My life never seems to slow down. I'm always on the go or doing something, or thinking about doing something or going somewhere. This is supposed to be my winter break (read: VACATION), and yet I always seem to be busy (and never at home). I guess I should accept the fact that I'm a busybody and constantly need to be partaking in one activity or another. It just means I'm highly motivated, which is an extremely good thing in my opinion.
To say that I haven't been up to much since the semester ended would be a bold-faced lie. I've been dealing with a grade conflict,( which was resolved quite nicely!), preparing my FAFSA application materials for the January 1st deadline, and working. Well, thinking about working. I'm not going home for Christmas this year. I didn't last year, and to top it all off, I've missed the last two family Thanksgivings because I wanted to stay up here and work instead of going home. I already have one job and may possibly have two more before school resumes in January. Craziness. For those of you who think my never going home is appalling, you should see the way some of my family members treat me. I'm not saying it's unbearable, but, the prospect of having to deal with them (mother, aunt, & cousin) and their nonsense makes me hesitant to go home. I don't hail from a close-knit family, but I make the most of it.
Final exams are over for me. I probably should have studied harder for a couple of them, but, it's whatever now. I'm pretty sure I failed my math final, and since it's worth so many points, I probably failed the class. Great. I'm planning to take this class again in June. While I'm not happy with my grades for this semester, I am glad the its come to a close. I can now focus on myself, rest, and redirect my focus on my education and the other areas of my life that I've neglected. I have one last paper to turn in, and then I'm off to make myself feel better with a mini-shopping spree (I got $120 for my books!) and a manicure. I need to change some things about myself.
I have my first one in an hour...and I'm so not ready.
EDIT @ 12:17: One down, four to go. I have two exams tomorrow, one in Judicial Process and the other in Administrative Law. Judicial Process, I'm not too worried about, because it's ridiculously easy and I'm about to turn in a five-page paper that will replace my lowest grade. Admin Law is harder, because I have to be able to cite Supreme Court cases and make them relevant to the questions. It won't be as bad this time, because I get to use open notes (cases and such), plus, since I take this class from the same professor I have JP with, I can write another five-page paper to replace my lowest grade in this class as well. What I'm totally loving about both of these, if you can love anything about exams, is that they're non-comprehensive and count as normal exams. Yay! Then, I have one exam (non-comprehensive as well) on Thursday, and my comprehensive (boo) math final on Friday.
I can't wait to be done with this effing semester.
Deep snow drifts...I stepped in one that came up to my hip. I guess that would be normal if I were four foot ten, but I'm damn near 5'10"...this snow is so freaking deep.
I don't know why I'm so fascinated by all this snow...maybe it's because I'm from Texas and this storm has dumped more snow in the past two days than I've seen in my entire life? Interesting.
Enjoy the war of the snow penises.
My classes have been cancelled for tomorrow. Four day weekend? Hell yeah!
Thank God we didn't get the freezing rain and sleet that was originally predicted for this area...that would have been quite messy. However, God did send us a (Southern) blizzard, and my crazy self got up early to go play in it and take pictures. Have I mentioned that the high temperature failed to crack 18 degrees? Yep. Soooo not normal for the South. We got six inches of snow overnight, and it's still coming down pretty hard. Sorry the pictures are so crappy...the sun refuses to come out and the blizzard is blocking the little light we did have. Needless to say, my university cancelled the classes for today, but for some reason, all the off-campus buses are running as scheduled. Weird.
As you may have guessed, the pictures above are of the wintry mess that has descended on my apartment complex.
And I just got some shots of some random guys sitting in the community hot tub and dancing in the snow.
Enjoy.
Do you keep a journal or diary? How often do you write in it?
Submitted by Kim.
I do keep a diary, which I call Zen. I write about things that are far too personal to put online ( moderate discretion is a priority for me). I used to think keeping a physical diary was pointless when I had a million blogs on the internet, but, my opinion has obviously changed and I'm glad that I have a private place to talk to God and express my thoughts, fears, desires, and grievances with him or just myself. I call it Zen because of the profound sense of peace I get after I've written in it. I can never truly articulate how much I enjoy the feeling I get from writing in it. That may seem corny to some people, but it's perfect for me, and that's all that matters.
What comedian makes you pee your pants laughing?
Submitted by pookieb.
Chris Rock and Dave Chapelle. Yes, in that order! The world would be a much happier place if more people would pay attention to these two.
What song best describes your current mood?
Submitted by Section31.
I'm going to show my ethnicity with this one, but, Whatever Happened (To The Brotherman)? by Earth, Wind, and Fire. I just got out of my Judicial Process class, during which we viewed a Frontline documentary regarding the O.J. Simpson trial, and for some reason, that song popped into my head as I left. Seeing the footage of white Americans and black Americans being so divided over the verdict depresses me sad and makes me think there's no hope for true racial harmony or equality. As a black female, I have my own reservations about OJ, his defense team, the media coverage, and the trial itself, but, I'm not in the mood to share. Eh.
