need to get started documenting my disability for Uni so I can have a note taker... (-.-)
*gasp* dropped that off, went to the grocery store for dinner and wine and vinegar to clean the rat cages (-.o). Came home, put dinner in, fed the rats, took Melvin on a walk (=X) and gave Sarah's brother an ethernet cable, ate dinner, got an RMA for my graphics card (D=<), bought my textbooks, work ordered our front door and closet curtains (=.=), played Oblivion... (@.@) And then passed out. (e.e)
Today:
1) Paint Anna's walls
2) Finish Packing
Tomorrow:
1) Fly to California
Tuesday:
1) Road trip to Tacoma!
Now all I have to do is survive until then.
Well, as of 5:17 this morning the magazine's layout and copy editing are done. Which means that we should have a flawless 32-page masterpiece headed off to the printer's today.
It also means I slept through all my classes. And I don't really remember deciding to do that.
But! I'd call this entire weekend a success. We got it done, and ended up bonding over the course of the...30 hours we spent together on Saturday and Sunday. I didn't get to see The Prestige last night (though I hope that didn't stop my housemates), but I think Nick, Megan, me, and maybe a few other people have plans to go on Thursday as a sort of celebration for not having to scrutinize text when around one another.
Now I just have to get rid of the sour milk smell that seems to have taken over the house in my absence.
Next week is swiftly taking shape in my head. Here's how it looks so far:
Tuesday the 15th: Watch movies and get settled into Comic House. Fall back in love with kitchen by cooking yummy dinner.
Wednesday the 16th: Hang out with Maddo and Sarah? (Hint hint, guys, RSVP. I'd be willing to head to Oly for this one.)
Thursday the 17th: Snakes on a Plane opening show, 10 PM.
Friday the 18th: Work from 7 AM -4 PM (I was blackmailed). Dinner out at the Melting Pot. (Note to self: Make reservation when I wake up.)
Saturday the 19th: Iunno. Hike? More Sarah and Maddo? MAYBE ALL THREE?
Sunday the 20th: Head into Seattle, check into the University Tower Hotel at 3PM. Take the Seattle Underground tour at 6, and eat dinner at the best Thai restaurant in town at 8PM (Yes, I am talking about Typhoon). There's also a Greek Place. (Note to self: Make reservations.)
Monday the 21st: Meet up with everyone in Seattle and make an Uwajimaya run! I'd also like to go to the Woodland Park Zoo if anyone else is interested. >>
Tuesday the 22nd: Iunno yet! I'm too busy being AWESOME to plan that far ahead. But I'll bet it involves being broke. ^^;; But whatever. I'm only me once. And it's not like I have rent or bills to pay next month.
I was sitting here at the desk, bored out of my mind, feeling more and more like a secretary as the day went by, and then discovered the Bagel Man had been there the night before.
My breath now tastes like basil. AND I AM HAPPY.
Also, I'm trying to figure out what shifts will work with my schedule. I think I have it figured out. Classes from 8-11 on Monday, and then work from 4-12. No class till 11 on Tuesday, and only one class, so that leaves plenty of time to get my homework done. Then, for my second shift, I want Friday Grave, so I work from midnight to 8AM. That leaves me plenty of time to do homework and hang out with the housies.
::EDIT 4PM::
This shift is DEAD. Nothing is happening. So much so, in fact, that my boss sent the dispatcher home until 8 or 8:30. I have no buildings to unlock until 2100, and don't fancy four hours of randomly fucking about in the great outdoors when I am crazy tired.
So, here I am for another four hours. Time to update Shoshin and my recipe blog.
I've had a couple of requests to make easy (read: bachelor-able) and yummy recipe guides with extensive directions and tips for those of my male friends who are finally getting sick of ramen and Cap'n Crunch.
So, in the next couple of days, look out. I might make a new blog, or just link pages here. Depends on how bored I get.
Also, pics of weekend will be up ASAP. Currently trying to get caught up in Oceanography, so I want to get that done before I dive on in to the massive blog post of doom that this weekend will require.
I am going to be so damned tired tomorrow!
Today
1) 7:40-8:30: Physical therapy. (Again.)
2)8:30-9:00: Reading for Asia in Motion
3)9:00-10:00: Pack, laundry, get ready for classes. Remember to charge camera battery, phone, and iPod.
4)10:00-11:00: Laundry, call Walgreens.
5)11:00-11:45: Meet with Nesh and lab partner about exam we failed.
6)11:45-12:30: Grab food.
7)12:30-5:00: CLASS. O_O
8)5:00-6:00: Pack, pick up prescription.
9)6:00-7:00: Dinner.
10)7:00-7:45: Veg out.
11)7:45: Leave for airport.
12)10:00: Call Mike out of boredom, buy book and hot cocoa as per airport ritual.
13) 11:02: Depart.
Note to self: LEARN TO SLEEP ON PLANES.
::EDIT::
Well, it looks like I get make-up problems for the chem exam. Unfortunately, it's only going to raise my grade to a D or so. Then again, better a D than an F. I still cannot believe I did that poorly.
I skipped chem because I was angry at him for some of the stuff he only gave 1/2 credit for. So now I have time to veg. I'm almost done packing (I will be completely done once I shower). Just need to remember to withdraw money at dinner, pack two movies, and grab my chem stuff and the book I need to read for Tuesday.
Like any of you care, but I lost my planner a month ago, and I need to keep this straight in my head.
NOTE TO SELF: Update this banner.