jfc, I have no idea why I am awake right now. Well, actually, I do, and that reason is "because I couldn't fall asleep," which, is not actually a reason in and of itself. Had intended to wake up at 9am (enjoying my last few days of unemployment), so went to bed at 3:30am because that's when I started getting tired, and then lay awake for two hours ( Read more... )

 One set of neighbors is having a huge screaming fight. The other set has evidently decided that midnight is the perfect time to hang pictures and is hammering nails into the wall. WTF, neighbors. I will be so glad to move.

I just got a letter from my loan company that said, in essence, "We're still holding the loan you took out with us. Nothing has changed. Thought you'd want to know."

I don't even know, you guys. What a waste of paper.

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off to interview now. let the freaking out commence.

Dear Helena Bonham Carter,

Sweet good Jesus, woman, this is NOT OKAY. I appreciate you don't care about appearances, but get a hold of yourself before someone tries to give you their spare change.

Best regards,
Your Concerned Public

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OF COURSE when they call me to schedule an interview, it is in the five minutes that I have been away from my phone all day. And OF COURSE when I call back an hour and a half later (because it took me that long to notice I had a voicemail), they don't pick up. What the hell was I doing at 1:38pm, anyway? *flails*
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So, uh. My five-year-old niece Abigail is having surgery on Monday, so being the kind and considerate aunt I am, I'm planning to send her flowers and balloons and stuffed animals. So I google "phila toy store", because my usual go-to toy store is Mape's, in Ardmore, and I won't be able to get out there in time.

The first result is The Children's ( Read more... )

Nothing makes you feel inferior like finding out that someone you graduated high school with is nominated for five Grammy Awards while you're struggling to write papers. But it's about time that someone from CAPA accomplished something, so good for her.

I just wrote a rough outline for my LING-440 (Pidgins & Creoles) paper. It, uh. It could probably use some work.

APPROPRIATELY LONGWINDED ACADEMIC TITLE

• Introduction:
  • About the language
  • History
  • Geography
• Historical uses of i prefix

Based on conversation over dinner, I present to you a poll.

Poll Car(a)mel
I was the only one of the seven of us who said car-a-mel.

Zach: You're outnumbered, ha!
Me: *superior look* ...and?
Ellen: I think what she means is, "*hair toss* I may be outnumbered, but I'm clearly correct."

I heart Ellen. :)

In other news, headache is gone; finals suck; I have no time- ( Read more... )